Oncology & Cancer
New test predicts survival in blood cancer patients
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have developed a test which accurately predicts the prognosis for patients with the most common form of leukaemia.
Jul 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain development goes off track as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia
11 May 2011 - Two new research studies published in Biological Psychiatry point to progressive abnormalities in brain development that emerge as vulnerable individuals develop schizophrenia.
May 11, 2011
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Medical research
Sending out an SOS: How telomeres incriminate cells that can't divide
The well-being of living cells requires specialized squads of proteins that maintain order. Degraders chew up worn-out proteins, recyclers wrap up damaged organelles, and-most importantly-DNA repair crews restitch anything ...
Mar 12, 2012
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Medical research
Research links telomere length to emphysema risk
Telomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.
Jul 15, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New findings about how a human egg matures may help prevent infertility and birth defects
Decoding how the human egg matures and how this process can go wrong could lead to ways of preventing genetic errors leading to infertility, birth defects or pregnancy loss.
Oct 15, 2019
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Genetics
Optimal genome mapping offers high-resolution method to better see, then target cancer-causing gene variants
Technology that enables an unprecedented, high-resolution look for all structural variants in our genes that are known to cause cancer can outperform standard tests used today for common blood cancers like leukemia, researchers ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Genetics
Mutations impair childhood growth and development by disrupting organization of chromosome pairs
Researchers studying rare genetic disorders have uncovered insights into those diseases in biological structures that regulate chromosomes when cells divide. Focusing on the cohesin complex, a group of proteins forming a ...
May 29, 2012
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Genetics
Weill Institute researchers uncover basic cell pathway
Although all cells in an organism have the same DNA, cells function differently based on the genes they express. While most studies of gene expression focus on activities in the cell's nucleus, a new Cornell study finds that ...
May 24, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Key regulator of blood vessel formation could be a potential new target for cancer drugs
During formation of the vascular system, successively smaller blood vessels sprout from existing ones to form networks of capillaries in patterns uniquely adapted to the function of the organ they enter. This process, called ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Genetics
Two key proteins preserve vital genetic information
Cancer is often driven by various genetic mutations that are acquired through changes to a person's DNA over time. These alterations can occur at the chromosome level if the proteins are not properly organized and segregated ...
Aug 22, 2016
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