Genetics
Genes could be key to new COVID-19 treatments, study finds
Potential treatments for COVID-19 have been identified after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease.
Dec 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers target thyroid cancer with triple threat drug combination
Combining a gene-targeted drug, a cancer-bursting virus and a drug that removes the immune system's brake pedal can tackle thyroid cancer with newfound gusto, research has found.
Dec 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
A library of mouse genes to look up the best liver cancer treatment
If you want to get smarter, the library is a good place to start. And for cancer researchers, smarter treatment selection for patients may now start with a library of cancer genes.
Dec 7, 2020
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Neuroscience
Acting early can reduce risk of brain disease before symptoms appear
Think Brain Health—a policy, clinical and research challenge, a virtual meeting featuring expert speakers in the field of neurodegenerative diseases, addressed current and future opportunities to help everyone achieve good ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene therapy gives man with sickle cell disease the chance for a better future
For Evie Junior, living with sickle cell disease has been like running a marathon.
Nov 30, 2020
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Genetics
The genetics of side-effects
Henk-Jan Guchelaar knows all too well the serious problems that the side-effects of medication can cause. As a professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, he has spent the last two decades ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Genetics
Major new study unveils complexity and vast diversity of Africa's genetic variation
Africa is the cradle of humankind. All humans are descendants from this common pool of ancestors. Africa and its multitude of ethnolinguistic groups are therefore fundamental to learning more about humankind and our origins.
Nov 23, 2020
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Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time – but are these game-changers safe?
There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective. Both were developed in a record-breaking 11 months or so.
Nov 20, 2020
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Vaccination
How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna work, why they're a breakthrough and why they need to be kept so cold
As the weather cools, the number of infections of the COVID-19 pandemic are rising sharply. Hamstrung by pandemic fatigue, economic constraints and political discord, public health officials have struggled to control the ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How a lung injury study helped inspire new COVID-19 drug trials
When Anna Greka, an institute member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, volunteered to help care for patients with COVID-19 at the peak of Boston's springtime surge, ...
Nov 18, 2020
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