Oncology & Cancer
Genome's dark matter offers clues to major challenge in prostate cancer
The dark matter of the human genome may shed light on how the hormone androgen impacts prostate cancer.
May 28, 2018
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Genetics
Scientists find ethnicity linked to antibodies
(Medical Xpress)—Cracking the DNA code for a complex region of the human genome has helped 14 North American scientists, including five at Simon Fraser University, chart new territory in immunity research.
Apr 17, 2013
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Genetics
Gene link to multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- The biological role of a gene variant implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been determined by researchers at Oxford University.
Jul 11, 2012
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Genetics
Schizophrenia's genetic 'skyline' rising: Suspect common variants soar from 30 to 108
The largest genomic dragnet of any psychiatric disorder to date has unmasked 108 chromosomal sites harboring inherited variations in the genetic code linked to schizophrenia, 83 of which had not been previously reported. ...
Jul 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests embryos could be susceptible to coronavirus
Genes that are thought to play a role in how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects our cells have been found to be active in embryos as early as during the second week of pregnancy, say scientists at the University of Cambridge and ...
Aug 5, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Latent HIV may lurk in 'quiet' immune cells, research suggests
Drugs for HIV have become adept at suppressing infection, but they still can't eliminate it. That's because the medication in these pills doesn't touch the virus' hidden reserves, which lie dormant within infected white blood ...
Jan 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Today's seasonal flu may descend from 1918 pandemic strain
Today's H1N1 flu—commonly known as the swine flu—appears to be a direct descendent of the influenza virus that caused the catastrophic 1918 pandemic, a new analysis shows.
May 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US company trials coronavirus vaccine candidate in Australia
A U.S. biotechnology company began injecting a coronavirus vaccine candidate into people in Australia on Tuesday with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year.
May 26, 2020
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Genetics
Awakening stem cells to unlock the brain's regenerative potential
The human body has powerful healing abilities. But treating brain disorders is no easy task, as brain cells—neurons—have limited ability to regenerate. Nonetheless, stem cells are a form of natural backup, a vestige of ...
May 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pfizer reports encouraging, very early vaccine test results
The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, the companies said Wednesday.
Jul 1, 2020
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