Oncology & Cancer
Stay sun safe for your DNA
Important parts of our DNA don't get easily repaired after being exposed to sunlight, cancer scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown.
Jul 19, 2018
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Medical research
Scientists uncover DNA 'shield' with crucial roles in normal cell division
Scientists have made a major discovery about how cells repair broken strands of DNA that could have huge implications for the treatment of cancer.
Jul 18, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers map DNA damage links to onset of skin cancer, melanoma
A critical link in mapping recurrent mutations of melanoma—the most serious form of skin cancer in humans—has been discovered by researchers at Washington State University School of Molecular Biosciences, in collaboration ...
Jul 6, 2018
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Medical research
With gene editing, researchers cure blood disorder in fetal mice
With the combined efforts of three Yale laboratories, researchers conducted the first demonstration of site-specific gene editing in a fetus, correcting a mutation that causes a severe form of anemia.
Jun 27, 2018
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Genetics
Regulatory mutations missed in standard genetic screening lead to congenital diseases
Researchers have identified a type of genetic aberration to be the cause of certain neurodevelopmental disorders and congenital diseases, such as autism and congenital heart disease, which are undetectable by conventional ...
May 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic fixer-uppers may predict bladder cancer prognosis
Mutations in genes that help repair damage to DNA may aid in predicting the prognosis of patients with bladder and other related cancers, according to researchers.
May 15, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New insights into the origins of mutations in cancer
Researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Dundee and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have used human and worm data to explore the mutational causes of cancer. Their study, published ...
May 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial intelligence helps to pinpoint roots of gastric cancer
In a pioneering study, scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed new machine learning computer models, a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to accurately pinpoint cancer mutations. They ...
Apr 19, 2018
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Genetics
Natural selection still at work in humans
Evolution has shaped the human race, with University of Queensland researchers finding signatures of natural selection in the genome that influence traits associated with fertility and heart function.
Apr 18, 2018
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Genetics
Even DNA that doesn't encode genes can drive cancer
Most of the human genome—98 percent—is made up of DNA but doesn't actually encode genes, the recipes cells use to build proteins. The vast majority of genetic mutations associated with cancer occur in these non-coding ...
Apr 2, 2018
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