Genetics
Higher rates of mutation alone are not to blame for age-related disease
New research exploring theories of aging has found that small mutations accumulating in DNA are unlikely to be fully responsible for this process.
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Genetics
Toxic DNA buildup in eyes may drive blinding macular degeneration
Damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients with geographic atrophy, an untreatable, poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration that causes blindness, new research from the University of Virginia School ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting a rare secondary cancer in children
It's one of the most heartbreaking things Adam Green, MD, sees as a pediatric oncologist: children who beat their cancer, only to see an incurable brain tumor arise five years later.
Sep 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers refine test to achieve 'ultrasensitive' detection of HPV in the bloodstream
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings that greatly improve detection of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the bloodstream and could further hone precision treatment of the illness.
Sep 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Promising low-cost method for rapid COVID detection
The current SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection methods recommended by the World Health Organization profoundly rely on the roles of biological enzymes. High cost, stringent transportation and storage conditions as well as the global ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Insights from our genome and epigenome will help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
In 2020, an estimated 10 million people lost their lives to cancer. This devastating disease is underpinned by changes to our DNA—the instruction manual for all our cells.
Sep 24, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Ruptures in cell nuclei promotes tumor invasion in breast cancer
When cells multiply and migrate, they can be compressed and their nucleus may break open. This phenomenon causes DNA damage. Scientists from the CNRS, Institut Curie and INSERM have now shown that this facilitates the spread ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious
A new sensor can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it's infectious—an important distinction for containing viral spread.
Sep 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel tool counts T cells quickly helping predict patient response to cancer therapy
Scientists at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute, London, have developed a new tool, which can rapidly estimate the number of T cells (immune cells) in a cancerous tumor; with T cell abundance helping predict a patient's ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Medical research
Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA but an anti-virus drug might
Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA of the donor cells. That's according to a new study, which provides important evidence for the safety of this procedure. The researchers also found clues that an anti-virus ...
Sep 7, 2021
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