Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover why bowel cancer sometimes outsmarts treatment
A new study that challenges the prevailing view of how bowel cancer develops in the large intestine is published today in Nature Medicine.
Dec 1, 2014
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News tagged with faulty genes
Genetics
Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to a large-scale study.
May 26, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic editing shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Using a novel genetic 'editing' technique, Duke University biomedical engineers have been able to repair a defect responsible for one of the most common inherited disorders, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in cell samples from ...
Jun 4, 2013
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Medical research
Glowing abdomens reveal enzyme activity
Professor Jean-Christophe Leroux and his colleagues have developed a method with which they can observe gluten-splitting enzymes in a living organism. This is an important step towards developing effective digestive proteins ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Ophthalmology
Pioneering gene therapy takes aim at inherited blindness
Canada's first human gene therapy trial for eyes—the replacement of a faulty gene with a healthy one—is now underway at the Royal Alexandra Hospital to preserve and potentially restore vision for people with a genetic ...
Jun 29, 2015
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Genetics
Gene fault identified in people with schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress)—A large team of researchers from the U.S., Sweden, Finland and the U.K. has identified a gene fault that appears to be unique to people with schizophrenia and other neural diseases. In their paper published ...
Oncology & Cancer
Common class of chemicals cause cancer by breaking down DNA repair mechanisms
A common class of chemicals found everywhere from car exhausts, smoke, building materials and furniture to cosmetics and shampoos could increase cancer risk because of their ability to break down the repair mechanisms that ...
Jun 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New class of compounds shrinks pancreatic cancer tumours and prevents regrowth
Scientists from UCL (University College London) have designed a chemical compound that has reduced the growth of pancreatic cancer tumours by 80 percent in treated mice.
Jun 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New method boosts blood-clotting for hemophiliacs
Symptoms improved significantly in adults with the bleeding disorder hemophilia B following a single treatment with gene therapy developed by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis and demonstrated ...
Dec 11, 2011
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Neuroscience
Inherited gene that leads to Huntington's causes changes in brain development from a young age
The inherited gene that leads to Huntington's disease has been found to affect brain development from an early age, even though most patients don't develop symptoms of the disease until they are between the ages of 30 and ...
Sep 3, 2018
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