Oncology & Cancer
Using big data to better understand cancerous mutations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the latest tools being used by cancer researchers to aid in detection and treatment of the disease.
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Genetics
When ASD occurs with intellectual disability, a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be the cause
University at Buffalo scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic screening algorithm could identify people with kidney disease risk
A new algorithm developed by researchers at Columbia University can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease—and it works in people of African, Asian, ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Medical research
Cellular secrets of ageing unlocked by researchers
New research has uncovered how genetic changes that accumulate slowly in blood stem cells throughout life are likely to be responsible for the dramatic change in blood production after the age of 70.
Jun 1, 2022
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Neuroscience
Brain plasticity promotes worsening of epileptic seizures
Epileptic seizures worsen via the same mechanism by which practice makes perfect, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.
May 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Biological pathways found that drive genomic changes and bone metastasis in ewing sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer
In studies using mice grafted with human Ewing sarcoma tissue, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a biological pathway that is activated when tissue is starved of oxygen due ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Some autism spectrum disorder symptoms linked to astrocytes
Abnormalities in a type of brain cell called astrocytes may play a pivotal role in causing some behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Apr 21, 2022
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Health
Widely used food additive affects the human gut microbiota
Have you heard about the food additive E415? It is also known as xanthan gum. Most likely, you eat it several times a week. Xanthan gum is used in everyday foods such as baked goods, ice cream and salad dressings. The additive ...
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Neuroscience
Researchers study how gene expression changes in the brain in Alzheimer's disease
Although Alzheimer's disease is one of the most studied pathologies due to its high prevalence, the molecular changes that cause astrocytes, a type of brain cell, to become reactive astrocytes, manifesting a very pronounced ...
Mar 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Bone marrow cancer discovery points to potential drug targets
New research from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia—an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow—have distinctive epigenetic changes ...
Mar 17, 2022
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