A new study has found a molecule hailed as a potential drug candidate for Parkinson's disease is no longer an effective therapeutic option. The WEHI-led research has debunked over 10 years of research that suggested a specific ...
Jan 22, 2024
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A multidisciplinary team of investigators has developed a first-of-its-kind interactive 3D spatial approach that reveals new therapeutic targets and provides users with a comprehensive three-dimensional view of glioblastoma ...
Jan 19, 2024
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Large-scale genetic analysis has helped researchers uncover the interplay between cancer-driving genetic mutations and inherited genetic variants in a rare type of blood cancer.
Jan 17, 2024
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Researchers from McGill University, led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology, have identified previously unknown changes in brain cells affected by a neurological disease. Their research, published in eLife, ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans—creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.
Jan 8, 2024
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New understanding of a gene that is linked to some forms of dementia and other age-related diseases gives scientists fresh hope that action can be taken against these diseases long before the onset of symptoms.
Jan 8, 2024
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Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas produced when metals like uranium or radium break down in rocks and soil, is a known cause of lung cancer. Now, new research has found exposure to high levels of this indoor air ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Children with the condition aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) are born with the absence of skin along the midline of the scalp. Depending on whether mutations are in the KCTD1 or KCTD15 genes, additional characteristics beyond ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Gastric cancer, a significant global health burden, claims more than 7% of cancer-related deaths annually. Although only 1%–3% of cases have a genetic basis, understanding these genetic drivers is crucial for developing ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a genetic disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness. There is currently no treatment despite many recent efforts. But now researchers from Japan may have found a cure.
Dec 27, 2023
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