Genetics
'Junk DNA' is a double-edged sword, and the good side has anti-cancer potential
Rochester biologists show how selfish genetic elements that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells.
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Genetics
For keeping X chromosomes active, chromosome 19 marks the spot
After nearly 40 years of searching, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified a part of the human genome that appears to block an RNA responsible for keeping only a single X chromosome active when new female embryos ...
Apr 17, 2017
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Genetics
Schizophrenia's genetic architecture revealed (w/ Video)
Queensland scientists are closer to effective treatments for schizophrenia after uncovering dozens of sites across the human genome that are strongly associated with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
Jul 23, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers discover key player in hepatitis A virus infection
How hepatitis A virus (HAV) manages to enter liver cells called hepatocytes and initiate infection had remained a mystery for fifty years until now. University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers designed experiments ...
May 27, 2020
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Medical research
Personalized medicine
Although personalized medicine is a term used in science and medicine that holds significant promise of improved treatment, it may set up unrealistic expectations in patients, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
Jul 18, 2011
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New data-sharing requirements from the National Institutes of Health are a big step toward more open science
Starting on Jan. 25, 2023, many of the 2,500 institutions and 300,000 researchers that the U.S. National Institutes of Health supports will need to provide a formal, detailed plan for publicly sharing the data generated by ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers develop C. elegans as a model for investigating metabolism variations between individuals
Using four unrelated strains of the microscopic nematode C. elegans originating from different parts of the world, a group of worm biologists have developed a model system to study individual differences in metabolism. The ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study provides comprehensive look at brain cancer treatments
Led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and UC San Francisco (UCSF), a comprehensive genetic review of treatment strategies for glioblastoma brain tumors was published today in the Oxford University Press ...
May 1, 2015
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Genetics
Large international study uncovers genes involved in heart disease
Over the past 15 years, more than 200 sites in the human genome have been linked to risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of death worldwide. Still, researchers don't fully understand how those genomic ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Genetics
Team develops method to better identify genes involved in diseases
Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a new technique that simplifies the task of identifying the precise DNA mutations that cause disease, which lays the groundwork for the development ...
Apr 6, 2015
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