Medical research

How chromosomes keep their loose ends loose

We take it for granted that our chromosomes won't stick together, yet this kind of cellular disaster would happen constantly were it not for a protein called TRF2. Now, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...

Oncology & Cancer

AI harnesses tumor genetics to predict treatment response

In a study published in Cancer Discovery, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine leveraged a machine learning algorithm to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing cancer researchers: predicting ...

Neuroscience

The discovery of a new kind of cell shakes up neuroscience

A research team from University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the Wyss Center, has discovered a new type of cell essential for brain function. Hybrid in composition and function, in between the two types of brain cells known so ...

Oncology & Cancer

Illuminating tumor cells with dark proteins

Columbia researchers have shined new light on how the "dark" part of the genome allows cancer cells to be detected by the immune system, which could lead to better immunotherapies.

Neuroscience

The uncharted molecular language of the brain

Neurons are responsible for receiving information from the outside world and conveying this information to the rest of our body. To work correctly, they need to communicate, which they do via synapses—specialized structures ...

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