Cancer is caused by DNA changes that cause a cell to gradually change from benign to malignant. This can lead to metastases in other parts of the body. By analyzing the DNA data of more than 7,000 patients, the researchers ...
May 16, 2023
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Researchers report that a drug targeting the cancer-causing gene MYC inhibits the function of the gene in a phase I clinical trial. Until now, no other drug has been able to do this safely and effectively.
Oct 26, 2022
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Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of deciphering a brain tumor's genetic code in real time, during surgery—an advance they say could speed diagnosis and personalize patients' treatment.
Jul 15, 2023
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An international study led by the Molecular Physiology Laboratory at the UPF Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) identifies new genes that modulate the toxicity of the protein β-amyloid, responsible for causing ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Immunotherapies have improved outcomes of many patients with cancer, including melanoma. But these therapies work for only a subset of patients. Numerous studies are looking at improving responses, including research focusing ...
Jan 23, 2023
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A new research paper was published in Aging, titled "Characterization of the HDAC/PI3K inhibitor CUDC-907 as a novel senolytic."
Apr 25, 2023
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A team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen working with a colleague from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin has developed a new theory to explain how spinal neuronal circuits control locomotion ...
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a type of targeted cancer medicine that can attack specific types of cancer cells and prevent them from multiplying. Although these inhibitors, called TKIs, can be very useful in fighting certain ...
Mar 17, 2023
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For the roughly 1.5 million Americans per year who survive a traumatic brain injury, health outcomes vary widely. Not only can these injuries lead to a loss of coordination, depression, impulsivity, and difficulty concentrating, ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Since the discovery that mutations in the LMNA gene (which encodes the nuclear structure components lamin A and C) lead to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), people have speculated that lamins may have a role in ...
Nov 9, 2022
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