An international team of scientists including researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified a rare, mutated version of a protein called TNIP1 that causes a chronic autoimmune disease similar to ...
Aug 14, 2024
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Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy (LIT) studied hundreds of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). They discovered that specific mutations in the STAG2 protein cause altered DNA folding in the cell ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Dopamine, a powerful brain chemical and neurotransmitter, is a key regulator of many important functions such as attention, experiencing pleasure and reward, and coordinating movement. The brain tightly regulates the production, ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Vorasidenib has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients with Grade 2 gliomas with IDH1 or IDH2 mutations.
Aug 7, 2024
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Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine have discovered how the TREM2 R47H genetic mutation causes certain brain areas to develop abnormal protein clumps, called beta-amyloid plaques, associated with late-onset ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Millions of people worldwide suffer from liver inflammation (hepatitis), an acute or chronic disease with a variety of causes. Liver inflammation frequently occurs in connection with metabolic disorders, for example fatty ...
Aug 6, 2024
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If metastases occur in the body, but the original tumor remains undetectable, this is referred to as "cancer of unknown primary" (CUP). But if information on the tissue of origin is missing, neither organ-specific chemotherapy ...
Aug 1, 2024
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People with a BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, are also at increased risk of impaired fertility, Monash University-led research has confirmed in preclinical models and human tissue samples.
Jul 31, 2024
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Sickle cell disease, while rare, is the most common inherited blood disorder and affects over 100,000 people in the United States, more than 90% of whom are Black according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Investigators in the Parkinson's Foundation-backed PD GENEration study—which reached its goal of 15,000 participants ahead of schedule this spring—found that 13% of participants have a genetic form of Parkinson's disease ...
Jul 29, 2024
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