Oncology & Cancer
Using DNA repair processes to target cancer
Every day our DNA is under attack.
Feb 27, 2015
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Genetics
New clues to causes of birth defects
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found a possible clue to why older mothers face a higher risk for having babies born with conditions such as Down syndrome that are characterized ...
Feb 19, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
An aggressive form of HIV uncovered in Cuba
Engaging in unprotected sex with multiple partners increases the risk of contracting multiple strains of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Once inside a host, these strains can recombine into a new variant of the virus. One ...
Feb 12, 2015
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Genetics
Scientists call for antibody 'bar code' system to follow Human Genome Project (Update)
More than 100 researchers from around the world have collaborated to craft a request that could fundamentally alter how the antibodies used in research are identified, a project potentially on the scale of the now-completed ...
Feb 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
First of new generation of cancer drugs granted European approval
A new drug for ovarian cancer, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and AstraZeneca, has today become the first of new class of drugs, known as PARP-inhibitors, to be granted approval anywhere in the world. ...
Dec 18, 2014
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Genetics
New way of genome editing cures hemophilia in mice; may be safer than older method
The ability to pop a working copy of a faulty gene into a patient's genome is a tantalizing goal for many clinicians treating genetic diseases. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify mechanism of cancer caused by loss of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene function
Inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 tumor suppressor genes are by far the most frequent contributors to hereditary cancer risk in the human population, often causing breast or ovarian cancer in young women of child-bearing ...
Apr 28, 2014
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Immunology
Researchers improve recombinant attenuated salmonella vaccines
(Medical Xpress)—An innovative vaccine technology makes use of reengineered salmonella to deliver protective immunity. If such recombinant attenuated salmonella vaccines, or RASVs, can be perfected, they hold the promise ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Simian foamy viruses readily occur between humans and macaques in urban Bangladesh
Throughout Asia, humans and monkeys live side-by side in many urban areas. An international research team from the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Jahangirnagar University has been examining ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Immunology
Rapid recall to fight familiar foes
The immune system's first encounter with a potential threat is a valuable learning experience. Through a process of genetic recombination, our immune B cells can potentially produce a wide array of B cell receptor (BCR) molecules, ...
Aug 23, 2013
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