Oncology & Cancer
Family ties: Inherited genetic variants increase risk of Hodgkin lymphoma
"Why did my child get cancer?"
Sep 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists develop web app for visualizing locality of COVID variants, clinical data
Geneticist Doyle Ward, Ph.D., and colleagues at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a web app that allows epidemiologists, public health officials and other scientists to access genetic information about SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Genetics
Genome sequencing as a first-line test to diagnose intellectual disability
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown in a new study that genome sequencing is a sensitive first-line test to diagnose individuals with intellectual disability. These findings are published in Genetics in Medicine.
Sep 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify possible treatment target for a type of sporadic ALS
Researchers have published two papers describing how they identified a potential new pathway for treating a sporadic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The studies were published as part of a cooperative research ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Genetics
Genetic testing before pregnancy found far more effective in consanguineous couples
Are would-be parents carrying a genetic risk of serious illnesses that they could potentially pass on to their children? In the U.S., doctors recommend that couples have genetic screening before trying to conceive. Researchers ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Medical research
New generation of COVID vaccine shows promising results
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are developing a coronavirus vaccine designed to be less sensitive to mutations and equipped for future strains. The vaccine showed promising results in mice in a newly published study ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers show how mutations in 'dark genome' cause pancreatic malformations
Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified a DNA sequence that is crucial for pancreatic differentiation and function—and for the first time—describe how it works.
Aug 22, 2022
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Vaccination
Genomics empowers vaccine makers to tackle shapeshifting bacteria
A pioneering genomic surveillance study has provided the clearest picture yet of the arms race between Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacterium responsible for a range of illnesses such as pneumonia and meningitis, and the ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify hormone from fat cells that restrains tumor growth in mice
A hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver tumors in mice, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute.
Aug 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential new treatment for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
A type of blood cell cancer called angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) can develop as mutations accumulate with age in the stem cells from which the T cells in the blood develop. However, the underlying mechanism by ...
Aug 12, 2022
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