One of the main obstacles to successfully treating breast cancer is the cells' ability to change in ways that make them resistant to treatment. Understanding the cellular mechanisms that mediate this cancer cell plasticity ...
Jan 28, 2019
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In a study published in iScience, Professor Akiyoshi Fukamizu of the University of Tsukuba has reported the discovery of the important role of PRMT1 in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
Oct 16, 2018
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A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals new insights into what can be causing life-threatening cardiac-related events in myotonic dystrophy type 1(DM1). Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, ...
Sep 28, 2018
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Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can slow, or even reverse, how our cells age.
Sep 13, 2018
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When scientists at ETH Zurich analysed very large amounts of genetic cancer data, they found previously unresearched molecular changes. These could help in developing new personalised cancer treatments.
Aug 6, 2018
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Despite the importance that changes in muscle mass have in aging, overall body metabolism and in chronic disease, we still don't fully understand the mechanisms that contribute to the maintenance of adult muscle mass.
Jul 10, 2018
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset muscular dystrophy that affects multiple organ systems. People with this condition develop progressive muscle wasting and weakness in their lower legs, hands, ...
Jun 26, 2018
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A Skoltech-led team of scientists has peered into the brains of humans, macaques and chimpanzees to discover surprising similarities. In particular, they focused on alternative splicing during various stages of brain development ...
Feb 5, 2018
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Neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain communicate with each other by transmitting electric signals, or firing action potentials, through long processes named axons (which send out signals) and dendrites (which receive signals). ...
Feb 1, 2018
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For breast cancer, carrying protein CD44s, instead of CD44v, has a survival advantage. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism by which cells can regulate switching between the two proteins, opening options for the development ...
Dec 21, 2017
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