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Unifying mechanism explains how common cancer mutations fuel growth
A family of mutations seen in about 20% of human cancers drives malignancy by changing the accessibility of genes to a particular regulatory protein, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings ...
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Abnormal neurons are surprisingly common in the developing brain
During fetal development, the human brain generates an excess of neurons, most of which are eliminated shortly before and after birth. New research from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital suggests that ...
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Three studies reveal the hidden layers between DNA and disease
In three studies published in Nature today, Australian researchers have made advances in our understanding of how genetic differences between people influence disease. The team from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, ...
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Large-scale genetic study on Alzheimer's identifies new DNA risks
A large-scale international study offers new insights for understanding Alzheimer's disease and developing future treatments. The University of Exeter–led PROTECT study was part of the research, led by Vrije Universiteit ...
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Switching on healthy silent genes reveals new way to treat Prader-Willi syndrome
WEHI researchers have discovered a way to release a genetic 'brake' that silences healthy genes in Prader-Willi syndrome, opening a potential new path to treating the condition.
Oct 27, 2026
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Rare gene variants linked to dental differences that shape our smiles
Rare variants in a gene involved in early development have been linked to a range of dental differences in people, including missing teeth, unusual tooth shapes and teeth present at birth. By studying changes in the same ...
Oct 26, 2026
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Multiomic atlas of the developing thalamus reveals how neuronal identities emerge
A team from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has developed the first multiomic atlas of the mouse embryonic ...
Oct 26, 2026
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Reproductive health and cystic fibrosis: New guidance offers options and hope
For much of the history of cystic fibrosis (CF) care, reproductive health was not a major part of the conversation. Fertility challenges were the norm for men and women with this genetic disorder, and many grew up assuming ...
Oct 26, 2026
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Six-gene scoring system could help predict leukemia survival
The activity of six different genes can help determine survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a study published in Science Advances. The findings by researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation ...
Oct 23, 2026
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Online resources and coaching helped people seek genetic testing for cancer
About 10% of cancers are linked to an inherited genetic variant, but as few as one in 15 cancer patients eligible for genetic testing complete it.
Oct 23, 2026
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ESMO: New analysis reinforces survival benefits of targeted therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer
A new analysis of a phase 3 clinical trial found that the targeted drug daraxonrasib improved survival compared with standard chemotherapy across multiple groups of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, including those ...
Oct 23, 2026
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Updated cancer treatment framework offers new guidance on actionability and resistance biomarkers
ESMO has published version 2 of the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT), a major update to the internationally recognized precision oncology framework that helps oncologists assess the clinical ...
Oct 23, 2026
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'Average' human genome described for first time, with implications for disease risk
A new study has characterized the "average" human genome, providing key information on normal human genetic variation and genetic disease risk. The researchers conclude that everyone—regardless of their current health status—could ...
Oct 22, 2026
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New gene-editing approach shows promise in treating Huntington's disease in mice
Huntington's disease is caused by repetitive "stutters" in DNA—specifically repeated CAG sequences—that expand abnormally over time, leading to toxic protein accumulation that contributes to the progression of the disease. ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Liver tumors form without detectable driver mutations in mice, revealing epigenetic route
Cancers can develop through epigenetic pathways even without driver gene mutations (DGMs), according to a study from Science Tokyo. Researchers uncovered the YAP1–TEAD–TET1 axis, which triggers DNA demethylation and activates ...
Oct 22, 2026
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MRI scans and DNA data uncover new genetic links to fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease is characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides—a type of fat—in the liver. The disease has a strong genetic component, but until now, knowledge about which genes influence its development has been ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Comprehensive DNA sequencing reveals hidden drivers of cancer
Michigan's Oncology Sequencing Program, or MiOncoSeq, was the first of its kind in the nation to sequence patient tumors. Launched in 2010, the program analyzes DNA and RNA from normal tissue and tumors to identify alterations ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Pancreatic cancer study highlights body's natural molecules as potential treatment tools
Pancreatic cancer cells are remarkably good at doing one thing: growing. But new Texas A&M research suggests that two tiny molecules already present in the body may help slow them down.
Oct 21, 2026
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Experimental treatment selectively reduces harmful protein in lab models of rare inherited brain disorder
Researchers from DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University of Tübingen, together with experts from Bonn, London and Portugal, have developed and successfully tested in human neurons ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Personalized medicine breakthrough for childhood leukemia
Researchers from Newcastle University and Great Ormond Street Hospital have identified new predictors of relapse in children and young people with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with the immunotherapy drug blinatumomab, ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Buildup of normally harmless enzyme stunts brain growth in mice with Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a rare disease with a single known cause: one missing gene. The lack of that gene, normally inherited from the mother, occurs in approximately one in 20,000 births and is associated with cognitive and ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Reducing nuclear damage improves heart function and survival in mice
Reducing damage to the nuclei of heart muscle cells improved heart function and extended survival in mice with a form of inherited heart disease, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers. The findings point to ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Substance use disorder recovery, remission linked with genetic, psychosocial factors
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign highlights the importance of considering both psychosocial and genetic factors in patients' prognoses and intervention planning in their recovery from ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Brazilian biobank may help personalize cancer prevention in the public health system
A bank of biological samples from thousands of Brazilians could help the Unified Health System (SUS), which is public and free, identify people at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer. In the future, the SUS ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Spouses mattered more than genes for the risk of severe COVID-19
Why did some people become severely ill with COVID-19 while others experienced only mild symptoms? Associate professor Maria Timofeeva and assistant professor Jacob Krabbe Pedersen from the Department of Public Health at ...
Oct 20, 2026
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