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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists track 'doubling' in origin of cancer cells
Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Unknown risk factor linked to high rates of kidney cancer, DNA study finds
Researchers analyzing the DNA of people with kidney cancer worldwide have found evidence of an unknown trigger that could explain the longstanding mystery of why some countries have a higher incidence of the disease.
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Malaria may shorten leukocyte telomeres among sub-Saharan Africans, study finds
The length of telomeres in white blood cells, known as leukocytes, varies significantly among sub-Saharan African populations, researchers report in The American Journal of Human Genetics. Moreover, leukocyte telomere length ...
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Epigenomic analysis sheds light on risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
For most patients, it's unknown exactly what causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons that impairs muscle control and eventually leads to death.
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Companies may still buy consumer genetic information despite its modest predictive power
Genetics can be associated with one's behavior and health—from the willingness to take risks, and how long one stays in school, to chances of developing Alzheimer's disease and breast cancer. Although our fate is surely ...
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Early genetic development of the brain mapped
In an article published in Nature, researchers from Karolinska Institutet present an atlas of the early development of the brain. The atlas can be used, among other things, to find out what went wrong in the development of ...
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New findings activate a better understanding of Rett syndrome's causes
Rett syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder for which there is currently no cure or good therapy. It causes severe physical and cognitive symptoms, including many that overlap with autism spectrum disorder.
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Study pinpoints cell that helps liver heal
A type of cell responsible for repairing damaged liver tissue has been uncovered for the first time by scientists.
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Inherited traits can be overstated, study shows
Behavioral similarities between parents and their offspring are less marked than is often suggested, a new study shows.
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Researcher discusses mechanism behind a birth defect affecting brain size
Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an evolutionarily conserved molecular mechanism in which potentially defective messenger RNAs, or mRNAs (genetic material that instructs the body on how to make proteins), are degraded. ...
May 1, 2024
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Unraveling the roles of non-coding DNA explains childhood cancer's resistance to chemotherapy
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified specific DNA variants in the non-coding regions of the genome contributing to chemotherapy resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The results guided ...
May 1, 2024
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Researchers identify causal genetic variant linked to common childhood obesity
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a causal genetic variant strongly associated with childhood obesity. The study provides new insight into the importance of the hypothalamus of the ...
May 1, 2024
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Study indicates that cancer patients gain important benefits from genome-matched treatments
In 2016, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) launched the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI) to bring the latest progress in cancer care to rural Maine patients. Now, after successfully expanding access to genome tumor testing ...
May 1, 2024
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Researchers reveal a new approach for treating degenerative diseases
Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein's structure is critical to its function. Malformed proteins not only fail to carry out their ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Study finds some people have a uniquely human gene that enhances immune function
University at Buffalo researchers have found that the active form of a gene promotes a broad range of protective traits. The gene is found in 75% of the population and is known to protect against neurodegeneration. Now, UB ...
Apr 30, 2024
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New study finds genetic markers that explain up to 12% of the differences between two people's blood pressure
National Institutes of Health researchers and collaborators have discovered over 100 new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. Results of the study also ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Researchers identify over 2,000 genetic signals linked to blood pressure in study of over 1 million people
Researchers led by Queen Mary University of London have discovered over a hundred new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. In total, over 2,000 independent ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Researchers identify gene linked to development of fatty liver disease
New research from the University of Aberdeen could lead to the development of medication for disease that affects 1 in 4 people worldwide but is currently untreatable.
Apr 30, 2024
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X-chromosome inactivation may reduce autism risk, study in mice suggests
A study in mice suggests how chromosome inactivation may protect girls from a type of autism disorder inherited from their father's X chromosome.
Apr 30, 2024
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Study finds Bcl6 protein is an important transcription factor for formation of certain dendritic cells
While previous studies have investigated the function of the protein Bcl6 in dendritic cells—in some cases with varying results—a new study published in Nature Communications has sought to harmonize the sometimes contradictory ...
Apr 30, 2024
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