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Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children in most developed countries, and at least a quarter of these patients are diagnosed with aggressive high-risk or relapsed cancers, with an expected five-year survival rate of less than 30%.

31 May 2024

Integrating PGx testing for personalized prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer (PC) is a significant health concern, being the second leading cause of death among American men.

31 May 2024

Super-resolution microscopy offers high-resolution view of virus replication inside cells

A new, nano-scale look at how the SARS-CoV-2 virus replicates in cells may offer greater precision in drug development, a Stanford University team reports in Nature Communications.

31 May 2024

Polygenic risk score shows potential to predict survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

Data from a large prospective cohort study reveal that a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer.

31 May 2024

Non-coding gene mutation linked to monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide.

31 May 2024

Radiomics imaging analysis can effectively forecast hearing status of vestibular schwannoma patients

A recent study demonstrates that radiomics imaging analysis can effectively forecast the hearing status of patients with vestibular schwannoma patients.

31 May 2024

Life's Essential 8: key to reducing heart disease and mortality through epigenetics

Whether DNA methylation-based epigenetic age biomarkers mediate the associations between LE8 score and risks of CVD, CVD-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality.

31 May 2024

Researchers uncover two classes of genetic causes for pediatric chordoma

Little is known about the genetics and biology of chordoma, a rare and aggressive bone tumor. Chordomas occur in approximately one in a million people in the U.S. a year and only five percent of these are in children.

30 May 2024

Study may facilitate the development of new personalized treatments for schizophrenia An International Study Publi...

An international study led by the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers from the Neuropsychopharmacology Group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and researchers from the CIBER of Mental Health (CIBERSAM), and published in Nature Communications, may facilitate the creation of new personalized treatments for people diagnosed with schizophrenia.

30 May 2024

BRCA1 testing during prenatal care could prevent cancer, save lives

Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person's lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers.

30 May 2024

Both too much and too little of a protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies

New research from the University of Lausanne reveals that both the excess and the deficiency of a single protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies.

30 May 2024

Older adults with a criminal background found to have higher risk of developing dementia

Using national registry data, Carmen Solares Canal identified individuals over fifty and collected data on their criminal convictions and health.

30 May 2024

Advancing protein structure prediction with quantum computing

Researchers from Cleveland Clinic and IBM recently published findings in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation that could lay the groundwork for applying quantum computing methods to protein structure prediction.

30 May 2024

New molecular analysis unravels the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors

A study conducted by researchers from the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) and the Rede D'Or Pathological Anatomy in conjunction with several North American institutions, including the National Cancer Institute (NIH), used new molecular analyses to unravel the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors and refine their classification.

30 May 2024

Genetic News and Research

Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Integrating PGx testing for personalized prostate cancer treatment

Super-resolution microscopy offers high-resolution view of virus replication inside cells

Polygenic risk score shows potential to predict survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

Non-coding gene mutation linked to monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

Radiomics imaging analysis can effectively forecast hearing status of vestibular schwannoma patients

Life's Essential 8: key to reducing heart disease and mortality through epigenetics

Researchers uncover two classes of genetic causes for pediatric chordoma

Study may facilitate the development of new personalized treatments for schizophrenia An International Study Publi...

BRCA1 testing during prenatal care could prevent cancer, save lives

Both too much and too little of a protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies

Older adults with a criminal background found to have higher risk of developing dementia

Advancing protein structure prediction with quantum computing

New molecular analysis unravels the biological mechanisms of pediatric brain tumors

Existing drug alleviates symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome

Advancing therapeutic insights: The impact of understanding cellular target engagement with NanoBRET® technology

Innovative startups leading the charge in alternative proteins to solve global food crisis

Heart-healthy habits keep you biologically young, study shows

Opioid receptors play unexpected role in gut nervous system development

Foam-based delivery system could revolutionize gene therapies

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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