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Study uncovers genetic link to aggressive form of prostate cancer

An international study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified a genetic connection to the aggressive form of prostate cancer.

16 Mar 2017

Study shows how mutations allow HCV to elude immune responses and vaccines

Unlike its viral cousins hepatitis A and B, hepatitis C virus (HCV) has eluded the development of a vaccine and infected more than 170 million people worldwide.

16 Mar 2017

Study reveals novel mutations in mucosal melanoma that may pave way for new therapies

Not all melanomas are created equal. While most melanomas appear on the skin as the result of sun exposure, a small subset of melanomas arise spontaneously from mucosal tissues.

15 Mar 2017

UB research yields neural crest cells from adult skin cells without genetic modification

A discovery, several years in the making, by a University at Buffalo research team has proven that adult skin cells can be converted into neural crest cells (a type of stem cell) without any genetic modification, and that these stem cells can yield other cells that are present in the spinal cord and the brain.

15 Mar 2017

Bowel cancer medication could help treat patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease, study suggests

People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson's disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by University of Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers discover cellular defects that underlie familial form of Parkinson's disease

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have introduced a genetic mutation found in some patients with early onset Parkinson's disease into mice, creating a new animal model of the disease.

14 Mar 2017

VUMC’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network solves medical mysteries using advanced technologies

It's human nature to need answers. Patients with debilitating symptoms need a diagnosis — somewhere to place the blame, a starting point to search for answers.

14 Mar 2017

Study traces molecular roots of uterine carcinosarcoma using genomic, proteomic analyses

Researchers have charted the complex molecular biology of uterine carcinosarcoma, a rare and aggressive gynecologic cancer, according to a study published on March 13 in Cancer Cell.

13 Mar 2017

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown.

13 Mar 2017

Researchers discover genetic bases of Opitz C syndrome

Opitz C syndrome is a genetic disease that causes severe disabilities in patients and has been diagnosed in three people in the Iberian Peninsula, and sixty people in the world.

10 Mar 2017

Researchers complete design phase for fully synthetic yeast genome

Working as part of an international research consortium, a multidisciplinary team at The Johns Hopkins University has completed the design phase for a fully synthetic yeast genome.

10 Mar 2017

Researchers identify new gene that can lead to sudden death among young people

Researchers from Canada, South Africa and Italy have identified a new gene that can lead to sudden death among young people and athletes.

10 Mar 2017

Innovative technology could aid in detecting recurrence of cancers

OICR researchers, together with international collaborators, have invented a technique to avoid a major problem with common laboratory techniques and improve the sensitivity of important cancer tests.

9 Mar 2017

Researchers discover unexpected link between brain development and tumor invasion

Researchers from Turku Centre for Biotechnology have observed that a protein called SHANK prevents the spread of breast cancer cells to the surrounding tissue.

9 Mar 2017

Decreasing antibiotic use can lead to reductions in spread of deadly bacteria

Reducing antibiotic use in intensive care units by even small amounts can significantly decrease transmission of dangerous multidrug-resistant organisms, according to new research published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

8 Mar 2017

Researchers reveal potential health risks of deep space travel

Sending a manned mission to Mars requires more than a powerful launch rocket. Prep work also includes learning how a three-year space flight could affect the human body.

8 Mar 2017

Study reveals promising new strategy to attack deadly pediatric brain tumor

Researchers from Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have revealed new insight into how the most deadly pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), may develop.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers identify key mutation that promotes melanoma growth by suppressing immune response

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a specific mutation that allows melanoma tumor cells to remain undetected by the immune system.

7 Mar 2017

DNA enhancers switch on colorectal cancer genes to promote tumor growth, study finds

Genetic mutations can increase a person's cancer risk, but other gene "enhancer" elements may also be responsible for disease progression, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers identify mechanisms involved in acid pump

Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have succeeded in identifying the mechanisms involved in what is known as the acid pump, which at the cellular level pumps acid into the stomach - in some cases leading to gastric ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

7 Mar 2017

Mutation News and Research

Study uncovers genetic link to aggressive form of prostate cancer

Study shows how mutations allow HCV to elude immune responses and vaccines

Study reveals novel mutations in mucosal melanoma that may pave way for new therapies

UB research yields neural crest cells from adult skin cells without genetic modification

Bowel cancer medication could help treat patients with early-onset Parkinson's disease, study suggests

Researchers discover cellular defects that underlie familial form of Parkinson's disease

VUMC’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network solves medical mysteries using advanced technologies

Study traces molecular roots of uterine carcinosarcoma using genomic, proteomic analyses

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Researchers discover genetic bases of Opitz C syndrome

Researchers complete design phase for fully synthetic yeast genome

Researchers identify new gene that can lead to sudden death among young people

Innovative technology could aid in detecting recurrence of cancers

Researchers discover unexpected link between brain development and tumor invasion

Decreasing antibiotic use can lead to reductions in spread of deadly bacteria

Researchers reveal potential health risks of deep space travel

Study reveals promising new strategy to attack deadly pediatric brain tumor

Researchers identify key mutation that promotes melanoma growth by suppressing immune response

DNA enhancers switch on colorectal cancer genes to promote tumor growth, study finds

Researchers identify mechanisms involved in acid pump

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Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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