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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

Aging immune system fuels cancer growth

A novel study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai addresses a critical yet under-explored question in cancer research: Why is aging the biggest risk factor for cancer? The study reveals how an aging immune system spurs tumor growth, offering new insights into cancer prevention and treatment, especially for older adults.

6 Sep 2024

Unraveling psychiatric disorders with cutting-edge epigenetic tools

The "Innovators & Ideas: Rising Star" section of Genomic Psychiatry features an illuminating "Genomic Press Interview" with Dr. Pierre-Eric Lutz, a rising star in the field of neuro-epigenetics.

5 Sep 2024

Breakthrough research identifies key microenvironments linked to kidney injury and disease

A study published in Nature Communications provides new insight into how damaged cells interact within disease-promoting microenvironments following acute kidney injury, or AKI.

5 Sep 2024

ERS Genomics and medicines discovery catapult sign CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement

Dublin, Ireland, and Cheshire, UK, 04 September 2024: ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’), the CRISPR licensing Company, and Medicines Discovery Catapult (‘MDC’), an independent, not-for-profit drug discovery innovation center, have signed a non-exclusive commercial-use CRISPR license agreement.

From ERS Genomics 5 Sep 2024

Aficamten improves exercise tolerance in patients with HOCM

Exercise intolerance is often severe among patients with cardiovascular disease and can impose significant limitations on their physical abilities and quality of life. Medications known as cardiac myosin inhibitors (CMIs) are being developed to help patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), a disease in which the heart muscle becomes thickened leading to reduced blood flow out of the heart.

5 Sep 2024

A new genetic perspective on monilethrix

From infancy and usually for life, some families suffer from broken hair due to a congenital form of hair loss called monilethrix. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn have now identified causative mutations in another keratin gene, KRT31. They hope that this will improve the diagnosis of this rare disease. Their results have now been published in the renowned "British Journal of Dermatology".

5 Sep 2024

WHO unveils global framework for investigating origins of novel pathogens

With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively investigate the origins of new and re-emerging pathogens.

4 Sep 2024

Scientists reveal global catalog of microbial small proteins, unlocking microbiome secrets

Researchers developed a global catalog of nearly one billion small open reading frames (smORFs) from microbial genomes, revealing significant protein diversity, particularly in archaea, and providing new tools for microbiome research.

2 Sep 2024

Clonal hematopoiesis identified as new risk factor for atherosclerosis

To the known risk factors for cardiovascular disease - high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, overweight and obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity - a new one has to be added: clonal hematopoiesis.

30 Aug 2024

Mapping DNA’s hidden knot-like structures may revolutionize disease treatment

Innovative study of DNA's hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including cancer.

29 Aug 2024

Early embryos are prone to chromosomal copying errors, new research shows

A new discovery by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics (BDR) in Japan upends decades of assumptions regarding DNA replication.

28 Aug 2024

16 promising postdoctoral scientists awarded Damon Runyon Fellowships for cancer research

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 16 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators.

28 Aug 2024

Research highlights potential of blood epigenetics for dementia risk assessment

New research suggests that epigenetic markers in the blood could be useful for understanding dementia risk.

28 Aug 2024

New method uncovers hidden cancer targets

Fighting cancer effectively often involves stopping cancer cells from multiplying, which requires understanding the proteins that the cells rely on to survive.

27 Aug 2024

Computational tools reveal 3D structures of viral proteins

These rapid shifts mean that researchers are still trying to understand a multitude of viral proteins and precisely how they increase viruses' infecting abilities - knowledge that could be crucial for developing new or better virus-fighting treatments.

27 Aug 2024

Innovations in biomarker detection and personalized medicine for prostate cancer

In a recent comprehensive review published in Cyborg Bionic Systems, researchers led by Keyi Li from the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command in Shenyang, along with international collaborators, detail significant advances in the identification and application of biomarkers for prostate cancer (PCa).

23 Aug 2024