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Researchers uncover molecular drivers of a deadly pediatric cancer

Researchers have made important discoveries about the molecular mechanisms driving acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a deadly pediatric cancer.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers uncover evolutionary history of IBD-associated bowel cancer

A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London have reported the genetic events involved in the early development of bowel cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

11 Jul 2018

Study reveals link between gastrointestinal flora and acute lung injury after blood transfusions

Knowledge that the gastrointestinal flora affects both healthy physiological processes and various disease mechanisms has increased in recent years.

11 Jul 2018

Scientists pinpoint new therapeutic targets for inflammation-associated colon cancer

Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Angel R. Nebreda at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine report a new mechanism that contributes to the development of inflammation-associated colon cancer and points to new therapeutic targets

11 Jul 2018

Researchers develop personalized 'Therapeutic Intervention Fingerprint'

Personalized medicine - delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient's unique physiology - has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time.

11 Jul 2018

UH engineers to explore whether nanoparticles can lower antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most serious threats to public health, forcing the use of medications that are more toxic, more expensive and not always effective. There are several causes, including over-prescription of antibiotics in both humans and in livestock.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers reveal why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to describe why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work, and how the process can be made to be much more efficient.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers develop 3D map of gene interactions that play key role in heart disease

Researchers have developed a 3D map of the gene interactions that play a key role in cardiovascular disease, a study in eLife reports.

11 Jul 2018

Mature kidney podocytes for developing cell therapies and drug discovery

Human stem cells are of great interest in the fields of regenerative medicine and medical research because they reproduce indefinitely and can differentiate into every other cell type found in the body.

11 Jul 2018

Study explores occurrence and treatment of brain metastases in ROS1 lung cancer

Increasingly, doctors are treating lung cancer based on the genetic rearrangements driving the disease. For example, cancers that are driven by changes in the genes ALK, EGFR, and ROS1 can now all be paired with drugs that target these specific changes.

10 Jul 2018

Scientists discover new way to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing AML

An international team of leukemia scientists has discovered how to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive and often deadly blood cancer.

10 Jul 2018

New biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism in real time with high sensitivity

A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can detect a type of genetic mutation known as a single nucleotide polymorphism and send the results in real time to a smartphone, computer, or other electronic device.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers develop new method to identify genes contributing to heritable cancer risk

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona developed a new method to systematically identify genes contributing to heritable cancer risk.

10 Jul 2018

Study: Mitochondrial DNA in nanovesicles is the alarm that activates antiviral genetic program

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III have provided valuable information about the defense mechanisms of the immune system during the early stages of the response to pathogens such as viruses and bacteria.

10 Jul 2018

Scientists sequence and analyze genomes of Candida albicans

Candida albicans is one of the most formidable fungal species, causing infection in humans. Investigating the structure and reproduction methods of pathogenic populations can help us to understand how they emerge and spread.

10 Jul 2018

Study shows that no two people have the same brain anatomy

Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study by researchers of the University of Zurich has shown.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice

In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna investigated how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice in order to improve the safety and effectiveness of medication.

10 Jul 2018

Can insurers use genetic testing results? A reader wants to know

This week, I answer questions from readers concerned about health insurance roadblocks in the face of a serious illness or medical crisis.

10 Jul 2018

Fluorescent fish could help find origins of neuroblastoma

A new type of zebrafish that produces fluorescent tags in migratory embryonic nerve precursor cells could help a Rice University neurobiologist and cancer researcher find the origins of the third-most common pediatric cancer in the U.S.

10 Jul 2018

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University have for the first time used a gene editing technique to successfully cure a genetic condition in a mouse model.

10 Jul 2018

Genetic News and Research

Researchers uncover molecular drivers of a deadly pediatric cancer

Researchers uncover evolutionary history of IBD-associated bowel cancer

Study reveals link between gastrointestinal flora and acute lung injury after blood transfusions

Scientists pinpoint new therapeutic targets for inflammation-associated colon cancer

Researchers develop personalized 'Therapeutic Intervention Fingerprint'

UH engineers to explore whether nanoparticles can lower antibiotic resistance

Researchers reveal why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work

Researchers develop 3D map of gene interactions that play key role in heart disease

Mature kidney podocytes for developing cell therapies and drug discovery

Study explores occurrence and treatment of brain metastases in ROS1 lung cancer

Scientists discover new way to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing AML

New biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism in real time with high sensitivity

Researchers develop new method to identify genes contributing to heritable cancer risk

Study: Mitochondrial DNA in nanovesicles is the alarm that activates antiviral genetic program

Scientists sequence and analyze genomes of Candida albicans

Study shows that no two people have the same brain anatomy

Researchers investigate how genetic data can be made accessible in medical practice

Can insurers use genetic testing results? A reader wants to know

Fluorescent fish could help find origins of neuroblastoma

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

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