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Innovative new tool helps understand how gut microbes interact to influence health

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy.  A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

20 Nov 2025

Study develops highly accurate polygenic risk models tailored for Han Chinese populations

Researchers at Academia Sinica have developed the first population-specific polygenic risk score (PRS) models for people of Han Chinese ancestry, achieving unprecedented accuracy in predicting risks for common diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disorders.

20 Nov 2025

Study uncovers promising therapeutic strategies against neuroendocrine prostate cancer

A new study has uncovered promising therapeutic strategies against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer.

20 Nov 2025

New type of mitochondrial DNA damage revealed

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress.

20 Nov 2025

Scientists uncover genetic components linked to bone density in young people

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed important genetic components that affect bone density in children and adolescents.

19 Nov 2025

Parental monitoring can offset genetic risks for conduct problems in adolescents

Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children's behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led research.

19 Nov 2025

Cryo-EM reveals how proteins are protected during synthesis

Proteins are often called the building blocks of cells, but even those building blocks need to be built. One of the most important steps in the process of building proteins is glycosylation, when sugar molecules (glycans) are attached to the maturing protein.

19 Nov 2025

Cancer cells hijack cell death enzyme to regrow after treatment

The emergence of cancer drug resistance remains one of the most pressing problems in cancer care and there is a critical need to devise approaches to mitigate it.

19 Nov 2025

Current genetic screening guidelines overlook most cases of familial hypercholesterolemia

Current genetic screening guidelines fail to identify most people with an inherited condition known as familial hypercholesterolemia that can cause dangerously high cholesterol and early heart disease, a Mayo Clinic study found.

19 Nov 2025

Neoantigens-loaded DC vaccines show strong potential to overcome tumor resistance

Despite the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors in revolutionizing oncology, their benefits remain limited to a small fraction of patients.

19 Nov 2025

AI analysis of biopsy slides predicts rectal cancer treatment response

Artificial intelligence (AI) can predict how well patients with rectal cancer will respond to treatment by analyzing standard tissue samples taken during diagnosis, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH.

19 Nov 2025

Researchers develop new method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria using bacteriophages

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications.

19 Nov 2025

Primerdesign launches exsig Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit for DNA and RNA

Primerdesign (part of the Novacyt Group), a company focused on the design, manufacture, validation and supply of real-time PCR kits and reagents, today announced the launch of its exsig® Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit.

19 Nov 2025

Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis

Findings indicate blood group A elevates the risk of primary biliary cholangitis, suggesting ABO group analysis could aid in autoimmune liver disease diagnosis.

19 Nov 2025

Blocking mir-21 shows promise for slowing bladder cancer growth

Bladder cancer ranks among the ten most common types of cancer worldwide. The main treatment is bladder removal surgery, and despite advances in systemic therapies, recurrence is frequent in the most aggressive forms of the disease.

18 Nov 2025

New AI investment aims to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine

As of 2024, over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-a chronic, life-threatening infection that remains one of the leading global causes of death.

18 Nov 2025

DeepTarget tool uncovers primary and secondary drug targets across cancer types

One person's side effect could be another person's treatment if we expand our perspective on small molecule drug targets, according to a new study published November 5, 2025, in npj Precision Oncology.

18 Nov 2025

Novel therapy reduces tumor growth in models of triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a promising new therapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which is among the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of the disease.

18 Nov 2025

Study reveals how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level

Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood.

18 Nov 2025

Acute and chronic depression involve different mechanisms in the brain

A new study investigating neuroinflammation in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain, a small, midbrain dopaminergic region, has found that acute and chronic depression are associated with distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.

18 Nov 2025

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Genetic News and Research

Innovative new tool helps understand how gut microbes interact to influence health

Study develops highly accurate polygenic risk models tailored for Han Chinese populations

Study uncovers promising therapeutic strategies against neuroendocrine prostate cancer

New type of mitochondrial DNA damage revealed

Scientists uncover genetic components linked to bone density in young people

Parental monitoring can offset genetic risks for conduct problems in adolescents

Cryo-EM reveals how proteins are protected during synthesis

Cancer cells hijack cell death enzyme to regrow after treatment

Current genetic screening guidelines overlook most cases of familial hypercholesterolemia

Neoantigens-loaded DC vaccines show strong potential to overcome tumor resistance

AI analysis of biopsy slides predicts rectal cancer treatment response

Researchers develop new method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria using bacteriophages

Primerdesign launches exsig Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit for DNA and RNA

Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis

Blocking mir-21 shows promise for slowing bladder cancer growth

New AI investment aims to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine

DeepTarget tool uncovers primary and secondary drug targets across cancer types

Novel therapy reduces tumor growth in models of triple-negative breast cancer

Study reveals how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level

Acute and chronic depression involve different mechanisms in the brain

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