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Ludwig study uncovers novel vulnerability in MYC-driven cancers

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a novel vulnerability in tumors that are driven by a common cancer gene known as MYC. Such cancers, it found, are highly dependent on the cell's machinery for making fats and other lipids.

22 Aug 2019

Enzyme induced by stress associated with liver cancer growth

An enzyme induced by stress to help reduce production of damaging free radicals is also used by liver cancer to regulate two major cell proliferation pathways that enable the cancer to thrive, scientists report.

22 Aug 2019

Study opens up a new way for developing potential glioblastoma treatment

A team led by Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' researcher Dr. Stephen Safe has discovered a new pathway that may help suppress the development of glioblastoma tumors, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

22 Aug 2019

Research explains why many psychiatric drugs that work in the lab don’t work in people

Current drug development for neuropsychiatric disorders is in crisis, say experts. More than 90 percent of all drugs that are developed for illnesses like schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), or the brain tumor glioblastoma complete successful trials in mice but then come to a grinding halt in human trials, wasting billions of dollars in drug research. This is partly because of obvious behavioral differences between the two species.

22 Aug 2019

Lungs feed deadly bacteria in cystic fibrosis

In cystic fibrosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a much-feared pathogen. The bacterium easily colonizes the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, leading to chronic infections that are almost impossible to eradicate and are ultimately fatal.

22 Aug 2019

New method prevents the release of synthetic DNA from genetically modified cells

The method prevents a gene that encodes a synthetic protein from spreading into the wild and stabilizes it so that it cannot mutate and lose its function.

21 Aug 2019

Research team discovers gene critical for human eye, brain and limb development

An international collaboration led by a team at Oxford Brookes University has identified an important new gene which could open up new doors for research and developing new therapies.

21 Aug 2019

Scientists identify specific gene that plays key role in several psychiatric conditions

Scientists have identified a specific gene they believe could be a key player in the changes in brain structure seen in several psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and autism.

21 Aug 2019

Research examines role of Nicotinamide in preventing retinal cell damage caused by glaucoma

Fight for Sight is funding researchers at Cardiff University to examine the extent to which dietary supplementation of Nicotinamide – a form of vitamin B3 – can be used to reduce, and even prevent, retinal damage caused by glaucoma.

21 Aug 2019

Drug that treat human breast cancer might also work for canine lung cancer

Despite those velvet paintings of poker-playing dogs smoking pipes, cigars and cigarettes, our canine friends really don't use tobacco. But like many humans who have never smoked, dogs still get lung cancer.

21 Aug 2019

Protein present in telomeres shows global action on genome which influences pleuripotency

Pluripotent cells can give rise to all cells of the body, a power that researchers are eager to control because it opens the door to regenerative medicine and organ culture for transplants.

21 Aug 2019

Geneticists prove therapeutic effects of probiotics on vaginal health

Scientists have found strong evidence that three genes from Lactobacillus species can mediate adhesion to the vaginal epithelium.

20 Aug 2019

California clamps down on amateur use of gene-editing technologies

California state officials have passed the first law to prohibit genetic biohacking in an effort to regulate at-home gene editing.

20 Aug 2019

Protein implicated in neuron growth and cell adhesion appears crucial for pain sensitization

Researchers from Japan's Osaka University have made an important leap in our understanding of how chronic pain conditions develop.

20 Aug 2019

Mini kidneys grown in the lab could be used to better understand kidney diseases

An international team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has grown 'miniature kidneys' in the laboratory that could be used to better understand how kidney diseases develop in individual patients.

20 Aug 2019

Protein plays important roles in intracellular membrane trafficking in the brain

Our bodies couldn’t operate without the central nervous system - a complex network that coordinates our actions, reflexes, and sensations. Each neuron in your brain has one long cable that snakes away from the main part of the cell.

20 Aug 2019

Dacomitinib treatment for lung cancer increases overall survival but has more side effects

Since its approval in April 2019, dacomitinib has been available for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor activating mutations.

20 Aug 2019

Researchers develop new gene editing system that could be used for anticancer immunotherapy

Dr. Mihue Jang and her group at the Center for Theragnosis of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology announced that they have developed a new gene-editing system that could be used for anticancer immunotherapy through the simultaneous suppression of proteins that interfere with the immune system expressed on the surface of lymphoma cells and activation of cytotoxic T lymphocyte, based on the results of joint research conducted with Prof. Seokmann Hong and his group at Sejong University.

20 Aug 2019

Study uncovers potential new treatment approach for lung cancer

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer found in both men and women. It is estimated there will be roughly 228,000 new lung cancer cases this year, and nearly 30% of those patients will have mutations in the KRAS pathway.

19 Aug 2019

Loss of cells in the brain found to be associated with stuttering

Researchers believe that stuttering - a potentially lifelong and debilitating speech disorder - stems from problems with the circuits in the brain that control speech, but precisely how and where these problems occur is unknown.

19 Aug 2019

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Ludwig study uncovers novel vulnerability in MYC-driven cancers

Enzyme induced by stress associated with liver cancer growth

Study opens up a new way for developing potential glioblastoma treatment

Research explains why many psychiatric drugs that work in the lab don’t work in people

Lungs feed deadly bacteria in cystic fibrosis

New method prevents the release of synthetic DNA from genetically modified cells

Research team discovers gene critical for human eye, brain and limb development

Scientists identify specific gene that plays key role in several psychiatric conditions

Research examines role of Nicotinamide in preventing retinal cell damage caused by glaucoma

Drug that treat human breast cancer might also work for canine lung cancer

Protein present in telomeres shows global action on genome which influences pleuripotency

Geneticists prove therapeutic effects of probiotics on vaginal health

California clamps down on amateur use of gene-editing technologies

Protein implicated in neuron growth and cell adhesion appears crucial for pain sensitization

Mini kidneys grown in the lab could be used to better understand kidney diseases

Protein plays important roles in intracellular membrane trafficking in the brain

Dacomitinib treatment for lung cancer increases overall survival but has more side effects

Researchers develop new gene editing system that could be used for anticancer immunotherapy

Study uncovers potential new treatment approach for lung cancer

Loss of cells in the brain found to be associated with stuttering

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