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'Innovative Research Award' helps CU scientists to explore BRAF inhibition resistance in brain cancer

Cancers used to be defined by where they grow in the body - lung cancer, skin cancer, brain cancer, etc. But work in recent decades has shown that cancers sharing specific genetic changes may have more in common than cancers that happen to grow in an area of the body.

21 Jan 2020

Researchers show potential link between a genetic variation and atrial fibrillation

Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have shown a possible link between a genetic variation and the widespread type of cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation.

21 Jan 2020

Study shows how gene therapy may help protect against vision loss in multiple sclerosis

New research by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, reveals the molecular process in which synaptic connections in the brain are damaged in multiple sclerosis and how this contributes to neurodegenerative symptoms.

21 Jan 2020

Lack of exposure to sunlight may increase metabolic syndrome risk

Yes, fat cells deep under your skin can sense light. And when bodies do not get enough exposure to the right kinds of light, fat cells behave differently.

21 Jan 2020

Research team identifies new roles for Huntington's Disease protein

A Duke University research team has identified a new function of a gene called huntingtin, a mutation of which underlies the progressive neurodegenerative disorder known as Huntington's Disease.

21 Jan 2020

Powerful combination of experimental drugs reverses osteoarthritis in rats

People with osteoarthritis, or "wear and tear" arthritis, have limited treatment options: pain relievers or joint replacement surgery.

21 Jan 2020

Drug profiling and gene editing method open new avenues in the development of CAR T-cell therapy

Researchers have discovered ways to boost CAR T-cell therapy.

21 Jan 2020

Cardiac and visual degeneration compensated by taurine supplement

Our genome consists of 20,000 genes, all of which may be capable of triggering disease. It is estimated that there are 7,000 unknown genes that cause recessive genetic diseases resulting from mutations in two copies of a gene that have been inherited from each parent.

21 Jan 2020

Patient-specific tumor organoids may one day be used to personalize cancer treatment

A patient-specific tumor organoid platform developed by Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers and their cancer center colleagues could someday take the guessing game out of immunotherapy treatments.

21 Jan 2020

Study reveals new mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease is a category of refractory inflammatory disease, of which ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the main types.

21 Jan 2020

Depression treatment must also restore integrity of the blood-brain barrier

To better treat people with depression, not only must we treat the neurons affected by the disease, but we must also restore the integrity of the barrier that regulates exchanges between blood circulation and the brain.

21 Jan 2020

Researchers discover how bacterial pathogens switch into attack mode

Many bacterial pathogens excrete toxins as soon as they have entered the host in order to suppress its immune response.

21 Jan 2020

Discovery of new killer T-cell offers hope of a 'one-size-fits-all' cancer therapy

Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered a new type of killer T-cell that offers hope of a "one-size-fits-all" cancer therapy.

21 Jan 2020

Novel artificial intelligence system reveals genes that drive tumor growth

A method for finding genes that spur tumor growth takes advantage of machine learning algorithms to sift through reams of molecular data collected from studies of cancer cell lines, mouse models and human patients.

21 Jan 2020

NAU scientists study zebrafish to find powerful melanoma-fighting drugs

Melanoma is the most lethal type of skin cancer and unusually common in Arizona, where residents are exposed to higher-than-average amounts of ultraviolet radiation. However, Northern Arizona University scientists believe the formula for a combination of melanoma-fighting drugs is within reach.

21 Jan 2020

SITESEEKER to be used for Otsuka’s therapeutics discovery programs

PhoreMost will deploy its in-house expertise and next-generation phenotypic screening platform, SITESEEKER, in disease-relevant pathways nominated by Otsuka.

From PhoreMost 21 Jan 2020

Novel drug inhibits liver damage, obesity and glucose intolerance in mice fed with high-fat diet

Mice given a new drug targeting a key gene involved in lipid and glucose metabolism could tolerate a high-fat diet regimen (composed of 60% fat from lard) without developing significant liver damage, becoming obese, or disrupting their body's glucose balance.

20 Jan 2020

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

'Innovative Research Award' helps CU scientists to explore BRAF inhibition resistance in brain cancer

Researchers show potential link between a genetic variation and atrial fibrillation

Study shows how gene therapy may help protect against vision loss in multiple sclerosis

Lack of exposure to sunlight may increase metabolic syndrome risk

Research team identifies new roles for Huntington's Disease protein

Powerful combination of experimental drugs reverses osteoarthritis in rats

Drug profiling and gene editing method open new avenues in the development of CAR T-cell therapy

Cardiac and visual degeneration compensated by taurine supplement

Patient-specific tumor organoids may one day be used to personalize cancer treatment

Study reveals new mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of IBD

Depression treatment must also restore integrity of the blood-brain barrier

Researchers discover how bacterial pathogens switch into attack mode

Discovery of new killer T-cell offers hope of a 'one-size-fits-all' cancer therapy

Novel artificial intelligence system reveals genes that drive tumor growth

NAU scientists study zebrafish to find powerful melanoma-fighting drugs

SITESEEKER to be used for Otsuka’s therapeutics discovery programs

Novel drug inhibits liver damage, obesity and glucose intolerance in mice fed with high-fat diet

Fight for Sight funds research to investigate genetic risk of age-related macular degeneration

Researchers discover new regions of non-coding DNA that may lead to cancer growth

Microbiome DNA signature present in human fetal lungs

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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