Sep. 11, 2024 A team of doctors and researchers have identified a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that primarily affects younger people who have never ...
Sep. 11, 2024 A computer algorithm can efficiently find genetic mutations that work together to drive cancer as well as other important genetic clues that researchers might someday use to develop new treatments ...
Sep. 9, 2024 RNA is expelled from cells via cell death or active release, and can then find its way into blood plasma. Medical researchers have now developed machine learning models that use these cell-free ...
Sep. 9, 2024 Researchers have uncovered a key reason why a typically normal protein goes awry and fuels cancer. They found the protein NSD2 alters the function of the androgen receptor, an important regulator of ...
Sep. 9, 2024 A new molecular engineering technique can precisely influence the development of organoids. Microbeads made of specifically folded DNA are used to release growth factors or other signal molecules ...
Sep. 6, 2024 Age-related changes in the fibroblasts, cells that create the skin's structure, contribute to the development of aggressive, treatment-resistant melanoma in males, according to new ...
Sep. 6, 2024 Individuals with periodontitis have altered concentrations of various proteins in their blood, according to a new study. These findings pave the way for research into biomarkers for periodontitis and ...
Sep. 5, 2024 A study provides new insight into how damaged cells interact within disease-promoting microenvironments following acute kidney injury, or AKI. Researchers used a cutting-edge tool, called seqFISH, ...
Sep. 4, 2024 A study mapped genes linked to schizophrenia and uncovered a mechanism that disrupts synaptic plasticity in affected individuals. The researchers showed the role of three proteins in mediating the ...
Sep. 4, 2024 From infancy and usually for life, some families suffer from broken hair due to a congenital form of hair loss called monilethrix. Researchers at have now identified causative mutations in another ...
Sep. 4, 2024 Older individuals are at the greatest risk during heat waves, and older women die more often than older men, a study found. It was not previously known whether this was due to physiological ...
Sep. 4, 2024 It turns out that a particular gene has a great influence on longevity, a new study concludes. This may pave the way for new ...
Sep. 4, 2024 The new approach marks a major step forward in the design of AI tools to support clinical decisions in cancer diagnosis, therapy. The model uses features of a tumor's microenvironment to ...
Sep. 3, 2024 Scientists have discovered that coordination between basic cellular processes is lost with increasing ...
Sep. 3, 2024 New research suggests that alternative splicing may have an even greater influence on biology than just by creating new protein isoforms. The study shows that the biggest impact of alternative ...
Aug. 30, 2024 The study explains why treatments for many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases raise the risk of contracting TB -- and also upends long-held assumptions about what kicks off an immune ...
Aug. 29, 2024 Researchers revealed how certain liver cells contribute to inflammatory responses underlying chronic hepatitis. Using mouse and cell culture models, they observed increased levels of inflammatory ...
Aug. 29, 2024 A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer ...
Aug. 29, 2024 Innovative study of DNA's hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including ...
Aug. 29, 2024 For decades, scientists have dreamt of a future where genetic diseases, such as the blood clotting disorder hemophilia, could be a thing of the past. Gene therapy, the idea of fixing faulty genes ...