New ctDNA blood test improves personalized prostate cancer treatment
A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients who are most likely to…
New genetic reference map accelerates human stem cell research
A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map…
Yeast food supplement helps immune cells fight cancer more effectively
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) have shown for the first time that…
New genomic map identifies hundreds of genes governing bone health
In a global breakthrough published in Nature Genetics, researchers have successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate…
‘Children of Blood and Bone’ author won’t see film after feud
Tomi Adeyemi, the author of the bestselling fantasy “Children of Blood and Bone,” isn’t planning to see the…
New spatially resolved transcriptomic map reveals how bone and muscle cells communicate
A new study generated one of the most comprehensive spatially resolved transcriptomic maps of cellular communication between bone…
Engineered scaffold restores skull growth in craniosynostosis mouse models
An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in craniosynostosis, a condition…
Study links DNA methylation to aggressive prostate cancer behavior
The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4…
Study explains how leukemia creates inflammatory lung environments
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) does more than infiltrate the lungs: it also transforms lung tissue to create an…
Trial finds prunes do not outperform calcium and vitamin D for male bone density
Daily prunes shifted some bone biomarkers in older men, but after 12 months, they did not deliver measurable…
Type 2 diabetes elevates periodontitis risks regardless of glycemic control
Persons with diabetes have an increased risk of periodontitis (gum disease) and tooth loss. The risk of inflammation…
Study reveals how breast cancer cells hide in the bone marrow
Treating breast cancer remains a major medical challenge worldwide. This is largely due to the ability of breast…