Why lung cancer in never smokers is rising and how targeted detection could reduce deaths
Researchers reveal why lung cancer in people who never smoked is increasing and explore how genetics, environmental exposures,…
Study reveals insights into how cells coordinate gene compensation response
Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or…
Top early-life factors driving childhood food allergy
A sweeping analysis of nearly three million children pinpoints which early-life factors most strongly predict food allergy risk,…
Transcription factor HOXD13 drives melanoma growth and immune evasion
A molecule that helps regulate gene activity has also been shown to drive skin cancer growth and tumors’…
Stiff red blood cells drive sickle cell disease severity
A new breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities could explain why patients…
New genetic model reveals role of keratin 8 in colorectal cancer development
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University have identified a new molecular change in patients with colorectal cancer and developed…
Defective fat cells drive metabolic disease in lipodystrophy
Many people may have a dim view of their fat tissue, yet scientists have come to recognize adipose…
Early life factors crucial for childhood food allergy development
A new study from McMaster University involving 2.8 million children around the world has revealed the most important…
Mesothelial cells enable rapid invasion and spread of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer kills more women than any other gynecological cancer. Most patients receive their diagnosis only after the…
Study elucidates key steps in the ubiquitin tagging of mutated huntingtin protein
Researchers have elucidated key steps in the ubiquitin tagging of the mutated huntingtin protein, providing hope for future…
Molecular signature of sleeping nociceptors offers new pain targets
Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute of Neurophysiology at Uniklinik RWTH…
Novel RNA molecule may influence patient survival in certain blood cancers
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the Texas A&M University Health…