Using AI to understand the age of disease onset in Huntington’s patients
A team from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Institute of Neurosciences at the University…
Single-cell technique maps pre-malignant gene mutations in solid tissues
A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the…
DNA analysis of colorectal polyps improves diagnosis and treatment
In about 5–10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.…
This ‘super flu’ could cause widespread serious illness, experts say – Northeastern Global News
This ‘super flu’ could cause widespread serious illness, experts say Northeastern Global NewsNew Variant Raises Concerns of Another Bad…
Researchers block virus entry by targeting key protein interaction
Washington State University researchers have found a way to modulate a common virus protein to prevent viruses from…
Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with…
New study links inherited mitochondrial DNA mutation to disrupted immune balance
Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders,…
Researchers discover new mutation hotspot in the human genome
Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA…
Neoantigens-loaded DC vaccines show strong potential to overcome tumor resistance
Despite the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors in revolutionizing oncology, their benefits remain limited to a small fraction…
Dysfunctional mitochondria shown to initiate the onset of Parkinson’s
For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson’s disease. But…
Study finds increased rates of DNA mutations in mice pups conceived with IVF
Mice pups conceived with in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the lab have slightly increased rates of DNA errors,…
Bird flu slams seals and sea lions in the Southern Hemisphere
For the last year and a half, Americans have watched and worried as H5N1 bird flu racked dairy…