Scientists link genetic spelling mistakes to sudden cardiac death
Scientists have found that the ‘sudden’ cardiac death condition related to high profile deaths or major medical episodes…
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 portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
Diet helps people lose weight regardless of genetic obesity risk
A six-month clinical trial found that people with a high genetic risk for obesity benefited just as much…
Researchers identify new genetic pathway driving epilepsy and seizures
Researchers have uncovered a novel biological pathway that can lead to seizures when disrupted. The findings also provide…
New biological feedback loop helps the immune system attack colorectal cancers
A subset of cancers, known as microsatellite instability (MSI) and deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) cancers, are more…
Genome-mining tool reveals new antibiotic hidden in a silent gene cluster
By combining multiple measures of biosynthetic similarity, DiscERN uncovered a silent gene cluster that produces discomycin A, offering…
Integrating gene signatures and multi omics improves liver cancer treatment
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains highly fatal due to late diagnosis and scarce early biomarkers. Multi‑omics and liquid biopsy…
Myotonia may play a much larger role in driving muscle damage than previously recognized
For decades, researchers studying myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have focused on the disease’s underlying genetic cause: a…
Genes follow a random switching principle, yet remain precise on average
Inside the cell nucleus, genes must be turned on and off with precision to regulate biological processes. The…
Dysregulation of immune regulator NF-κB drives major human diseases
The NF‑κB family is a master regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. Its aberrant activation-via canonical or non‑canonical…
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…