UniSA scientists awarded $2.9m to investigate genetic causes of deadly childhood brain cancer – News and events
22 September 2025
11-year-old Jess Bickley lost her battle with brain cancer in September 2023, five months…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…
Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study finds
While scientists are still working to understand the effects an extended trip to space can have on the…
Precise modulation of BRG1 levels reveals features of mSWI/SNF dosage sensitivity
BRG1 binding exhibits a linear response to its dosage In mES cells, Brg1 encodes the major catalytic subunit…
Genetic Study Suggests Ways to Catch Blood Cancer Earlier
Newswise — As we age, our cells replicate, and the DNA in these cells can acquire mistakes —…
Systematic decoding of functional enhancer connectomes and risk variants in human glioma
The study was approved by the Ethics Institutional Review Boards of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen…
Dual epigenetic marks found to regulate cell identity
Shedding light on what determines how cells become what they are meant to be-nerves, bone, muscles, etc.-can also…
Ancient viral DNA may help unlock what makes us human today
Buried in our DNA lies ancient viral code once dismissed as junk, and now it might be pulling…
Man’s life ‘ended’ after one tick bite as he’s forced to pay £150,000 for private care
Steven Williams was living a “normal” active lifestyle, exercising regularly, working as a civil servant and playing in…
Ancient viral DNA found to regulate human gene expression
A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as…