ASCO: Finally, a tool to predict response to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center University of Colorado Cancer Center led clinical trial data show that a predictive tool ...
Tag: Genetics
Changes to immune genes link paternal smoking with childhood asthma
Children exposed to paternal tobacco smoking before birth are more likely to develop asthma -- and associated changes to immune ...
To curb infection, bacteria direct their defenses against themselves
Sometimes, the best defense against hostile invaders is a good, long nap. Or at least, that strategy seems to work ...
Transgenic fungus rapidly killed malaria mosquitoes in West African study
Technology developed at the University of Maryland could safely reduce malaria mosquito populations, including insecticide-resistant strainsCredit: Oliver Zida According to ...
CNIO researchers discover a new way to protect against high-dose radiation damage
Credit: CNIO Radiotherapy, a common treatment for cancer, is one of the most effective ways to destroy cancer cells and ...
Combination of three gene mutations results in deadly human heart disease
Research study first to show multiple genes working together to cause diseaseCredit: Lauren Bayless, Gladstone Institutes Congenital heart disease occurs ...
Freshwater find: Genetic advantage allows some marine fish to colonize freshwater habitats
Credit: Yasuyuki Hata How did some marine fish manage to make their way from the salty sea to the newly ...
Unknown mini-proteins in the heart
Credit: Franziska Trnka, MDC A team led by Professor Norbert Hübner's MDC research group has observed the human heart cells' ...
Resistance to Fusarium head blight holding in Illinois, study says
Credit: Fred Kolb, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Illinois wheat growers, take heart. A new University of Illinois study ...
Significant ‘knowledge gap’ exists in use of genetic testing to decide cancer treatment
CHICAGO (May 30, 2019) -- A questionnaire aimed at assessing how well community oncologists understand "molecular profiling" results from tumor ...
A new mechanism for accessing damaged DNA
Credit: FMI UV light damages the DNA of skin cells, which can lead to skin cancer. But this process is ...
DNA tests for patients move closer with genome analysis advance
Diseases caused by genetic changes could be detected more readily thanks to an advance in DNA analysis software. The development ...
A new vision for genomics in animal agriculture
Credit: USDA AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers are part of a team that designed a new vision for ...
Genetic analysis of cannabis is here
WSU researchers tease out genetic differences between cannabis strains PULLMAN, Wash. - Research from Washington State University could provide government ...
Potential novel biomarker for alcohol dependence
(Boston)--Specific molecules (small noncoding microRNAs or miRNAs) found in saliva may be able to predict alcohol dependence as biomarkers. This ...
Intelligent algorithms for genome research
New repository 'Kipoi' improves access to machine learning models Although the importance of machine learning methods in genome research has ...
‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Tom Murphy CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A rover scanning the surface of Mars for evidence of life might ...
Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases
Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose and prevent clinical evolution of patients with prion diseasesCredit: Gemma ...
Recovery twice as hard for survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Nearly 90 per cent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survive, yet the same treatments that save their life ...
Self-healing DNA nanostructures
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters, 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00888 DNA assembled into nanostructures such as tubes and origami-inspired shapes could someday ...
