Found: the missing ingredient to grow blood vessels
Discovery important for conditions ranging from diabetes to strokeCredit: Josh Barney | University of Virginia Health System Researchers at the ...
Tag: Genetics
Antibody-drug conjugate shows efficacy against cell surface protein in neuroblastoma
CHOP researchers: This first-in-class immunotherapeutic approach could spawn new treatment options for neuroblastoma and other high-mortality childhood cancersCredit: Children's Hospital ...
Preclinical data shows combination immunotherapy could stop liver cancer growth
Even as overall cancer incidence and mortality decrease in the United States, the number of people diagnosed with liver cancer ...
How the heart sends an SOS signal to bone marrow cells after a heart attack
In the SOS response, the bone marrow releases reparative progenitor cells to try to heal the heart.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ...
Fingerprints, revisited
For more than a century, forensic scientists have linked criminals to crime scenes through the distinctive loops and whorls on ...
Discovery of how organs form helps researchers to develop future diabetes treatments
Discovery of how organs form helps stem cell researchers in their quest to develop future treatments of diabetes and cancer ...
Researchers explore link between metal exposure and Parkinson’s symptoms
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A new study from Iowa State University biomedical researchers illuminates the ...
On-the-spot genome analysis
Credit: Hasindu Gamaarachchi The ability to read the genome - all the DNA of an organism - has vast potential ...
Secrets of early life revealed from less than half a teaspoon of blood
Pioneering technology could pave the way for improved newborn vaccines A global team of scientists have mapped the developmental pathway ...
LifeTime is delighted to receive EU funding
LifeTime is one of the six winners of an EU-wide competition in which ambitious and forward-looking research projects are selected ...
International congress of Myology 2019
At Bordeaux (France) from March 25 to 28, 2019 During the 3 days of plenary sessions and thematic symposia of ...
Genetically encoded sensor isolates hidden leukemic stem cells
Cells express surface markers that help them escape most targeted therapies, Tel Aviv University researchers say All stem cells can ...
Unraveling the mystery of life: House fly edition
University of Houston biologist receives NSF CAREER award to explore sex determination of fliesCredit: University of Houston Richard Meisel, assistant ...
Breath of fresh air in vasculitis research
University of Tsukuba-led team reveals the association between a gene variant and a lung disease in the form of systemic ...
Results of early-stage liver cancer detection using liquid biopsy published in PNAS
Highlights: Genetron Health (Beijing) Co. Ltd and National Cancer Center/ Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences published the promising ...
BAT’s novel vaping product shows minimal toxicity in laboratory tests
A series of in vitro toxicology tests provide evidence that British American Tobacco's novel vaping product produces greatly reduced mutagenicity, ...
Gene behind long-recognized mitochondrial disease has highly varied effects
CHOP researchers find more than 30 variations in the MT-ATP6 gene with broadly variable clinical symptoms and biochemical features Philadelphia, ...
Selfish genetic elements amplify inflammation and age-related diseases
Aging affects every living organism, but the molecular processes that contribute to aging remain a subject of debate. While many ...
Guidelines on the use of genetic testing in psychiatry
International Society Issues StatementCredit: ISPG An expert committee of psychiatrists and geneticists has issued revised guidelines for the use of ...
Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity
Genomic analysis of rice plants provides decisive evidence of de novo gene origination One of the most important questions in ...