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Combination drug treatment could be effective against malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

A combination of two cancer drugs could be effective against malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) - soft tissue tumors that are stubbornly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation - according to a laboratory study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

31 Jan 2024

Cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone delivery influences iatrogenic Alzheimer’s Disease

Recipients of cadaver-derived pituitary growth hormone (c-hGH) developed biomarker changes in the realm of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

31 Jan 2024

Immune protein Ku70 key in fighting bowel cancer

Study establishes Ku70's role in tumor suppression, showing that reduced expression or mutations in this DNA repair protein significantly increase intestinal cancer risk.

30 Jan 2024

XRCC1 shows potential as a prognostic and immunological pan-cancer biomarker

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 1, entitled, "XRCC1: a potential prognostic and immunological biomarker in LGG based on systematic pan-cancer analysis."

30 Jan 2024

Prebiotic inulin may ease muscle loss in burn victims, study suggests

Inulin supplementation was found to mitigate gut microbiota dysbiosis and skeletal muscle atrophy in rats with severe burns, suggesting a promising approach for improving burn recovery outcomes.

30 Jan 2024

Study unmasks secrets of glioma's invasive margins

High-grade gliomas are cancerous tumors that spread quickly in the brain or spinal cord.

30 Jan 2024

Weill Cornell Medicine researcher wins $2.1 million grant to study repetitive DNA and RNA sequences

Dr. Jeannine Gerhardt, an assistant professor of stem cell biology in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, for the study of repetitive DNA and RNA sequences and the mechanisms by which they cause cell dysfunction and diseases.

30 Jan 2024

Gut microbiome may hold key to fighting common respiratory viruses

The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, according to researchers from the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

30 Jan 2024

Gene therapy could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

A new study in mice shows that replacement of a dysfunctional gene could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the muscular walls of the heart progressively weaken and put patients at risk of dangerous irregular heartbeats.

30 Jan 2024

"Zombie" viral fragments trigger inflammation to cause serious COVID-19 outcomes

There are many lingering mysteries from the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, why does SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, cause severe symptoms in some patients, while many other coronaviruses don't? And what causes strange symptoms to persist even after the infection has been cleared from a person's system?

30 Jan 2024

New technology increases visibility of cancer cells to the immune system

A new technology to increase visibility of cancer cells to the immune system using CRISPR has been developed, and could lead to a new way to treat cancer.

30 Jan 2024

Study reveals significant health benefits of golden berries in diabetic and obese rats

The effects of a Golden Berry (Physalis peruviana)-enriched diet on insulin resistance and obesity.

30 Jan 2024

Bio-Techne’s Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) sets new standard in spatial biology with protease-free RNAscope multiomics

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD), a Bio-Techne spatial biology brand, has set a new standard with the development of a next-generation, protease-free RNAscope spatial multiomics workflow.

From Bio-Techne 30 Jan 2024

Common biomarker test could be misguiding treatment for some Black women with breast cancer

A common test used to decide whether breast cancer patients should get chemotherapy may be making bad recommendations for some Black women, leading them to forgo chemotherapy when it might have helped, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

29 Jan 2024

Gene variant linked to increased miscarriage risk through disrupted chromosome pairing

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen and their collaborators from Iceland, Denmark and USA published a study today in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology titled "Variant in the synaptonemal complex protein SYCE2 associates with pregnancy loss through effects on recombination".

29 Jan 2024

Study sheds new light on how obesity affects fat cells' mitochondria

The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, resulting in a worldwide epidemic. While lifestyle factors like diet and exercise play a role in the development and progression of obesity, scientists have come to understand that obesity is also associated with intrinsic metabolic abnormalities.

29 Jan 2024

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Latest Gene News and Research

Combination drug treatment could be effective against malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone delivery influences iatrogenic Alzheimer’s Disease

Immune protein Ku70 key in fighting bowel cancer

XRCC1 shows potential as a prognostic and immunological pan-cancer biomarker

Prebiotic inulin may ease muscle loss in burn victims, study suggests

Study unmasks secrets of glioma's invasive margins

Weill Cornell Medicine researcher wins $2.1 million grant to study repetitive DNA and RNA sequences

Gut microbiome may hold key to fighting common respiratory viruses

Gene therapy could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

"Zombie" viral fragments trigger inflammation to cause serious COVID-19 outcomes

New technology increases visibility of cancer cells to the immune system

Study reveals significant health benefits of golden berries in diabetic and obese rats

Bio-Techne’s Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) sets new standard in spatial biology with protease-free RNAscope multiomics

Common biomarker test could be misguiding treatment for some Black women with breast cancer

Gene variant linked to increased miscarriage risk through disrupted chromosome pairing

Study sheds new light on how obesity affects fat cells' mitochondria

Asimov launches LV Edge Packaging System to optimize lentivirus production

European scientists target high-risk childhood cancer with liquid biopsy

How does the nasal cavity's immune system combat SARS-CoV-2?

Gene activity plays key role in immune cell production, study shows

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