Master switch gene can turn immune cells into cancer eradicators microbiologystudy
Macrophages killing a cancer cell. Credit: Susan Arnold and Raowf Guirguis / National Cancer Institute To grow, cancer tumors must […]
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Study identifies new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, bringing long-awaited answers to families microbiologystudy
Mutations (blue) in U2 snRNA cause a neurodevelopmental disorder about one-fifth as common as the RNU4-2/ReNU disorder, which is linked
Computational approach pinpoints genetic variants with likely causal link to asthma microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants
Scientists create ‘metal detector’ to hunt down tumors microbiologystudy
PRRDetect improves the detection of tumors with PRR dysfunction. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02152-y Researchers have created a “metal
Discovery of PZL-A molecule brings treatment for mitochondrial diseases within reach microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which
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Largest genome-wide association study uncovers drug targets and therapy opportunities microbiologystudy
Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability and chronic pain worldwide, affecting an estimated 595
Researchers identify growing list of genetic disorders treatable before or immediately after birth microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School and Duke University School of Medicine have identified
Dynamic profiling technique offers personalized approach to lung cancer treatment microbiologystudy
Graphical scheme representing the molecular mechanism of lorlatinib resistance in the H2228 cell line. Created in BioRender. Montero, J. (2025)
Cancer cells mimic Sherpa genes to survive low oxygen microbiologystudy
Impaired DNA repair and increased mutation burden in systemic hypoxia-developed tumors. Credit: Cancer Discovery (2025). DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0943 Results of a