A common drug may help treat a rare genetic disease microbiologystudy
DENVER — A drug found in almost every medicine cabinet may be a treatment for a rare genetic disease. Ibuprofen […]
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Novel tool helps identify mutations in mitochondrial DNA microbiologystudy
Areas of regional missense constraint identified in MT-ND1 are shown in red within the linear protein sequence (top) and the
Deep-sea corals are home to previously unknown bacteria with extremely small genomes
A German-American research team led by Professor Iliana Baums from the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University
Researchers discover key mechanism in Klinefelter syndrome microbiologystudy
Abnormal development of fetal germ cells in Klinefleter patients. Credit: Peking University How does an extra X chromosome lead to
One gene provides diagnoses for 30 patients whose condition was unexplained for years microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was
Novel method goes ‘below the limit of quantification’ to enhance genetic discovery microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research scientist Yosuke Tanigawa and Professor Manolis Kellis at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Genetic variant discovery could lead to early detection and treatment of aggressive prostate cancer microbiologystudy
Biochemical characterization of the effect of the Thr163 variant on PSA activity. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52472-6 QUT scientists
Research shows caterpillar fungus can slow down growth of cancer cells microbiologystudy
New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has
Inhibiting specific protein action could lead to precision therapy for some patients with drug-resistant leukemia microbiologystudy
Leukemia cells with the BIM variation under a microscope. Such cells often don’t respond well to imatinib, a common type
Drug combo strategy makes glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cells microbiologystudy
Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy. The