A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species microbiologystudy
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Researchers call for genetically diverse models to drive innovation in drug discovery
Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have unveiled a new approach to drug discovery that could revolutionize how we understand
Knocking out one key gene leads to autistic traits, mouse study shows microbiologystudy
Purkinje cells in the cerebellum, stained and magnified 63 times, revealing fine details of the dendritic spines. Credit: Hatten Lab
New guidelines on how to report clinical sequencing data help doctors make decisions about cancer treatment microbiologystudy
Steps enabling clinical decision making based on NGS data. Credit: Annals of Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.06.018 Personalized medicine is transforming
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First successful treatment of pediatric high-risk refractory neuroblastoma with PARP inhibition microbiologystudy
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists report the first successful treatment of a pediatric patient
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New way to extend ‘shelf life’ of blood stem cells can improve gene therapy microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have identified a drug already used for cancer patients, that, when applied to current gene
New international guidelines could boost accuracy for cancer genetic testing microbiologystudy
Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.07.004 New international guidelines developed by QIMR Berghofer researchers are expected
Zebrafish use surprising strategy to regrow spinal cord microbiologystudy
Zebrafish are members of a rarefied group of vertebrates capable of fully healing a severed spinal cord. A clear understanding
Study suggests way to improve treatment of hereditary breast cancer microbiologystudy
Generation of in-vivo talazoparib (PARPi)-response-and-progression Brca1-def and Bard1-def orthotopic models. Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00094-2 PARP inhibitors have