Study finds new genetic loci associated with dementia microbiologystudy
Manhattan plots identify loci associated with each of the 11 NPEs included in this study. Credit: Nature Genetics (2024). DOI: […]
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New technique that makes competition between tumor cells visible can help personalize treatments for multiple myeloma microbiologystudy
A clonal competition assay showing populations of cells with different mutations. Depending on the mutation, each population of cells is
The secret strength of our cell guards
Proteins control most of the body’s functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore,
What we can learn from hungry yeast cells microbiologystudy
What can stressed yeast teach us about fundamental processes in the cell? A lot, according to scientists at the European
DAPK3 emerges as a new regulator of migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells microbiologystudy
Graphic representation of the functional role of DAPK3 in TNBC cells. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae401 Triple-negative breast cancer
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Cell line models identify cause of melanoma with drug resistance microbiologystudy
AMD1 inactivation sensitizes BRAF mutant melanoma to vemurafenib. Credit: Molecular Cancer (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-02031-w Melanoma is a type of cancer
How diabetes risk genes make cells less resilient to stress microbiologystudy
A graphical representation of pancreatic islet cells attached to strings bobbing up and down like a marionette. Credit: Gloria Fuentes
How epigenetic modifications can influence the onset and progression of various diseases microbiologystudy
Credit: Min Zhang, Ting Hu, Tianyu Ma, Wei Huang, Yan Wang Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that
Nobel scientist uncovered tiny genetic switches with big potential microbiologystudy
Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, Gary Ruvkun speaks during a press conference at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in