Oxford, UK – Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a key biochemical mechanism relevant to the development of Huntington’s Disease. This discovery opens up the possibility of studying the disease before its clinical onset and eventually stopping its progression. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, has shown for...
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Beijing, China – Cancer, characterized by the development of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably, is generally associated with significant disease burden and high death rates. However, advancements in cancer biology, diagnostics, and therapeutics have greatly improved the treatment outcomes of patients with cancer. In recent years, targeted anticancer therapies such...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — LinusBio, a leader in exposomic sequencing and precision health, today announced the publication of a study in The Lancet’s eBioMedicine that demonstrates a path toward the first-ever noninvasive, hair-based biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study shows that time-sequenced elemental patterns in single strands of hair, particularly...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Research from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (INBEB) in Brazil has uncovered a critical mechanism by which mutations in the p53 protein—a key tumor suppressor known as the “guardian...
HOUSTON, Texas – Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and collaborating institutions reveal in Nature Cell Biology a strategy that helps medulloblastoma, the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in children, spread and grow on the leptomeninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and...
Darlinghurst, Australia – A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a potential explanation for why some cancer patients receiving a type of immunotherapy called checkpoint inhibitors experience increased susceptibility to common infections. The findings, published in the journal Immunity, provide new insights into immune...
Nottingham, England – Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous – which could be key to preventing this deadly disease. The breakthrough study, published in Nature Communications, is led by Professor Tania Dottorini from the University of...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Hirosaki University have uncovered critical new insights into the developmental trajectory of social behaviors in fragile X syndrome, the leading genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder. The...
Ulsan, South Korea – A groundbreaking technology with immense potential in treating ischemic retinopathy in premature infants and diabetic patients has been developed by Professor Byoung Heon Kang and his research team in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Dong Ho Park’s team at Kyungpook...
Bosto, Mass. – A major breakthrough in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, can potentially help stop the disease in its tracks in as much as half of the cases in the U.S., a Northeastern University scientist says. Jeffrey Agar, associate professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences...