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Scientists mine gene responses to existing chemotherapies to facilitate precision cancer treatment
Scientists utilise computational biology techniques in a bid to enable doctors to use targeted therapies for cancer patients.
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Scientists find that dectin-1 receptor protects against allergies
Contrary to previous notions that the receptor dectin-1 causes allergic reactions, new research from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that it actually prevents this response, indicating new targets for allergy and asthma drugs.
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New machine learning algorithm uncovers time-delayed interactions in cells
Scientists have designed a new machine learning algorithm that uses time-series data to uncover underlying biological networks.
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Harnessing the power of genomic sequencing augments diagnosis and treatment of lymphoid cancer
A new study has established that hybrid-capture sequencing is the method of choice for sequencing “actionable” gene mutations across the most common forms of lymphoid cancer.
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New body of resistance gene research has potential to combat superbugs
Scientists in Denmark have made it possible to rank the risk of resistance genes and predict the evolution of existing and future drugs.
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Precise genetic cause of rare hypertension syndrome is discovered
Scientists at the Berlin Institute of Health have discovered how mutations in a new disease gene CLCN2 cause the unusual inherited form of high blood pressure: Familial hyperaldosteronism type II.
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OTUD7A gene identified as key player in 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome
Researchers have identified in a mouse model OTUD7A as the gene that accounts for many characteristics of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome...
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Scientists uncover the secret to how piRNAs defend the genome
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered the mechanism by which small RNA molecules (piRNAs) locate and silence foreign invading genes, whilst avoiding ‘self’ genes.
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Researchers uncover the origins of leprosy and reason for its drug resistance
Scientists in Switzerland have developed the tools to sequence genes from the leprosy bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, revealing information about its origins and reasons behind its resistance to drugs.
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Energy storehouses in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Research into the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on how mitochondria structures function has revealed that a highly toxic beta amyloid protein disrupts normal function.
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Pixelated gene expression tool provides fast accurate results for RNA analysis
Researchers have demonstrated how a pixelated gene expression tool can accurately measure RNA levels more quickly than existing methods allow.
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Genomic tools reveal diverse behaviour in immune cells
New research from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology using single-cell transcriptome analysis yields greater understanding of the human immune system.
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HLF gene protects blood stem cells by maintaining them in a resting state
The HLF gene is necessary for maintaining our blood stem cells in a resting state, which is crucial for ensuring normal blood production.
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Mitochondrial disease can be inherited from healthy parents
Researchers have shown for the first time how children can inherit a severe -- potentially fatal - mitochondrial disease from a healthy mother...
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Scientists identify potential therapeutic target for HER2-driven breast cancer
Researchers have made a unique discovery about the role of the MED1 protein in breast cancer formation, showing it to be a promising therapeutic target worthy of future study.
