High-grade serious ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the fifth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States, yet little
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Syphilis eludes immune attack by altering a single gene
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, research from UW
Continue reading »Researchers crack rare gene variant and deliver hope to South Australian family
Working in a highly successful collaboration between the Centre for Cancer Biology (a University of South Australia and SA Pathology
Continue reading »Study shows inhibition of gene helps overcome resistance to immunotherapy
Cancer immunology drugs, which harness the body’s immune system to better attack cancer cells, have significantly changed the face of
Continue reading »New research identifies neurodevelopment-related gene deficiency
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified that a gene critical to clearing up unnecessary
Continue reading »Researchers find new role for dopamine in gene transcription and cell proliferation
The dopamine D2 receptor has a previously unobserved role in modulating Wnt expression and control of cell proliferation, according to
Continue reading »‘Short sleep’ gene prevents memory deficits associated with sleep deprivation
The UCSF scientists who identified the two known human genes that promote “natural short sleep”—nightly sleep that lasts just four
Continue reading »Map showing gene interactions could lead to new cancer therapies
Nearly 150,000 cancer-related deaths can be attributed annually to Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus, in part because of the lack of effective
Continue reading »Increased risk of prostate cancer in men with BRCA2 gene fault
Men with the BRCA2 gene fault have an increased risk of prostate cancer and could benefit from PSA (prostate specific
Continue reading »Gene coding error found in rare, inherited gene cof lung-scarring disorder linked to short telomeres
By combing through the entire genetic sequences of a person with a lung scarring disease and 13 of the person’s
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