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Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.

Low-dose administration of MERS DNA vaccine protects against COVID-19

The Wistar Institute has developed a synthetic DNA vaccine candidate for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

26 Apr 2021

New AI model predicts targets for previously unmapped T cells against coronavirus

A research team has created an AI technique that can bind immune cells to their targets and uncouple the types of white blood cells that identify SARS-CoV-2.

26 Apr 2021

Researchers hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment for breast cancer patients

Researchers at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment option for breast cancer patients who could benefit from it.

26 Apr 2021

Macrophages perform necessary damage-control function following tissue injury

Cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death, is the result of oxygen deprivation as blood perfusion to affected tissue is prevented. To halt the development of the disease and to promote healing, re-establishment of blood flow is crucial.

26 Apr 2021

National DNA Day 2021: The Importance of DNA in Research

To celebrate National DNA Day, AZoLifeSciences speaks to Belen Hurle from the National Human Genome Research Institute about the importance of DNA in research.

From National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 26 Apr 2021

Cutting-edge genomic tools used to investigate health effects of Chernobyl radiation exposure

In two landmark studies, researchers have used cutting-edge genomic tools to investigate the potential health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, a known carcinogen, from the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine.

From National Cancer Institute (NCI) 23 Apr 2021

Natural molecule can effectively block the binding of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2

Researchers have found that a natural molecule can effectively block the binding of a subset of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The discovery may help explain why some COVID-19 patients can become severely ill despite having high levels of antibodies against the virus.

23 Apr 2021

Small molecular changes can have dramatic impact on the CAR T cell function

When researchers from Penn Medicine found that many patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with the investigational chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy targeting the CD22 antigen didn't respond, they went back to the drawing board to determine why.

23 Apr 2021

National DNA Day 2021: An Interview with Professor George Church

In celebration of National DNA Day, AZoLifeSciences interviews renowned DNA expert Professor George Church about his life-long career in DNA research.

From Harvard Medical School 23 Apr 2021

Study reveals key lipid-binding protein that contributes to cancer

Researchers have discovered how a portion of a protein communicates with a cell’s membrane to control crucial intercellular communications.

21 Apr 2021

Study finds raised levels of specific immune cells in asymptomatic people with COVID-19

The largest study of its type in the UK has identified differences in the immune response to COVID-19, between people with no symptoms, compared to those suffering a more serious reaction to the virus.

21 Apr 2021

Researchers uncover a key genetic culprit in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other forms of information are measured, stored and shared, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have uncovered a likely key genetic culprit in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

21 Apr 2021

New breakthrough in understanding the role of high-risk immune genes in rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers within the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University have made a breakthrough in understanding the role played by high-risk immune genes associated with the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

19 Apr 2021

New CRISPR technology allows scientists to switch off any gene in human cells

Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR's basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what's known as the epigenome -- proteins and small molecules that latch onto DNA and control when and where genes are switched on or off.

19 Apr 2021

Cancer News and Research

Low-dose administration of MERS DNA vaccine protects against COVID-19

New AI model predicts targets for previously unmapped T cells against coronavirus

Researchers hope to make estrogen therapy a more accessible treatment for breast cancer patients

Macrophages perform necessary damage-control function following tissue injury

National DNA Day 2021: The Importance of DNA in Research

Cutting-edge genomic tools used to investigate health effects of Chernobyl radiation exposure

Natural molecule can effectively block the binding of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2

Small molecular changes can have dramatic impact on the CAR T cell function

National DNA Day 2021: An Interview with Professor George Church

Study reveals key lipid-binding protein that contributes to cancer

Study finds raised levels of specific immune cells in asymptomatic people with COVID-19

Researchers uncover a key genetic culprit in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

New breakthrough in understanding the role of high-risk immune genes in rheumatoid arthritis

New CRISPR technology allows scientists to switch off any gene in human cells

Study shows how stem cells make specific types of cells

Modified immune cells can ruthlessly kill cancerous tumors

DNAJC9 protein plays a key role in protecting histones in the cell nucleus

Innovative technique encourages cancer cells in the kidneys to self-destruct

Study reveals DNA supercoiling is involved in regulating gene expression

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