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A gene is a unit of heredity in a living organism. It normally resides on a stretch of DNA that codes for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. All living things depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains.

Researchers discover how specific molecules promote cancer progression

The development of cancer is a highly complicated process, involving multiple genes and signaling pathways that become upregulated or downregulated throughout different stages of tumor growth and spread. Two of the most commonly altered genes in cancer are p53 and AKT.

16 Oct 2020

Peptide therapy prevents overreaction of the immune system against infections

Individuals require enough action to remove offensive viruses or bacteria, but not so much that their body suffer a considerable damage.

From UC San Diego 15 Oct 2020

Researchers identify drug that could overcome tumor resistance

Scientists have discovered that a drug that may make some melanoma tumors perceptible to the immune system, enabling them to be better targeted.

15 Oct 2020

Virus-mimicking drugs may overcome immunotherapy resistance in tumors

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that a drug that activates the body's natural defenses by behaving like a virus may also make certain stealthy melanoma tumors visible to the immune system, allowing them to be better targeted by immunotherapy.

15 Oct 2020

Study offers renewed hope for children suffering from myofibrillar myopathies

Stephen Greenspan and Laura Zah were devastated when they learned their son Alexander had a rare genetic mutation, which causes a deadly neuromuscular disease with no known treatment or cure.

15 Oct 2020

Study sheds light on whether corals are genetically equipped to handle warmer oceans

In 1998, ocean temperatures soared, and the world experienced its first significant coral bleaching event. From the Great Barrier Reef to Indonesia to Central America, corals turned white and ghostly.

15 Oct 2020

Statins can reduce risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases

According to a study recently published in the eLife journal, cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, may lower cancer risk in humans via a pathway unassociated with cholesterol.

15 Oct 2020

Study reveals molecular mechanism that regulates filament-like proteins in heart muscles

Heart muscle cells contain filament-like proteins that should have the same precise length, so that they can perfectly synchronize.

15 Oct 2020

Immunotherapy using CAR NKT cells shows promise for treating solid tumors

Natural killer T (NKT) cells, a type of immune cells known for their potent anti-cancer properties in murine tumor models, have been developed into a novel form of immunotherapy to treat patients with cancer.

14 Oct 2020

Researchers discover new gene involved in the architecture of grass inflorescence

The “spikelet meristem,” or SM for short, has a crucial role to play during the development of the grass inflorescence.

14 Oct 2020

Dynamic map shows how immune cells fight microbes and remember future infections

Scientists have plotted the activity of an unlimited number of genes in the immune cells of mice over the course of an infection.

14 Oct 2020

Study could explain why some people are severely affected by Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Geneticists usually split disorders into “simple”, where mutations in several genes contribute modest quantities.

13 Oct 2020

New computational biology algorithm may enable more effective cellular therapies

Cellular therapy is a powerful strategy to produce patient-specific, personalised cells to treat many diseases, including heart disease and neurological disorders. But a major challenge for cell therapy applications is keeping cells alive and well in the lab.

13 Oct 2020

VAV1 gene mutations may promote growth of T-cell tumors in laboratory mice

Life is an exquisite orchestration of growth and change, with checks and balances that fine-tune complex entwined interactions, both intrinsic and external.

13 Oct 2020

Study clarifies role of ERβ in growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice

Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities in the growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice.

13 Oct 2020

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Researchers discover how specific molecules promote cancer progression

Peptide therapy prevents overreaction of the immune system against infections

Researchers identify drug that could overcome tumor resistance

Virus-mimicking drugs may overcome immunotherapy resistance in tumors

Study offers renewed hope for children suffering from myofibrillar myopathies

Study sheds light on whether corals are genetically equipped to handle warmer oceans

Statins can reduce risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases

Study reveals molecular mechanism that regulates filament-like proteins in heart muscles

Immunotherapy using CAR NKT cells shows promise for treating solid tumors

Researchers discover new gene involved in the architecture of grass inflorescence

Dynamic map shows how immune cells fight microbes and remember future infections

Study could explain why some people are severely affected by Bardet-Biedl syndrome

New computational biology algorithm may enable more effective cellular therapies

VAV1 gene mutations may promote growth of T-cell tumors in laboratory mice

Study clarifies role of ERβ in growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice

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