UT Southwestern scientists successfully employed a new type of gene therapy to treat mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), uniquely
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RNA secondary structures can contribute strongly to gene regulation, research shows
A team of scientists from Russia studied the role of double-stranded fragments of the maturing RNA and showed that the
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Study finds colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in 1 in 6 patients
A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from
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Scientists identify protein that operates closely with a genetic mutation to spur lung cancer growth
Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified a protein that operates in tandem with a specific genetic mutation to
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Study reveals how DNA segments function in cells
A new study co-authored by University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher Srinivas Ramachandran, PhD, shows how DNA segments known as
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Apes mount a much stronger early immune response compared to African and Asian monkeys
A new study out of the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in humans, chimpanzees, rhesus macaques
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Disruption of lung biological clock may explain flu risk in adults who survived premature birth
Disruptions in the circadian rhythms in lung cells may explain why adults who survived premature birth are often more at
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ACGT awards $500,000 to advance immunotherapy approach for treating solid tumors
A scientific team led by Brian Brown, PhD, Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and Associate Director of the Precision
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LMU researchers study T cell exhaustion
T lymphocytes, or T cells, are an important component of our immune system. They can recognize foreign proteins, so-called antigens,
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BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging
A ‘biological age’ score predicts that being male, overweight, a smoker and having depression all contribute to biological aging, a
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