Two Gene Variants May Predict Who Will Benefit from Breast Cancer Prevention DrugsNIH-supported discovery could advance individualized care of high-risk women.
Supreme Court Rules That Human Genes Can’t Be PatentedMost agree that the ruling reduces barriers to genetic testing and enables scientists to further genetic research and share data aimed ultimately at preventing and curing disease.
Researchers Find Unique Peptide with Therapeutic PotentialUTSW researchers identify Tat-beclin 1 against cancers, neurological disorders, and infectious diseases.
Genetic Switches Play Big Role in Human EvolutionStudy offers further proof that the divergence of humans from chimpanzees was profoundly influenced by mutations to DNA sequences.
An Epigenetic Change Causes the Block of Antitumor GenesHealthy cells live in a delicate balance between growth-promoting genes (oncogenes) and those who restrain it (anti-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes).
Vegetable Fats Tied to Less Prostate Cancer SpreadAfter being diagnosed with prostate cancer, men who eat a diet high in vegetable fats may be less likely to have their disease spread.
Studies Illuminate Functions of RNAResearchers at the University of California illuminate the functional importance of a relatively new class of RNA molecules.
Therapeutic Nanoparticles from Grapefruit JuiceGrapefruit-derived nanovectors to deliver targeted drugs to treat cancer.
Chemical Screen Points to New Line of Attack Against NeuroblastomaIn the war on neuroblastoma, the current chemical weaponry is reaching its limit.
Identified a Key Protein in Maintaining the Identity of B LymphocytesThis finding could be useful for the study of blood diseases such as lymphoma and leukemia.
