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A new study suggests an early stage mechanism for the formation of cancer fusion genes that provides a new perspective in cancer development.

Researchers have combined genomic maps of copy number variants (CNV) with information from thousands of genomes, derived from different human populations, to explore the functional implications of introns.

A team of researchers from the U.S. and the U.K. examines the ways AI could be used to improve medical communications—providing information about patients’ physical and mental health, detecting high-risk situations when providers are under stress, and preventing unnecessary testing

The TAT 2019 Honorary Award for cancer drug development has been given to Dr Geoffrey Shapiro, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Institute Physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, for his leadership in developmental therapeutics, particularly in solid tumors.

Commercial octopus farming, currently in developmental stages on multiple continents, would have a negative ripple effect on sustainability and animal welfare.

Researchers report that a particular signaling pathway in breast-cancer tumors causes cancer cells to divide symmetrically, expanding the tumor. Inhibiting the pathway by drugs could become a strategy for eliminating the cancer cells.

Where the air comes in contact with a liquid, it was thought that the atoms in these regions behaved as if they were in a "drum skin", but not so for smaller scales. Now a model explains why.

Researchers have discovered that a certain enzyme in our bodies promotes cellular senescence by producing reactive oxygen species. Drugs that target this enzyme could potentially suppress this process, and inhibit aging and aging-related illnesses.

An innovative computer program could be a big help for food safety professionals working to keep production facilities free of food-borne pathogens.

Anyone who has ever put a baby to sleep by gently cradling it or has ever taken a nap in a hammock knows that rocking promotes sleep. But why? A new study shows that slow and repeated movement throughout the night modulates brain wave activity. Consequently, not only does balancing induce deeper sleep, but it also helps to strengthen memory, which is consolidated during certain sleep phases.