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Specific gene mutations accelerate growth of pancreatic tumours: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The new study, which was released in Nature Communications, explains how specific gene mutations cause pancreatic cancer to proliferate uncontrollably by turning on a "super-enhancer" that activates other genes.
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Study reveals how mutations in blood stem cells can worsen colon cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have uncovered how typical ageing-related blood system alterations can cause some colon tumours to spread more quickly.
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Scientists scramble to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spott
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The new variant, called BA.2.86 and nicknamed Pirola by variant hunters on social media, has more than 30 amino acid changes to its spike protein compared with its next closest ancestor, the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, according to Dr Jesse Bloom, who studies viral evolution at the Fred H
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WHO designates Covid's BA.2.86 as ‘variant under monitoring’
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring’ on Friday due to the large number of mutations it carries.
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Study finds new genetic mutation source for neurodegenerative diseases
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers have identified a further possible origin for the genetic abnormalities that give rise to uncommon diseases like Huntington's disease (HD).
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Researchers discovers relationship between higher female fertility and Alz
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In the ageing population, the Apolipoprotein-4 allele has been associated with an increased risk for a variety of illnesses, particularly Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Despite its negative effects, this genetic mutation is nevertheless prevalent in roughly 20 per cent of the popula
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Researchers find genetic mutation for Alzheimer’s disease linked with high
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Apolipoprotein-4 allele has been linked to an increased risk for a number of diseases in ageing populations, particularly Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, this genetic mutation continues to be common in about 20% of the human population despite its harmful effects. A
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Researchers more insight into Parkinson’s disease treatment
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A new method by which parkin gene mutations cause family types of Parkinson's disease has been discovered by Northwestern Medicine researchers. According to researchers in a recent study, the discovery provides a fresh approach to Parkinson's treatment.
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Gene mutation could explain why some don’t get sick from covid-19: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
People who get COVID-19 but never develop symptoms, known as super dodgers, may have a hereditary advantage. According to a new study headed by UC San Francisco researchers, they are more than twice as likely as individuals who become symptomatic to contain a specific gene variation that aid
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Researchers discover new mechanism to understand role of mutations on enzy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Cancer spreads in devious, almost military ways across the human body. It may, for example, alter our genetic make-up, take over certain cell-to-cell signalling mechanisms, and change essential enzymes to enhance tumour development, resistance to medicines, and expedite spread from the initi
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Study discovers certain genetic mutations associated with treatment-resist
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A study performed by Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers discovered that specific genetic abnormalities are linked to treatment-resistant breast cancer in young women. These mutations do not appear to be associated with treatment-resistant breast cancer in older women.
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Israeli breakthrough offers hope for children with Dravet Syndrome
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An estimated 15-20 per cent of children diagnosed with Dravets Syndrome die before reaching adulthood. There is no cure, and current treatment focuses on simply reducing seizures.
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