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Researchers discover a dependency of glioblastoma on biotin distribution
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Glioblastoma is the most lethal and malignant adult brain cancer that may arise from the neuroglial stem or progenitor cells. Certain gene mutations or those with a known history of other cancers and radiation therapy may predispose patients to develop brain cancer. Tumour relapse is invaria
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KRAS drug stops cancer growth in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer:
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS, found in nearly 30 per cent of all human tumours, successfully shrunk tumours or stopped cancer growth in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer.
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Rare mutations may have big impact on schizophrenia pathology
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. However, the disease's genetic mutations have been identified in only a small fraction few
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Gene mutation discovered that causes language impairment, ADHD and myasthe
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Scientists have shown that defects in the protein CAPRIN1 are the cause of various neurological impairments.
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How mutation functions in the brain, affects anxiety and sociality: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): New research using genome editing technology has allowed scientists to create a model and assess a gene mutation associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in humans. The study has revealed how the mutation functions in the brain and affects anxiety and socia
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Do you know iron buildup in brain linked to higher risk for movement disor
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
San Diego (California) [US] August 2 (ANI): The body absorbs too much iron due to a condition known as hereditary hemochromatosis, which is brought on by a gene mutation. This causes tissue damage and diseases like liver disease, heart disease, and diabetes. However, scant and conflicting re
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Scientists finds new way to understand genetic disorder in children
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of scientists have stepped closer to understanding the unsolved Mendelian diseases. They have found that Mendelian diseases are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm by studying th
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New clues on unsolved genetic diseases in children
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new way to interpret unsolved Mendelian diseases which are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm through studying the inheritance of a protein known as SMCHD1 which is coded by the SMCHD1
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Gene mutations provide 'precise' head and neck cancer treatment targets: S
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], April 30 (ANI): About one-fifth of the often fatal head and neck cancers contain gene mutations in pathways important for normal cell proliferation, according to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Scientists claim that these mutations have the capac
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Study details gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], April 28 (ANI): According to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, about one-fifth of the often fatal head and neck cancers contain gene mutations in pathways important for normal cell proliferation, and scientists say these mutations that cause cancer
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Study finds Calcium is vital not just for bones but also heart
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Suita [Japan], January 23 (ANI): The human heart, the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone, tirelessly beats an average of 100,000 times a day. However, conditions that stop the heart from pumping blood efficiently can cause serious problems and ultimately
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Study finds why moles become melanomas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Melanocytes are cells that give colour to the skin to protect it from the sun's rays. Specific changes to the DNA sequence of melanocytes, called BRAF gene mutations, are found in over 75 per cent of moles. The same change is also found in 50 per cent of m
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