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New research supports theory that cancer is a ‘stem-cell disease’.
Researchers have believed for a long time that cancerous stem cells may trigger reproduction and growth of cells within a cancer. These cancerous stem cells lurking within the cancer, under the radar...
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Study identifies elusive master regulator of synaptic protein sorting.
Synapses are specialized, protein-rich cell junctions that are essential for normal brain function and are dysfunctional in many diseases and disorders of the nervous system. Synapses are made up of...
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Researchers use gut bacteria to map genetic mutations in colorectal cancer...
Colorectal cancer is now understood to be definitely linked to microbial problems in the gut. Research has shown that the disease is linked with less numbers and diversity in the gut microbiome, and...
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Study provides most detailed analysis yet of germline mutations involved in...
A germline mutation is any detectable and heritable variation in the lineage of germ cells, any biological cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism in sexual reproduction. Mutations in these...
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Human study identifies new gene as cause and early indicator of breast cancer.
In a cancerous breast, researchers have seen the problems with the various components of breast tissue and could not fully explain why they happened. The tissue, called the stroma, includes fat cells...
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Study shows microglia has a direct role in the development of Lou Gehrig’s...
It is known that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) gradually kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is one of the most prevalent neuromuscular diseases, resulting in more than 5,600 new...
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Researchers identify telomere-based mechanism which turns mutant cells into...
Telomere dysfunction has been proposed as a key event that causes cancer progression. According to this model, progressive telomere shortening results in telomere dysfunction and end-to-end chromosomal...
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Researchers identify genetic link between a rare heart disorder and an...
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), affecting approximately 1 in 2000 people, is a heritable cardiac disease where patients are at an increased risk for LQTS-triggered seizures, and sudden cardiac...
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