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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

Muscles possess 'memory' of earlier growth at the DNA level, study shows

A study led by researchers at Keele University has shown for the first time that human muscles possess a 'memory' of earlier growth - at the DNA level.

30 Jan 2018

Study shows impact of financial incentives on dental X-rays

Dentists' calculation of the benefits vs the risks of X-rays is being distorted by financial incentives.

30 Jan 2018

The effects of Huntington’s disease can be seen as early as conception, finds new study

In a breakthrough study, scientists at the Rockefeller University have observed the effects of Huntington’s disease in neurons as early as conception.

30 Jan 2018

Rockefeller scientists develop system to model Huntington’s in human embryonic stem cells

With new findings, scientists may be poised to break a long impasse in research on Huntington's disease, a fatal hereditary disorder for which there is currently no treatment.

29 Jan 2018

My grandmother was Italian. Why aren’t my genes Italian?

Maybe you got one of those find-your-ancestry kits over the holidays. You’ve sent off your awkwardly collected saliva sample, and you’re awaiting your results.

29 Jan 2018

Scientists decipher molecular mechanism of the cell with relevance for cancer development

Achievement in the field of cancer research: Biologists and chemists at the University of Konstanz decipher a molecular mechanism of the cell with relevance for the development of cancer and the fight against that disease.

27 Jan 2018

Global effort toward HIV cure published in Special Issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Researchers have shown that despite effective combined antiretroviral therapy, HIV can hide in the spleen of patients with no detectable HIV in their blood.

27 Jan 2018

Discovery may offer new therapeutic approach for kids with Prader-Willi syndrome

Stem cell researchers at UConn Health have reversed Prader-Willi syndrome in brain cells growing in the lab, findings they recently published in the Human Molecular Genetics.

27 Jan 2018

Small tweak to mammal's DNA can cause significant physical changes, study finds

The difference between webbed toes and distinct digits may be the result of not just genetic information, but of how the genes regulate that information. Researchers at the National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems in Japan found that a small, non-specific tweak to a mammal's DNA can potentially cause specific and significant physical changes.

27 Jan 2018

Researchers working to fill knowledge gap between DNA damage and cancer

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center are working to fill the knowledge gap between DNA damage and cancer, including developing approaches to manipulate the DNA damage response to treat and prevent disease.

27 Jan 2018

Study reveals existence of previously unknown immune defense mechanisms in bacteria

Until a decade ago, scientists were not aware that bacteria had complex immune systems – ones that could keep up with the pace of evolution in viruses called phages that infect bacteria.

27 Jan 2018

Scientists use synthetic protein to disrupt bacteria’s ability to perform basic life functions

A synthetic protein that disrupts the ability of bacteria to perform basic life functions-;moving, eating, attaching to hosts-;could be a key to fighting infectious disease and preventing bacteria from evolving into drug-resistant pathogens.

27 Jan 2018

CureMatch’s co-founder is co-author of new article in Cancer Discovery journal

Igor F. Tsigelny, Ph.D., Co-founder and Chief Strategic Officer at CureMatch and research professor at University of California, San Diego, is a co-author of “Genomic landscape of cell-free DNA in patients with colorectal cancer” in Cancer Discovery along with group of colleagues from Duke University Medical Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, Caris Life Sciences, and Guardant Health, Inc. organized by the Drs. Ryan B. Corcoran and Scott Kopetz.

27 Jan 2018

Immune system handles graphene oxide in a way similar to pathogens, study shows

A study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, the University of Manchester and Chalmers University of Technology published in CHEM shows that our immune system handles graphene oxide in a manner similar to pathogens, paving the way for safer biomedical applications of this two-dimensional material.

27 Jan 2018

Scientists uncover genes responsible for drug resistance in Leprosy bacterium

In a new study, scientists have uncovered the genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in strains of M. leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy.

26 Jan 2018

Researchers identify promising new drug target for Ewing sarcoma

Screening a class of recently-developed drug compounds -- so-called "CDK inhibitors" capable of blocking CDK7/12/13 proteins -- against hundreds of different human cancer cell lines, researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have found that CDK12 inhibitors pack a particularly lethal punch to Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer typically affecting children and young adults.

25 Jan 2018

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Muscles possess 'memory' of earlier growth at the DNA level, study shows

Study shows impact of financial incentives on dental X-rays

The effects of Huntington’s disease can be seen as early as conception, finds new study

Rockefeller scientists develop system to model Huntington’s in human embryonic stem cells

My grandmother was Italian. Why aren’t my genes Italian?

Scientists decipher molecular mechanism of the cell with relevance for cancer development

Global effort toward HIV cure published in Special Issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Discovery may offer new therapeutic approach for kids with Prader-Willi syndrome

Small tweak to mammal's DNA can cause significant physical changes, study finds

Researchers working to fill knowledge gap between DNA damage and cancer

Study reveals existence of previously unknown immune defense mechanisms in bacteria

Scientists use synthetic protein to disrupt bacteria’s ability to perform basic life functions

CureMatch’s co-founder is co-author of new article in Cancer Discovery journal

Immune system handles graphene oxide in a way similar to pathogens, study shows

Scientists uncover genes responsible for drug resistance in Leprosy bacterium

Researchers identify promising new drug target for Ewing sarcoma

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