Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning
Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans — individualized maps that help doctors determine where to
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After 60 years, scientists uncover how thalidomide produced birth defects: Defects linked to disruption of key protein involved in fetal development; finding will help guide development of new drugs
More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug
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Routine genomic screening could find risks for cancer and heart disease in 3 to 4 million
Unbeknownst to them, at least 1 percent of the U.S. population has an identifiable genetic risk for cancer or heart
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Blindness gene discovered: Researchers have identified the gene responsible for a recessive genetic disorder that causes degeneration of the eye and blindness
Our genome is made up of 20,000 genes, all of which may cause disease. At present, 4,141 genes have been
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DNA methylation related to liver disease among obese patients, study shows: Potentially deadly NAFLD associated with genetic changes; potential drug targets identified
DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies to repair themselves, fight infection, get rid of environmental
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Routine, coordinated treatment of opioid abuse can stem national epidemic
To help stem the nationwide opioid epidemic and related increases in HIV, hepatitis C and other infections, health care providers
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An orange a day keeps macular degeneration away: 15-year study
A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration than people
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DNA damage links to onset of skin cancer, melanoma mapped
A critical link in mapping recurrent mutations of melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer in humans —
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Organizing a cell’s genetic material from the sidelines: Cellular butler protein organizes a cells genetic material from the sidelines
A tremendous amount of genetic material must be packed into the nucleus of every cell — a tiny compartment. One
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Screening a tiny section of DNA to avoid severe reactions to some meds: Screening a tiny section of DNA could help East Asian patients avoid severe reactions to some medications
Researchers from Japan’s Tohoku University and colleagues have found that a simple DNA test can predict if East Asian patients
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