Genetics and Biotechnology

Hair Cells Reveal Ear Organization

Data‑Driven Risk Reduction in Medulloblastoma

Single‑Base Gene Editing Fixes LMNA Heart Mutation

Mutations in the LMNA gene can lead to conditions such as dilated cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophies. Most of these disorders stem from a single‑nucleotide change. Current therapies are supportive; no...
Date OCT 14, 2025

MAEA Protein’s New Role May Overcome Chemotherapy Resistance

Science Advances reports that a team from the University of Alberta has identified a previously unknown function for the protein MAEA, which was formerly linked only to developmental disorders. Their...
Date OCT 14, 2025

Enzyme Inhibitors Boost Prostate Cancer Therapy

An international collaboration has identified a previously unrecognized vulnerability in prostate cancer cells that could improve treatment for one of the most common cancers in men. The findings, published in...
Date OCT 14, 2025

Genetic Switch Found in Lupus Cells

Researchers at Cedars‑Sinai have discovered a “molecular switch” on the PTPN22 gene that triggers T‑cells to become overactive, driving the tissue damage characteristic of lupus. The preclinical research, reported in...
Date OCT 13, 2025

Injectable Hydrogel for Voice Recovery

Researchers at McGill University have developed a novel hydrogel that holds promise as a treatment for individuals suffering from vocal cord injuries. Permanent loss of voice largely results from scarring...
Date OCT 12, 2025

Lab‑derived MS model uncovers unique brain cells driving inflammation

Scientists have discovered an uncommon type of brain cell that may be central to the relentless inflammation seen in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). This finding, published today in Neuron, represents...
Date OCT 11, 2025

RAS‑PI3K Blocker Enters First Human Trial

Science reports that scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics have discovered chemical agents that can specifically prevent the cancer‑driving protein RAS from binding to a key growth...
Date OCT 10, 2025

Study Discovers Gene Raising Risk for Children's Bone Cancer

Scientists at Cleveland Clinic Children have uncovered a previously unrecognized gene that heightens the likelihood of developing osteosarcoma, the most common malignant bone tumor in youngsters and young adults. In...
Date OCT 09, 2025

UCLA Breakthrough: Radiative Antibody Therapy

Researchers at UCLA, collaborating with scientists worldwide, have identified a promising new treatment that can detect, kill, and reprogram aggressive, treatment‑resistant cancers such as osteosarcoma and glioblastoma. Published in Signal...
Date OCT 08, 2025

African American Brain Study Finds AD Gene

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is nearly twice as common in African Americans (AA) in the U.S. compared with people of European ancestry (EA). Social determinants such as varying access to health...
Date OCT 08, 2025

Whole‑genome sequencing improves breast cancer matching

The Lancet Oncology reports that offering entire DNA analysis to women with breast cancer can uncover distinctive genomic clues, aiding immediate care decisions and guiding entry into clinical studies, researchers...
Date OCT 08, 2025