The Packard Center and ALS United will fund a preclinical study investigating how abnormal TDP-43 protein contributes to ALS.

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A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

This insightful review explores key areas of cancer genetic research, focusing on genes that may benefit from ...

Despite several therapeutic strategies having been developed, cancer is still one of the leading causes of mortality ...

Having an mRNA COVID vaccine will not make your body produce new tumour-fighting T cells. What it might do, based on this ...

Engineered genome editors are transforming precision medicine, yet their clinical impact hinges on delivery: getting editing ...