Does Smoking Cause Genetic Mutations In Your Children?

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...
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New T cell therapy targets CTNNB1 cancer mutation with promising results in animal studies

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have developed a promising new immunotherapy targeting the ...
New Scientist

How fast you age may be controlled by a DNA repair boss in your cells

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Telomere protection failure: How genetic mutations cause pulmonary fibrosis

A research group from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has found that an alteration in the POT1 gene prevents lung tissue from regenerating, which over time makes breathing difficult. The ...
University of Dundee

Gene mutation linked to cancer may also cause spine problems, Dundee study reveals

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s by 75% in ‘Groundbreaking’ Clinical Trial

In a trial of people with early Huntington's, the newly developed therapy slowed the progression of symptoms by 75%.
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Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US ...
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Harvard gene editing treatment corrects brain mutations and improves survival

In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the brain of living mice with a single injection. This new approach, described ...
Medical Xpress

Multi-disciplinary approach sheds light on the role of mitochondrial DNA mutations in cancer

Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been observed in cancer, but it has been unclear how these changes might ...

DNA folding more important for cell function than previously thought

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

“Junk DNA” Provides Surprising New Treatments for Hard-To-Treat Blood Cancers

Junk DNA” may hold the key to treating tough cancers. Existing drugs exploit weaknesses in cells with gene mutations. Researchers at King’s College London have identified a promising strategy for ...

Experimental gene therapy found to slow Huntington’s disease progression, company says

An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington's disease, marking a major step toward a ...