Research has shown that a mutation in the ATAXIN-1 gene leads to accumulation of Ataxin-1 (ATXN1) protein in brain cells and is the root cause of a…
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The vast majority of breast cancer patients will undergo surgery as part of their treatment, and most of those patients will choose a lumpectomy to…
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center and the Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research is partnering with local…
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit is one of approximately 90 sites selected to participate in the Phase 3 clinical…
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CAR-T cell therapy, which attacks cancer cells using a person’s reprogrammed immune cells, has been used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma with remarkable…
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Dr. Martin Matzuk has been named chair of the Department of Pathology & Immunology at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine. He has been serving as interim…
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With more than 33.5 million people worldwide being affected by atrial fibrillation, researchers are focused on trying to uncover exactly what causes…
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A new program developed by mental health experts at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine gives parents the tools they need to help their children cope with…
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An international team of researchers led by ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine and Houston Methodist has discovered a strategy that can potentially address a…
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In a clinical trial evaluating a novel immunotherapy option for cancer treatment, a child with rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of muscle cancer, that had…
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The androgen receptor is the primary driver of the initiation and growth of prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of death in men. Looking to…
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Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response. The TME has even been shown to inhibit…
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Scientists at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine have devised a chemical approach for discovering new enzyme-binding compounds that could be developed into…
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A study led by Dr. Ivan Rosas at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine and Dr. Naftali Kaminski from Yale School of Medicine develops the largest single-cell…
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There are about 75 different types of cells in the human brain. Although different cell types from the same organism carry the same DNA, they look…
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TRISH at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine has awarded postdoctoral fellowships to five outstanding early career scientists working in space-translatable…
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