Breast cancers that have an overactive PI3K enzyme, involved in cell growth and division, tend to be more aggressive and to spread and divide more like stem cells. But a new study by Ralitsa Madsen of University College London and colleagues publishing November 11 in the journal PLOS Genetics uncovers a surprising relationship between PI3K […]
Mutant gene-targeted immunotherapy approach developed
A novel targeted immunotherapy approach developed by researchers at the Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center employs new antibodies against genetically altered proteins to target cancers. The researchers targeted their immunotherapy approach to alterations in the common cancer-related p53 tumor suppressor gene, the […]
How a mutant coronavirus strain dominated the world:
How a mutant coronavirus strain dominated the world: Scientists discover change to COVID-19 variant that lets it copy itself more efficiently – making it more infectious (but not more deadly) Researchers found the most dominant strain of the virus was a mutation of the original variant called G614 The G strain is not a deadlier […]
Dominant mutant strain of coronavirus now 'dominant,' study warns
Mutant strain of coronavirus that makes it more infectious has ‘dominated’ the US and Europe – and vaccines in development may NOT work against it, study suggests Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists in New Mexico have been tracking the evolution of the coronavirus and its mutations A significant mutation emerged in March in Europe, and […]