The Science Advisory Board

President Biden launches $50M initiative to improve cancer outcomes in low-income areas

The Biden-Harris administration on Monday awarded $50 million to launch the Persistent Poverty Initiativ...

3D cellular models identify potential drug target for preventing Alzheimer’s

A 3D cellular model has shown that mutations affec...

Gene mutations linked to drug-resistant liver cancer

Certain gene mutations could serve as markers to hel...

Potential treatment for rare autoimmune disorder adapted from CAR-T therapy in study

Evidence from a small-scale clinical trial suggest...

FDA approves first gene therapy for treatment of certain patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursda...

Cancer & Disease Research

Certain gene protects against dementia in mice
July 5, 2022 -- Researchers in Japan discovered that the gene p62 plays a neuroprotective role in mice models of dementia by eliminating and thus preventing the aggregation of oligomeric tau species in the brain according to an article published in the journal Aging Cell. Read More

Study: 2 genes may lead to intellectual disability expression
July 5, 2022 -- Researchers at the University of Buffalo found that a convergent mechanism involving two genes may be responsible for how autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability develop. Read More