Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington’s disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder
New research shows that the mutation is, surprisingly, harmless for decades. But it quietly grows into a larger mutation — ...
For Brewers Fans, Bob Uecker Was One Of Us — And We Loved Him For It
By TODD GOLDEN ''Special to Fastball on SI'' Back in October, I was driving back to my Bloomington, Ind., home from Big Ten Basketball Media Days in Chicago. A ...
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Study finds surprising way that genetic mutation causes Huntington's disease, transforming understanding of the disorder
Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...
Scientists Have Proven It’s Possible to Bring a Dead Brain ‘Back to Life’—But There’s a Catch
They removed a slaughterhouse pig’s brain from its head and deprived it of oxygen at room temperature for four hours. Then, ...
Woman dies inside Monterey County Jail; cause of death unknown
Monterey County Sheriff's Office deputies said they found a woman unresponsive in her cell on Thursday. She was given ...
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New findings shed light on cause of Huntington's disease progression
A new study of nerve cells affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that the disease-causing gene slowly expands over ...
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DNA repeat expansion drives Huntington’s development
Studies of living participants and postmortem brains confirm that gene expansion is a promising target for HD prevention ...
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Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn
Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study by the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, reveals that RNA, another ...
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Adjuvant Cemiplimab Significantly Improves Disease-Free Survival in High-Risk Skin Cancer
Cemiplimab significantly reduced the risk of recurrence or death in patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma ...
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Calquence Combo Therapy Approved for Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Calquence ® (acalabrutinib) in combination with bendamustine and rituximab for the treatment of adults with previously untreated mantle cell ...
Kenner police use technology to track down murder suspect
Keith Cotton was arrested and is facing charges, including first-degree murder. Detectives linked Cotton to the death of Tyrea James using surveillance video, license plate recognition, and cell phone ...
Secret jars in a prison fridge hold AZ’s lethal injection drugs, and they may be expired
In a locked and alarm-equipped refrigerator at an Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry facility in ...