The Scan
Study Reveals New Details About Genetics of Major Cause of Female Infertility
Researchers in Nature Medicine conducted a whole-exome sequencing study of mote than a thousand patients with premature ovarian insufficiency.
Circulating Tumor DNA Shows Potential as Biomarker in Rare Childhood Cancer
A study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that circulating tumor DNA levels in rhabdomyosarcoma may serve as a biomarker for prognosis.
Study Recommends Cancer Screening for Dogs Beginning Age Seven, Depending on Breed
PetDx researchers report in PLOS One that annual cancer screening for dogs should begin by age seven.
White-Tailed Deer Harbor SARS-CoV-2 Variants No Longer Infecting Humans, Study Finds
A new study in PNAS has found that white-tailed deer could act as a reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 variants no longer found among humans.
Study Points to Benefits of Local Consolidative Therapy, Targeted Treatments in Cancer Care
In JCO Precision Oncology, researchers report that local consolidative therapy combined with molecularly targeted treatments could improve survival for some lung cancer patients.
Genetic Variants That Lower LDL Cholesterol Linked to Reduced Heart Disease Risk
Rare variants in two genes that lower LDL cholesterol are also associated with a decreased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new JAMA Cardiology study.
Study Links Evolution of Longevity, Social Organization in Mammals
With the help of comparative phylogenetics and transcriptomics, researchers in Nature Communications see ties between lifespan and social organization in mammals.
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Score Provides Immunotherapy Response, Prognostic Insights
Using multiple in situ analyses and RNA sequence data, researchers in eBioMedicine have developed a score associated with immunotherapy response or survival.
CRISPR-Based Method for Finding Cancer-Associated Exosomal MicroRNAs in Blood
A team from China presents in ACS Sensors a liposome-mediated membrane fusion strategy for detecting miRNAs carried in exosomes in the blood with a CRISPR-mediated reporter system.
Drug Response Variants May Be Distinct in Somatic, Germline Samples
Based on variants from across 21 drug response genes, researchers in The Pharmacogenomics Journal suspect that tumor-only DNA sequences may miss drug response clues found in the germline.