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New therapeutic target in aggressive paediatric cancer, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

New experiments in mice have revealed a potential therapeutic target in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive paediatric cancer. The […]

Researchers Identify Jumping “Junk” DNA as a Novel Cause of Paediatric Brain Cancer

Written by Bethany Hoernfeldt, Science Writer  Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Hospital have discovered the first causal link between “jumping” […]

Genomic Sequencing Offers Young Cancer Patients New Treatment Options

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer  The results from a clinical trial that sequenced DNA and RNA in tumours from […]

Genetics Unzipped podcast: A menagerie of malignancy – cancer across the animal kingdom

In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, presenter Dr Kat Arney takes a trip to the zoo to find out […]

Genetic basis of childhood liver cancer diversity

Hepatoblastoma is the most common liver cancer in children. However, the hereditary predisposition and acquired molecular aberrations related to the […]

Cell migration regulators may contribute to cancer metastasis

Researchers have shown that tumour protein D52 (TPD52)-like proteins are important for cell migration and cancer cell invasion, revealing a […]

Podcast: The Future of Cancer: How Genomics is Transforming Research and Treatment for All

In the latest episode of the Genetics Society’s ‘Genetics Unzipped’ podcast, sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Geneticist Dr Kat Arney […]

New hope for children and young people with cancer

September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) which takes place every year to increase awareness of cancer in children and […]

Genomics week in brief: Week ending 24th June

Check out the latest Genomics Week in Brief – full of intriguing news and research from the genomics space! Top […]

Blood cell ratios correlate with leukaemia risk

A new study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, has reported that genetically induced shifts in blood cell […]