New cancer risk gene found

A new breast cancer risk gene has been discovered which explains the early-onset breast cancer in some multiple-case breast cancer families.
The international team of investigators led by the University of Melbourne Australia, identified rare mutations in the RINT1 gene to increase risk of breast and many other cancers.

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Anti-leukaemia drug in trials

Eight Australians are diagnosed with a form of leukaemia every day. While there are treatments, many of these don’t work on all people or produce such serious side effects that the patient has to be withdrawn from treatment.

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Nobel prize 2013

Three biologists have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for solving the mystery of how cells control transport of molecules. The winners are (from left) James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof.

Read more: http://bit.ly/17biwXj via the Nobel Foundation

Image: The Lasker Foundation; UC Berkeley; Mary Altaffer/Associated Press via the New York Times

 

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Discovery

The discovery provides a new target for drugs that could potentially stop brain tumours from spreading. Gliomas account for about a third of brain tumours and survival rates are poor because of the disease's ability to invade the surrounding tissue and resist chemotherapy.

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Genetics news

People who suffer from congenital analgesia can’t feel pain, and often end up hurting themselves as they don’t know when something is too hot, or making them bleed. Researchers have discovered that mutations in the gene SCN11A are responsible for this disorder, which blocks the transmission of pain signals. 

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