The world’s largest genetics study of ‘moliness’ has uncovered hundreds of genes that play a role in the growth of both moles and melanoma, a discovery that could lead to new ways to prevent and treat the deadliest form of skin cancer. These findings, published in Nature Communications, come from research by a team at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Herston, Australia. The team found risk genes linked to biological pathways that could lead to the development of a

First author Yuhua Tian, front, and senior author Jie Zheng in the Zheng lab on the UC Davis campus. Photo courtesy Regents of the University of California Body temperature may determine whether a single overactive ion channel causes a localized skin disorder or even a potentially lethal arrhythmia, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). In a mechanistic study of TRPM4 gain‑of‑function mutations, investigators at the

Image by Standl M. et al. CC:BY Findings from a new study suggest early-life exposure to domestic dogs may modify the effect of one...