The team found that people with a mutation in a gene called IGFBP7 were 12 times more likely to recover from ALS. The gene codes for a protein dampens the effects of a second protein, called IGF-1.

One example of a potential application in this area is the differential effect of the secreted IGFBP7, which reinforces senescence in early stages of melanocyte transformation, but triggers ...

known as GDF15 and IGFBP7. Mrs Dean said the discovery was "incredibly exciting" because it proved HG was a physical, not psychological, condition and suggests there could be a cure. "For decades ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) and hyperactivated YAP1 form a YAP1-HPV oncogenic alliance to drive the malignant transformation ...