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November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Children living in war-torn countries not only suffer from poor mental health outcomes, but war may cause adverse biological changes at the DNA level, which could have lifelong health impacts, according to a ground-breaking ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study finds that, in healthy women, some breast cells that otherwise appear normal may contain chromosome abnormalities typically associated with invasive breast cancer. The findings question conventional thinking on the genetic origins of ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers have pinpointed what could be the early genetic origins of breast cancer -- cancer-like mutations appearing in the cells of healthy women. In a new study, the international collaborators analyzed the genomes of more than 48,000 ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — New research has found that people with a genetic defect in their ability to digest sucrose eat less cake, sweets and chocolate, which could hold the key to helping the wider population to eat less sugar. The international study shows that genetic ...
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Nov. 12, 2024 — Blocking the METTL3 protein can increase sensitivity to chemotherapy in neuroblastoma, according to new research. The study shows how specific RNA modifications affect gene expression in the early ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Genes aren't the sole driver instructing cells to build multicellular structures, tissues, and organs. Biologists have now characterized the ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Cell-to-cell communication through nanosized particles, working as messengers and carriers, can now be analyzed in a whole new way, thanks to a new method involving CRISPR gene-editing technology. ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a mechanism behind the yo-yo effect: fat cells have a memory that is based on ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer's genesis and progression. The proteins were gathered from cerebrospinal ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — A new study has revealed that the shape of the heart is influenced in part by genetics and may help predict the risk of cardiovascular ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new technology to efficiently isolate a specific subset of gut bacteria from fecal samples that are recognized by IgA ...
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Nov. 14, 2024 — StitchR, a new gene therapy technique, delivers large genes in two parts to treat muscular dystrophies by restoring critical proteins in animal ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — By exploiting the genetic variation in cancer cells, an already approved cancer drug demonstrated enhanced effects against cancer cells in specific patient groups, according to a new study. The ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — A 'deep learning' artificial intelligence model can identify pathology, or signs of disease, in images of animal and human tissue much faster, and often more accurately, than people. The ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Recent advances in bladder cancer treatments may offer hope of curative care to more patients, including those with high-risk localized, muscle-invasive disease, according to a new ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that could ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Scientists have identified new gene faults and evolutionary patterns contributing to testicular cancer. Their findings offer profound insights into the development of the disease and into potential ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers reveal that metabolic enzymes known for their roles in energy production and nucleotide synthesis are taking on unexpected 'second jobs' within the nucleus, orchestrating ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have combined two gene editing methods. This enables them to quickly investigate the significance of many genetic mutations involved in the development and treatment of ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends signals through an ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Scientists uncovered a previously unrecognized tumor suppression mechanism through the study of condensates and ribosome ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Extracellular vesicles (EVs) loaded with customizable anti-cancer antisense oligonucleotides suppressed cancer ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both dogs and ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive clinical or genetic ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers identify a key pathway leading to neurodegeneration in early stages of ALS, hinting at the potential for short-circuiting the progression of the fatal disease if diagnosed ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers developed theoretical foundations for methods that could identify the best way to aggregate genes into modules and efficiently learn the underlying cause-and-effect relationships among ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy. The strategy, which they demonstrated in cells in the lab, forces brain cancer ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. But only two percent of the human genome actually encodes ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- New Discovery Enables Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies, Other Disorders
- Genetic Variation Enhances Cancer Drug Sensitivity
- AI Method Can Spot Potential Disease Faster, Better Than Humans, Study Finds
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Treatment Advances, Predictive Biomarkers Stand to Improve Bladder Cancer Care
- Researchers Reveal Why a Key Tuberculosis Drug Works Against Resistant Strains
- Children's Gut Bacteria May Hold the Key to Diarrhea Treatment
- New Genetic Changes Linked to Testicular Cancer Offer Fresh Insights Into the Disease and Its Treatment
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- 'Moonlighting' Enzymes Can Lead to New Cancer Therapies
- One Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection
- Using CRISPR to Decipher Whether Gene Variants Lead to Cancer
- DNA Packaging Directly Affects How Fast DNA Is Copied in Cells
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Tumor Suppressor Forms Gel-Like Assemblies to Sacrifice Cancer Cells
- Scientists Use Microcellular Drones to Deliver Lung Cancer-Killing Drugs
- International Canine Gene Research Database Accelerates Biomedical Research
Friday, November 8, 2024
- New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans
- One Gene Provides Diagnoses for 30 Patients Whose Condition Was Unexplained for Years
- Key Pathway Leading to Neurodegeneration in Early Stages of ALS Identified
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- A Causal Theory for Studying the Cause-and-Effect Relationships of Genes
- Researchers Make Glioblastoma Cells Visible to Attacking Immune Cells
- Finding Function for Noncoding RNAs Using a New Kind of CRISPR
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- Cracking the Code of DNA Circles in Cancer: Potential Therapy
- Genomic Databases Need More Diversity, Experts Say
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Testing Thousands of RNA Enzymes Helps Find First 'twister Ribozyme' In Mammals
- Ancient Immune Defense System Plays an Unexpected Role in Cancer
- An Extra Year of Education Does Not Protect Against Brain Aging, Study Finds
- Alzheimer's and Alcohol Use Disorder Share Similar Gene Expression Patterns, Study Finds
- Deaf Male Mosquitoes Don't Mate
- Two Key Genes Identified Linking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Persistent Problems With AI-Assisted Genomic Studies
- Space: A New Frontier for Exploring Stem Cell Therapy
- Synthetic Genes Engineered to Mimic How Cells Build Tissues and Structures
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Increased Rates of Severe Human Infections Caused by Streptococcus Subspecies
- New Huntington's Treatment Prevents Protein Aggregation
- Scientists Discover Key to Preventing Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Related Disorders
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- First Blueprint of the Human Spliceosome Revealed
- Researchers Solve Medical Mystery of Neurological Symptoms in Kids
- New Findings on Animal Viruses With Potential to Infect Humans
- Human Proteins Identified That Explain Inter-Individual Differences in Functional Brain Connectivity
- A Newly Developed Algorithm Shows How a Gene Is Expressed at Microscopic Resolution
- Breast Cancer: The Diversity of Metastases
- Researchers Identify Key Mechanism in Human Lung Development
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Study Identifies How Ovarian Cancer Protects Itself, Paves Way for Improved Immunotherapy Approach
- New Method to Analyze Complex Genetic Data Could Be the Key to Tackling Rare Diseases
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Scientists Can Reverse Brain Aging in Fruit Flies by Preventing Buildup of a Common Protein
- Understanding How Mutations Affect Diseases
- Childhood Attention Issues and Genetic Factors May Predict Psychosis Risk
- Researchers Discover Underlying Mechanisms That Make CRISPR an Effective Gene Editing Tool
- Genomic Variants That Increase Risk of Kidney Disease Are Found in Nearly One-Third of West Africans
- A New Chemistry for CRISPR
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Scientific Discovery Scratching Beneath the Surface of Itchiness
- Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus
- Cancer Risk Linked to P53 in Ulcerative Colitis
- Researchers Uncover Novel Role of Protein GPNMB in Heart Repair
- Researchers Discover That Errors in Protein Location Are a Common Cause of Disease
- Gene Named for Mythical Irish Land Could Aid Muscle Function After Traumatic Nerve Injuries
- Novel Role of BRCA1 in Tumor Suppression
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Could a New Medical Approach Fix Faulty Genes Before Birth?
- Mouse Model Reveals Liver Involvement in Muscular Dystrophy
- Plastic Chemical Causes Causes DNA Breakage and Chromosome Defects in Sex Cells, Study Finds
- Research in Mice Suggests Zinc Supplements Have Potential Value to Directly Treat Short Bowel Syndrome
- Study Increases Understanding of What Makes Multiply Recurrent Meningiomas a Most Aggressive Form of Brain Tumor
- New Formation of Neurons from Stem Cell Niche Disrupted After Stroke
- New AI Tool Predicts Protein-Protein Interaction Mutations in Hundreds of Diseases
- Experimental Drug Engineered to Prevent Heart Failure After Heart Attacks
- The Cellular Superhero That Protects Us Against RNA Viruses
- In Pioneering Study, Gene Technology Outperforms Standard Newborn Screening Tests
- ClinGen Creates a Robust, Open-Access Platform to Define the Clinical Relevance of Genes and Variants
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- 'Human Mini-Brains' Reveal Autism Biology and Potential Treatments
- Research Shows Urine Tests May Detect Early Diseases
- Scientists Discover How Excessive Red Meat Consumption Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Lyme Borreliosis: New Approach for Developing Targeted Therapy
- Researchers Flip Genes on and Off With AI-Designed DNA Switches
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Structural Biology Analysis of a Pseudomonas Bacterial Virus Reveals a Genome Ejection Motor
- Stirred, Not Shaken: Scientists Uncover How Transcription Drives Motion Within the Genome
- Engineering Creates Molecules That Target Cancer-Causing Proteins
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Evolution in Action: How Ethnic Tibetan Women Thrive in Thin Oxygen at High Altitudes
- Ancient Viral DNA in the Human Genome Linked to Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- New Research Could Lead to Genetically Tailored Diets to Treat Patients With IBS
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Researchers Identify Key Enzyme in Aging Cells to Promote Healthy Aging
- 'Paving the Way' For Improved Treatment of Premature Aging Disease
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Study Shows That Rett Syndrome in Females Is Not Just Less Severe, but Different
- Why Do We Love Carbs? The Origins Predate Agriculture and Maybe Even Our Split from Neanderthals
- Repurposing Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Aggressive Brain Tumors
- Providencia Rustigianii Has Virulence Gene Akin to Salmonella's
- Microbiome: Drug Discovery Within the Patient
- Gene Editing Approach Paves the Way to First-in-Human Clinical Trial for Rare Genetic Disease
- Specific Type of DNA Could Be a Target of Future Cancer Therapies
- mRNA Vaccines for Disease Outbreaks Can Be Synthesized in Less Time With New Technique
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- High Potency Cannabis Use Leaves Unique Signature on DNA, Study Shows
- Don't Kill the Messenger RNA!
- New Study on microRNAs Could Lead to Better Fertility Treatment
- Zebrafish as a Model for Studying Rare Genetic Disease
- Boy or Girl? Researchers Identify Genetic Mutation That Increases Chance of Having a Daughter
- Uncovering a Way for Pro-B Cells to Change Trajectory
- Protein Interactions: Who Is Partying With Whom and Who Is Ruining the Party?
- Researchers Offer Alternative to Hydroxyurea in Study of DNA Replication Process