Genes News
May 17, 2024
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May 16, 2024 — In what they believe is a solution to a 30-year biological mystery, neuroscientists say they have used genetically engineered mice to address how one mutation in the gene for the light-sensing protein rhodopsin results in congenital stationary night ...
May 16, 2024 — In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver a disease-relevant gene to the brain ...
May 16, 2024 — Disc-related back pain may one day meet its therapeutic match: gene therapy delivered by naturally derived nanocarriers that, a new study shows, repairs damaged discs in the spine and lowers pain symptoms in ...
May 15, 2024 — Prions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal folding of specific normal cellular proteins. Prion disease is an umbrella term for a group of fatal and currently untreatable neurodegenerative ...
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May 15, 2024 — Scientists uncover why cancer patients with ARID1A gene mutations are more likely to respond to immunotherapy, discovering ARID1A mutations invite ...
May 15, 2024 — New research has shed light in the complex interplay between cell proteins, and how they impact on neurons in neurodevelopmental disorders and ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that blocking both genes brings about a significant reduction in tumor size. The study reveals important differences ...
May 15, 2024 — Although drug eruptions are often linked to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA), the mechanism of its involvement in presenting symptoms of the skin remains unclear. In a recent study, researchers used ...
May 15, 2024 — Everyone experiences aging in their own way, and factors such as genetics, lifestyle and environment play a role in this process. Some individuals reach the age of 90 or even 100 in good health, ...
May 15, 2024 — A recent study has found that an ion transporter protein that regulates the pH of specific brain cells can repair the blood-brain barrier and restore ...
May 14, 2024 — Environmentally caused alterations to specific areas of the genome -- known as imprint control regions -- during early development may contribute to ...
May 13, 2024 — A longstanding mystery about the strain of Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae) responsible for the seventh global cholera pandemic is how this lineage has ...
May 14, 2024 — Engineers have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, researchers ...
May 14, 2024 — Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is present in hundreds of copies in the genome, but has not previously been part of genetic analyses. A new study of 500,000 ...
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May 14, 2024 — Survey reveals nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support using emerging technology to screen embryos during IVF for risk of developing certain health conditions or traits that arise from more than ...
May 13, 2024 — A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, ...
May 13, 2024 — Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...
May 13, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that how soft or rigid proteins are in certain regions can dictate how fast or slow they enter the ...
May 10, 2024 — Introns are perhaps one of our genome's biggest mysteries. They are DNA sequences that interrupt the sensible protein-coding information in your genes, and need to be 'spliced ...
May 10, 2024 — Researchers have identified molecular and genetic pathways that direct the generation and maturation of parietal cells, the only cells in the body that produce acid, from stem cells. The findings can ...
May 9, 2024 — Discrimination may speed up the biological processes of aging, according to a new ...
May 9, 2024 — A recent study led to the development of a powerful epigenetic editing technology. The system unlocks the ability to precisely program chromatin modifications at any specific position in the genome, ...
May 9, 2024 — Aging clocks can measure the biological age of humans with high precision. Biological age can be influenced by environmental factors such as smoking or diet, thus deviating from the chronological age ...
May 8, 2024 — A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and memory in ...
May 7, 2024 — Researchers have found that herpesvirus infection modifies the structure and normal function of the mitochondria in the host cell. The new information will help to understand the interaction between ...
May 7, 2024 — A research group have used whole-genome sequencing to unravel the complex ancestry of the Japanese population. The analysis supports an earlier study that proposed that the Japanese population ...
May 7, 2024 — A new study shows that an enzyme called PARP1 is involved in repair of telomeres, the lengths of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes, and that impairing this process can lead to telomere ...
May 7, 2024 — The world's largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of ...
May 6, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled a technology that promises to improve cancer treatment decisions based on a patient's biopsy. The pioneering biological research and development measures changes in ...
May 6, 2024 — In research that may be a step forward toward finding personalized treatments for Tourette disorder, scientists have bred mice that exhibit some of the same behaviors and brain abnormalities seen in ...
May 6, 2024 — About 79% of clinical trial participants experienced measurable improvement after receiving experimental, CRISPR-based gene editing that is designed to fix a rare form of blindness, according to a ...
May 6, 2024 — A new study provides some of the clearest and most comprehensive evidence to date on what is known about stress physiology and 'epigenetic ...
May 3, 2024 — St. Jude found 156 potential targets for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T--cell immunotherapy. Explore the discovery's promise to improve cancer ...
May 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that how a special protein complex called the Mediator moves along genes in DNA may have an impact on how cells divide. The discovery may be important for future research ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Insights Into Protein Evolution
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Research Shows That 'softer' Proteins Can Cross Into the Nucleus Quicker
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Cellular Activity Hints That Recycling Is in Our DNA
- ERR-Gamma 'trains' Stomach Stem Cells to Become Acid-Producing Cells
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Discrimination May Accelerate Aging
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
- How Biological Aging Clocks Tick
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Progression of Herpesvirus Infection Remodels Mitochondrial Organization and Metabolism
- Decoding the Three Ancestral Components of the Japanese People
- Dogma-Challenging Telomere Findings May Offer New Insights for Cancer Treatments
- Genetics, Not Lack of Oxygen, Causes Cerebral Palsy in Quarter of Cases
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Direct Measurement of the Interaction Between Immune Cells and Cancer Cells from a Patient's Biopsy
- Using Advanced Genetic Techniques, Scientists Create Mice With Traits of Tourette Disorder
- Participants of Pioneering CRISPR Gene Editing Trial See Vision Improve
- Improved Nutrition, Sanitation Linked to Beneficial Changes in Child Stress and Epigenetic Programming
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Pan-Cancer Analysis Uncovers a New Class of Promising CAR T--Cell Immunotherapy Targets
- New Discovery of a Mechanism That Controls Cell Division
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Scientists Track 'doubling' In Origin of Cancer Cells
- Small Molecule Shows Early-Stage Promise for Repairing Myelin Sheath Damage
- Deeper Understanding of Malaria Parasite Development Unlocks Opportunities to Block Disease Spread
- Synchronization Between Central Circadian Clock and Circadian Clocks of Tissues Preserves Their Functioning
- Activation of Innate Immunity: Important Piece of the Puzzle Identified
- Gene Signatures from Tissue-Resident T Cells as a Predictive Tool for Melanoma Patients
- Malaria May Shorten Leukocyte Telomeres Among Sub-Saharan Africans
- Companies May Buy Consumer Genetic Information Despite Its Modest Predictive Power
- Cancer Patients Gain Important Benefits from Genome-Matched Treatments
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Research Breakthrough on Birth Defect Affecting Brain Size
- Unraveling the Roles of Non-Coding DNA Explains Childhood Cancer's Resistance to Chemotherapy
- Researchers Identify Causal Genetic Variant Linked to Common Childhood Obesity
- Clogged Arteries Worsened by Cells That Behave Like Cancer Cells
- Discovery of an Atypical Heat Shock Factor, HSF5, Involved in Meiotic Mechanisms: Implications for Male Infertility
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- An Electrifying Discovery May Help Doctors Deliver More Effective Gene Therapies
- Researchers Reveal a New Approach for Treating Degenerative Diseases
- An Omega-6 Fatty Acid May Reduce the Risk for Bipolar Disorder
- Clumps of This Molecule Inhibit Strep's DNA-Cleaving Enzymes
- Researchers Identify Over 2,000 Genetic Signals Linked to Blood Pressure in Study of Over One Million People
- Scientists Find Cancer-Like Features in Atherosclerosis, Spurring Opportunity for New Treatment Approaches
- Tsetse Fly Protein Provides Anticoagulant With Its Own on-Off Switch
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- Blood Samples Enhance B-Cell Lymphoma Diagnostics and Prognosis
- After 25 Years, Researchers Uncover Genetic Cause of Rare Neurological Disease
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Getting Dynamic Information from Static Snapshots
- Component of Keto Diet Plus Immunotherapy May Reduce Prostate Cancer
- Automated Machine Learning Robot Unlocks New Potential for Genetics Research
- Scientists Discover a New Signaling Pathway and Design a Novel Drug for Liver Fibrosis
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- RNA Modification Is Responsible for the Disruption of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's Disease
- Genetic Variations May Predispose People to Parkinson's Disease Following Long-Term Pesticide Exposure, Study Finds
- Advanced Cell Atlas Opens New Doors in Biomedical Research
- Using AI to Improve Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Gene-Based Therapy Restores Cellular Development and Function in Brain Cells from People With Timothy Syndrome
- Cells May Possess Hidden Communication System
- Ready and Vigilant: Immune Cells on Standby
- Biophysics: Testing How Well Biomarkers Work
- Discovering Cancers of Epigenetic Origin Without DNA Mutation
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Genetics Predict Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Wake Up and Die: Human Brain Neurons Re-Entering the Cell Cycle Age Quickly Shift to Senescence
- Researchers Create Artificial Cells That Act Like Living Cells
- Odor-Causing Bacteria in Armpits Targeted Using Bacteriophage-Derived Lysin
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Bella Moths Use Poison to Attract Mates: Scientists Are Closer to Finding out How
- Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
- New Technology Uncovers Mechanism Affecting Generation of New COVID Variants
- Protein Network Dynamics During Cell Division
- Mosaics of Predisposition Cause Skin Disease
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Research Defines Specific Genomic Changes Associated With the Transmissibility of the Monkeypox Virus
- Key Protein Regulates Immune Response to Viruses in Mammal Cells
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Mutations in Noncoding DNA Become Functional in Some Cancer-Driving Genes
- Scientists Uncover 95 Regions of the Genome Linked to PTSD
- AI Tool Predicts Responses to Cancer Therapy Using Information from Each Cell of the Tumor
- Siblings With Unique Genetic Change Help Scientists Progress Drug Search for Type 1 Diabetes
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Researchers Create New AI Pipeline for Identifying Molecular Interactions
- Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging
- Genetic Variant Identified That Shaped the Human Skull Base
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Researchers Discover Urine-Based Test to Detect Head and Neck Cancer
- Nanoparticle Delivery of FZD4 to Lung Endothelial Cells Inhibits Lung Cancer Progression and Metastases
- Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients
- New Study Focuses on the Placenta for Clues to the Development of Gestational Diabetes
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Next-Generation Treatments Hitch a Ride Into Cancer Cells
- New Study Sheds Light on the Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Melanomas Resist Drugs by 'breaking' Genes
- Scientists Uncover a Missing Link Between Poor Diet and Higher Cancer Risk
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- New Study Finds Potential Targets at Chromosome Ends for Degenerative Disease Prevention
- Why Some People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Pain Without Inflammation
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- New Way to Generate Human Cartilage
- How the Body Switches out of 'fight' Mode
- Researchers Identify Protein That Controls CAR T Cell Longevity
- New Insight Into Combating Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer
- A Promising Target for New RNA Therapeutics Now Accessible
- Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging
- New Diagnostic Tool Achieves Accuracy of PCR Tests With Faster and Simpler Nanopore System
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- The Genomic Architecture of Inherited DNA Variants
- Targeting RAS Proteins May Prevent Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Machine Learning Method Reveals Chromosome Locations in Individual Cell Nucleus
- Bacteria in Cancer Unmasked
- Research Could Unlock More Precise Prognoses and Targeted Treatments for Children With Cancer