Researchers identify rare genetic disorder
A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a disorder that sees a normal healthy child start to lose mu...
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Showing posts with label Genetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genetics. Show all posts
Patient-reported outcomes linked to aromatase inhibitor adherence
If you want to predict which breast cancer patients will most likely stop taking aromatase inhibitors, check out their own responses to...
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Researchers find many psychiatric disorders share the same gene variants
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium identified more than 100 genetic variants ...
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Precision epigenome editing can repair genetic syndrome of intellectual disability
Healthy human brain (left) and brain with WAGR syndrome, in which the corpus callosum is thinner and misformed. Using a targeted gene e...
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New study uncovers the genetic basis of memory
New research has uncovered the genetic basis for different functions of memory. Combining human transcriptome data with functional neuroi...
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Genetic alteration increases risk of Autism and Tourette's impacts on the brain
Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases the risk of developing Au...
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Risk of specific genetic translocation is higher in patients of African ancestry, shows study
Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell cancer that is more common in patients of African American descent than of European American descent....
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Study of gene network could lead to new treatment for different neurological disorders
A mutated gene found in people with intellectual disabilities that could be targeted for treatment has been identified by an internatio...
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Genetic testing results help woman to make decisions about her treatment and preventive care
Wendy Richardson, 52, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, has always been aware that she has a strong family history of cancer. Her aunts and u...
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Broccoli's effects on kidney health may depend on individual's genetics
New research indicates that the benefits of a dietary compound on kidney health may depend on an individual's genetics. The finding...
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Key Alzheimer's gene variants act differently among Caribbean Hispanics based on ancestry
Researchers looking to uncover the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease have revealed new insights from old variants. A gene called a...
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Non-coding enhancer DNA may be key for identifying genetic risk in neurological conditions
One might think that the primary cause of most genetically linked diseases comes from mutations in coding DNA - alterations in coding r...
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Improved gene editing technique can successfully cut out undesirable genetic information
City of Hope researchers may have found a way to sharpen the fastest, cheapest and most accurate gene-editing technique, CRISPR-Cas9, s...
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Genes linked to autism spectrum disorder may play role in eye movements
Researchers studying zebrafish have found that genes linked to autism spectrum disorder and other developmental brain abnormalities may...
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Genetic mutation of APOE gene may provide protection against Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers has identified that a genetic mutation of the APOE gene, the major susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer...
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Study uncovers cause for spatial-memory deficits in people with Down syndrome
Professor Juan Lerma's group, from the UMH-CSIC Institute of Neurosciences, in Alicante (Spain), has identified the gene called GRI...
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Scientists discover gene mutation involved in paraplegia and epilepsy
Researchers at the University of Manchester have made an important discovery that could help scientists understand the cause of parapleg...
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New study implicates role of HDAC9 gene in calcification of the human aorta
Arterial wall calcification is the buildup of calcium in the blood vessel walls, which can often be a predictor of serious cardiovascul...
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UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.7 million grant to scientists from the University of Virginia to study a genetic var...
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Some types of proteins can stabilize damaged DNA
At the University of Copenhagen, researchers have discovered how some types of proteins stabilize damaged DNA and thereby preserve DNA ...
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