Tag: Genes

February 24, 2021

Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03211-0 Many genetic variants have been found to have a linkage with genetic diseases, but the understanding of ...

Many genes associated with the risk of coronary artery disease act through the liver

February 24, 2021

Credit: UEF/Raija Törrönen. According to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, more than one third ...

Abundance of iron drives cell death and could inform novel treatments for neuroblastoma

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops in nerve tissue, most commonly in the glands around ...

New features of a gene defect that affects muzzle length and caudal vertebrae in dogs

Researchers discover new features of a gene defect that affects the length of the muzzle and caudal vertebrae in dogsCredit: ...

New therapeutic target for Huntington’s treatment

New perspective on the role of sRNAs in the diseaseCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation ...

Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, novel analysis shows

Credit: Sorbonne Université Using an innovative computational approach to analyze vast brain cell gene expression datasets, researchers at MIT and ...

Scientists use DNA origami to monitor CRISPR gene targeting

CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes; to watch CRISPR ...

Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox

TB-causing bacteria remember prior stress, react quickly to new stressCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 22, 2021) -Tuberculosis bacteria ...

Discovery of a mechanism by which epithelial tumours cause developmental delays

Credit: IRB Barcelona The systemic balance that coordinates the growth of an organism and its progress through the different stages ...

Down syndrome research biobank launched

Cincinnati Children's Hospital teams with DownSyndrome AchievesCredit: Cincinnati Children's FEB. 22, 2021 - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has collaborated ...

A novel gene discovery associated with a development disorder of pituitary origin

Credit: Noora Kaikkonen The pituitary gland is a pea-sized endocrine gland composed of two structurally and functionally separate parts known ...

Researchers demonstrate new method to track genetic diversity of salmon, trout

Credit: Loretta Ellenburg, USFS PNW Research Station. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service ...

Dozens of new lichen species discovered in East African mountain forests

Credit: Jouko Rikkinen "The lengthy groundwork is finally complete," says Jouko Rikkinen, Professor of Botany at the University of Helsinki, ...

Study reveals how a longevity gene protects brain stem cells from stress