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Tag: Genes
Inherited mutation can predispose children to a type of brain tumor
Collaboration co-led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discovers a novel predisposition gene in pediatric medulloblastomaCredit: St. Jude ...
Gairdner Foundation recognizes Dr. Guy Rouleau with prestigious award
The Neuro's director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and Open Science leadershipCredit: The Neuro Since 1957, ...
Cancer research, the guardian of the genome has a new ally
A team of researchers of the University of Trento focused on a new molecular mechanism that works like a 'switch'Credit: ...
Blood test accurately detects over 50 types of cancer, often before symptoms show
Test also identifies where in the body the cancer has originatedCredit: Allen McCrodden, Associate Director, Creative Group of ProEd Communications ...
Biological ‘atlas’ shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital mapped the epigenetic controls on T cells, which could aid Type 1 diabetes ...
Scientists identify gene that first slows, then accelerates, progression of ALS in mice
Columbia study underscores complexities of deadly neurodegenerative disease; offers promising strategies to target disease's underlying genetic mechanismsCredit: Valeria Gerbino/Maniatis lab/Columbia's ...
Experimental medication to prevent heart disease may treat chemo-resistant ovarian cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Most ovarian cancer starts in fallopian tubes. Then it sloughs from its site of ...
Destroying DNA to save the genome — study offers new insights into sepsis and its treatment
Scientists uncover a new mechanism underlying the life-threatening condition and propose a novel treatment strategy centered around cell-free chromatinCredit: Dr ...
Insights into the diagnosis and treatment brain cancer in children
Credit: Kanazawa University Ependymoma is a rare form of brain cancer that implicates children and is often tricky to diagnose. ...
Despite failures, chemo still promising against dangerous childhood brain cancer, DIPG
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The pediatric brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is almost uniformly ...
Patients with severe forms of coronavirus disease could offer clues to treatment
Credit: NIAID-RML Hundreds of clinicians worldwide are banding together in an effort to study some types of severe cases of ...
Crumpled graphene makes ultra-sensitive cancer DNA detector
Credit: Image courtesy of Mohammad Heiranian CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting ...
To sleep deeply: The brainstem neurons that regulate non-REM sleep
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify the key role of brainstem neurotensinergic neurons in non-REM sleep regulationCredit: University of ...
Elucidation of mechanisms that coordinate cell memory inheritance with DNA replication
A new mechanism for accurately positioning DNA methyltransferase at DNA replication sitesCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo CC-BY ...
Love rivals risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations
Credit: Mareike Koppik Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations ...
Scientists can now edit multiple genome fragments at a time
CHyMErA: a new tool for simultaneous editing of multple genes and genomic fragmentsCredit: Ernesto del Aguila III, National Human Genome ...
Highly efficient, low-cost method developed to reduce DNA errors
Credit: ZHANG Jia DNA only persists through replication - naturally or synthetically. While humans need the genetic material to be ...
Worm nerve responses for good and bad
Credit: Shunji Nakano & Ikue Mori Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed the nerve circuitry regulating the response of ...
Fruit flies advance research on ACOX1-related neurodegenerative disorders
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports that a hyperactive variant ...