Bryce Seifert, Ph.D., earns 2019 Richard King Award for best publication by a trainee
Bryce Seifert, Ph.D., Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellow at Duke University School of Medicine is the recipient of the 2019 ...
Tag: Genes
Gene levels could help predict prognosis for colorectal cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 3, 2019) - Levels of a gene that helps the ...
$2 million NIH grant for treating disease linked to APOL1
Credit: Children's National Children's researcher Zhe Han, Ph.D., has received a $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health ...
New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
Salk scientists uncover the mechanism of a gene to better target cancer therapyCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 2, 2019) Metastatic ...
Study debunks ‘depression genes’ hypotheses
Research finds no substantial association between risk, 18 highly-studied genes Over the past quarter-century, researchers have published hundreds of studies ...
Study reveals genes associated with heavy drinking and alcoholism
Collaborative, Penn-led study finds unique genetic variants may inform future treatments for each alcohol disorder PHILADELPHIA - A large genomic ...
President Bruce Stillman wins prestigious Gairdner Award
Credit: ©Gina Motisi, 2018/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Dr. Bruce Stillman, President and CEO of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ...
Fast-changing genetics key to hospital superbug survival
For the study, published today in Microbial Genomics, a team of scientists at UCL Genetics Institute and Peking University People's ...
Bath scientists develop a mouse model for rare brain disease Joubert syndrome
A new mouse model for Joubert syndrome has been developed by University of Bath scientists, who hope it will accelerate ...
AACR: Genetic study identifies a risk factor for stroke among cancer survivors
Whole genome sequencing sheds light on the risk of stroke in childhood cancer survivors treated with radiation therapyCredit: St. Jude ...
Crop yield in maize influenced by unexpected gene ‘moonlighting’
Credit: Jackson lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Maize is a staple crop that came from humble beginnings. If you ...
Novel strategy fights back bacterial antibiotic resistance
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A new strategy to combat antibiotic resistance has emerged from a study led by researchers ...
A bald gene finding
Credit: Eeva-Kaisa Rantala Hairlessness in dogs can be the result of deliberate breeding or, in certain breeds, a defect. A ...
Colorado drug takes aim at cancer metastasis
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only ...
Study estimates how common carriers of polyglutamine disease-associated gene variants are in general population
Bottom Line: Huntington disease is one of nine rare hereditary neurodegenerative diseases known as polyglutamine diseases. This observational study estimated ...
Martin Borch Jensen to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Insilico to announce the presentation of Martin Borch Jensen at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in BaselCredit: ...
Research identifies potential target for group a streptococcus vaccine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2019) -- Most people think of "strep throat" as a relatively benign infection cured by a ...
Natural gene therapy for intractable skin disease discovered
Credit: Suzuki S. et al., Life Science Alliance, February 4, 2019 Pathogenic gene mutations causing a type of intractable skin ...
Genomic analysis offers roadmap for diagnosis and treatment of a high-risk leukemia
An international collaboration led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveals the genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia, an aggressive ...
McSteen lab finds a new gene essential for making ears of corn
Credit: University of Missouri A team of scientists led by University of Missouri maize geneticist Paula McSteen has identified a ...