Tag: Genetics

Mutations to Dyrk1a gene lead to brain undergrowth; an existing drug rescues the condition in newborn miceCredit: Damon Page Lab, ...

Complete chromosome 8 sequence reveals novel genes and disease risks

This full assembly may contain clues to ape and human divergence; certain immune, brain and heart disorders; and other biomedical ...

Living fossils: Microbe discovered in evolutionary stasis for millions of years

Credit: Photo by Duane Moser, Desert Research Institute. It's like something out of science fiction. Research led by Bigelow Laboratory ...

3D imaging creates molecular maps of hidden microbial communities on coral reefs

Credit: Dr. Ben Mueller Researchers from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa, University of British Columbia (UBC), San Diego ...

Oregon researchers identify pathway that transitions brain from plasticity to stability

Work in the developing nervous system of fruit fly larvae involves the same cells and genes that are found in ...

USC Stem Cell study explores ‘synthetic’ embryonic development with $2.5 million NIH grant

Credit: Chris Shinn Whether in an earthworm or a human being, developmental processes are driven by complex networks of genetically-encoded ...

Scientists at IRB Barcelona identify a potential target to treat lung cancer

Credit: IRB Barcelona In cancer, personalised medicine takes advantage of the unique genetic changes in an individual tumour to find ...

Parkinson’s, cancer, type 2 diabetes share a key element that drives disease

Enzyme with central role in cancer and type 2 diabetes also activates "clean-up" protein in Parkinson'sCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April ...

Race and poverty appear to guide heart muscle DNA methylation in heart-failure patients

Differences in DNA methylation correlated with differences in heart-failure outcomes, as measured by two-year mortality.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Race ...

Ant responses to social isolation resemble those of humans

Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genesCredit: photo/©: Susanne Foitzik, JGU Ants react ...

Urolithin A shows effective against muscular dystrophy

Credit: © Amazentis / EPFL Auwerx Lab Progression of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy (DMD) can be delayed in mice by supplementing ...

Crohn’s disease may be caused by immune signaling failure

Study reveals how T cells in the small intestine respond to bile acids, offering localized treatment direction for a cause ...

Inheriting acquired traits requires trailblazer modifications to unfertilized eggs

Credit: RIKEN An epigenetic study at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences shows that in mouse egg cells, modifications ...

Genome sequencing reveals a new species of bumblebee