Salk scientists link rapid brain growth in autism to DNA damage
During development, cells generated from people with autism have frequent breaks in the DNA of certain genesCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
Tag: Genetics
Double trouble: A drug for alcoholism can also treat cancer by targeting macrophages
New research presents a first-of-its-kind cancer treatment strategy that targets a pro-tumor protein FROUNT and suppresses tumor-associated macrophagesCredit: Tokyo University ...
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
Rice University model quantifies basic processes of transcriptionCredit: Alena Klindziuk/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 30, 2020) - In your cells, ...
Buck researchers discover how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration
Findings available to scientists studying both dementia and brain cancerCredit: Chandani Limbad, PhD Although a link has been established between ...
Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold
BTI researchers develop a strain of corn that recovers much more quickly after a cold snap, which could enable farmers ...
Research team investigates abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome
Credit: Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire ...
One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
Antibiotics do not affect the speed at which pathogens share resistance genesCredit: Allison Lopatkin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical ...
Blind as a bat? The genetic basis of echolocation in bats and whales
Credit: Vishu Vishuma (left), Darin Ashby (right) Clicks, squeaks, chirps, and buzzes...though they may be difficult to distinguish to our ...
Scientists discover link between autism and cognitive impairment
Mouse study identifies a brain mechanism underlying social deficits and mental disability in a finding that could lead to new ...
Are you ‘at risk’ of being a habitual tofu eater?
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan and colleagues at Osaka University have ...
Single-cell sequencing of CLL therapy: Shared genetic program, patient-specific execution
Credit: Ella Marushchenko Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of blood cancer (leukemia) in the Western world, ...
Missing link in rare inherited skin disease exposed
Credit: Yamamoto H., et al., Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences of the United States of America, January 23, ...
Six patients with rare blood disease are doing well after gene therapy clinical trial
Treatment uses person's own stem cells instead of donor cellsCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Medicine UCLA researchers are ...
Scientists create listeriosis-immune mice by turning off gene in myeloid cells
The study provides exciting material for understanding the mechanisms of the immune response to pathogenic microorganisms.Credit: ITMO University An international ...
Hungry for hutia? Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped its diversity
Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Bahamian hutia, a large Caribbean rodent with a blissed-out disposition, presents a ...
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps ...
Study examines genetic testing in diverse young breast cancer patients over a decade
Nurse researcher collaborates on racial/ethnic differences study in genetic testing frequency and resultsCredit: Florida Atlantic University Breast cancer patients diagnosed ...
Hundreds of UCLA students publish encyclopedia of 1,000 genes linked to organ development
Credit: Cory Evans A team of 245 UCLA undergraduates and 31 high school students has published an encyclopedia of more ...
Stand up to cancer announces initiative to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials
SU2C health equity initiative is aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cancer research and improving outcomes for minority ...
Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do ...
