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Midbody remnant found to play role in cancer spread

Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic material with the power to change the fate of other cells -; including turning them into cancer.

9 Oct 2023

New multi-polygenic scores boost coronary heart disease prediction accuracy

Two multi-polygenic scores (muti-PGs) to predict coronary heart disease (CHD).

28 Sep 2023

Blocking Notch signaling pathway could reverse age-related bone loss

A cellular signal essential to the development of the skeleton increases during aging to weaken bones, finds a new study in mice.

27 Sep 2023

Small and precise CRISPR-Cas13bt3 system can be used to shred viruses

Small and precise: These are the ideal characteristics for CRISPR systems, the Nobel-prize winning technology used to edit nucleic acids like RNA and DNA.

27 Sep 2023

Unions between close relatives may increase the risk of common diseases, study finds

A new study finds that consanguinity – unions between close relatives - may increase the risk of common diseases such as type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

26 Sep 2023

Research uncovers a link between antiviral drug for COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the University of Liverpool, the University of Cape Town and UKHSA have uncovered a link between an antiviral drug for COVID-19 infections called molnupiravir and a pattern of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

25 Sep 2023

Newborn screening for neurodevelopmental disorders may cause more harm than good

Expanding newborn screening (NBS) to include identifying genes associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) would cause more harm than good, according to an article published in Pediatrics.

20 Sep 2023

Study offers new insight into increased risk of blood clots in women

New research from Queen Mary University of London, published in iScience, shows an increased risk of blood clots in women who have any combination of a particular gene mutation, estrogen use, or common medical conditions - specifically: obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and kidney disease.

19 Sep 2023

Study reveals how a causal factor in Angelman syndrome eliminates neural chat

Researchers from the University of Tokyo reveal how the presynaptic Ube3a E3 ligase, a causal factor in Angelman syndrome, eliminates neural chat.

14 Sep 2023

VAI scientists uncover mechanism that annotates genetic information passed from fathers to offspring

Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have identified a key part of a mechanism that annotates genetic information before it is passed from fathers to their offspring.

7 Sep 2023

CN Bio and LifeNet Health LifeSciences partner to supply validated primary human cells for microphysiological systems

Partnership to provide customers with direct access to portfolio of highly characterized hepatic cells to recreate advanced Liver-on-a-Chip assays.

From CN-Bio 6 Sep 2023

Study explores the role of sex on mRNA and protein levels and its genetic regulation in brain

Researchers investigated the impact of biological sex on protein levels and its genomic control by analyzing 1,277 proteomes of the brain.

4 Sep 2023

Genetics and environment influence immune responses to SARS-CoV-2

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical spectrum observed among people infected with SARS-CoV-2 ranged from asymptomatic carriage to death.

24 Aug 2023

Scientists find way to 'press self-destruct button' in gastric cancer associated with Epstein-Barr Virus

Now, scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered a potential target for gastric cancers associated with Epstein-Barr Virus; study results were published in the journal mBio.

22 Aug 2023

Genetically diverse mouse models offer new insights into Alzheimer's disease

A new study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers uses more genetically diverse mouse models to study the accumulation and spread of abnormal tau protein deposits in the brain-;a known sign of Alzheimer's disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases.

22 Aug 2023

Genetic Information News and Research

Midbody remnant found to play role in cancer spread

New multi-polygenic scores boost coronary heart disease prediction accuracy

Blocking Notch signaling pathway could reverse age-related bone loss

Small and precise CRISPR-Cas13bt3 system can be used to shred viruses

Unions between close relatives may increase the risk of common diseases, study finds

Research uncovers a link between antiviral drug for COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Newborn screening for neurodevelopmental disorders may cause more harm than good

Study offers new insight into increased risk of blood clots in women

Study reveals how a causal factor in Angelman syndrome eliminates neural chat

VAI scientists uncover mechanism that annotates genetic information passed from fathers to offspring

CN Bio and LifeNet Health LifeSciences partner to supply validated primary human cells for microphysiological systems

Study explores the role of sex on mRNA and protein levels and its genetic regulation in brain

Genetics and environment influence immune responses to SARS-CoV-2

Scientists find way to 'press self-destruct button' in gastric cancer associated with Epstein-Barr Virus

Genetically diverse mouse models offer new insights into Alzheimer's disease

Bacteria ship cellular cargo by "surfing" along proteins, study finds

Study uses genomic data to produce high-resolution serial interval estimates for COVID-19

High cardiorespiratory fitness may protect against 9 types of cancer in men

Pairing top-down and bottom-up approaches to gain insights into the origin of life

Researchers develop new method to find mutations in pediatric brain tumors

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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