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Genetics and environmental factors contribute to how socioeconomic status shapes the brain architecture

Your education, your job, your income, the neighborhood you live in: Together these factors are considered to represent socioeconomic status (SES) and contribute to a variety of health and social outcomes, from physical and mental health to educational achievement and cognitive capacities.

18 May 2022

Genome research explains why oats could be suitable for most people with celiac disease

Ground-breaking new research published in Nature has decoded the genome of oats and explained why the popular cereal could be suitable for most people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance.

18 May 2022

Impact of cannabidiol on cellular innate immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 genes

A new study published in the journal Life Sciences has focused on examining the effects of ORF8 and ORF10 genes and SARS-CoV-2 Membrane (M) protein on apoptosis.

17 May 2022

Camelid IFNs could play important role in combating emerging zoonotic pathogens

In a recent study published in the Developmental & Comparative Immunology journal, the discovery of a novel form of mammalian interferon-Beta (IFN-β) with four cysteine residues from the dromedary camel and the five remaining members of the mammalian suborder Tylopoda is described.

17 May 2022

PerkinElmer expands genomic testing services with ultrarapid whole genome sequencing

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the availability of ultrarapid whole genome sequencing (urWGS) through PerkinElmer Genomics.

From Revvity 17 May 2022

Study suggests the seasonal H1N1 flu virus may be a direct descendant of the 1918 influenza strain that caused a global flu pandemic

A new study published in Nature Communications implemented recent advances in nucleic acid recovery to sequence one complete and two partial 1918 influenza virus genomes from specimens sampled in Berlin and Munich.

16 May 2022

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers investigated the evolution of different SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

16 May 2022

CDC study reveals hybrid SARS-CoV-2 spike from Delta/Omicron recombination event

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted national-level genomic surveillance to identify and characterize delta-omicron recombinant genomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A total of nine genomes with a hybrid delta-omicron spike protein have been identified.

14 May 2022

New mouse model shows the connection between stress, depression and cardiovascular disease risk

Results from a new mouse model may aid in understanding how depression and prolonged and severe stress increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions 2022.

13 May 2022

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis to receive a life-saving lung transplant.

13 May 2022

Investigating effectiveness of mRNA booster against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in individuals primed with mRNA or inactivated virus vaccines

Scientists have determined the effectiveness of different vaccination regimens in eliciting humoral immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

13 May 2022

Bayesian viral allele selection for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the selection effects in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using Bayesian viral allele selection.

12 May 2022

Worldwide study of diverse populations sheds new light on how genes contribute to type 2 diabetes

Ongoing worldwide research of diverse populations by an international team of scientists, including a University of Massachusetts Amherst genetic epidemiologist, has shed important new light on how genes contribute to type 2 diabetes.

12 May 2022

Repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to schizophrenia risk

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found that repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.

12 May 2022

Researchers Identify Potential Target for Rhabdomyosarcoma Recurrence Prevention

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Anand Patel and Michael Dyer from St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital about their recent research suggesting EGFR inhibitors may prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence.

12 May 2022

Research describes how DNA damage can affect neural health and function

A new research paper in the journal EMBO Reports describes how DNA damage can affect neural health and function.

12 May 2022

UC Davis researchers identify a protein that keeps Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus dormant

A team of UC Davis researchers has identified a protein in the cancer cell's nucleus as a critical agent keeping Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) dormant and undetected by the body's immune system.

11 May 2022

Prostate cancer patients benefit from precision oncology

Researchers at the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern have achieved a breakthrough in a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer.

11 May 2022

COVID-19-induced non-cell-autonomous anosmia

Researchers reported that SARS-CoV-2-induced anosmia was based on non-cell-independent processes.

11 May 2022

New Clinical Practice Resource released to guide the treatment of patients with hearing loss

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has released a new Clinical Practice Resource that will help direct the treatment of patients with hearing loss: "Clinical Evaluation and Etiologic Diagnosis of Hearing Loss: A Clinical Practice Resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics."

10 May 2022

Genomic News and Research

Genetics and environmental factors contribute to how socioeconomic status shapes the brain architecture

Genome research explains why oats could be suitable for most people with celiac disease

Impact of cannabidiol on cellular innate immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 genes

Camelid IFNs could play important role in combating emerging zoonotic pathogens

PerkinElmer expands genomic testing services with ultrarapid whole genome sequencing

Study suggests the seasonal H1N1 flu virus may be a direct descendant of the 1918 influenza strain that caused a global flu pandemic

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

CDC study reveals hybrid SARS-CoV-2 spike from Delta/Omicron recombination event

New mouse model shows the connection between stress, depression and cardiovascular disease risk

Researchers use bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection

Investigating effectiveness of mRNA booster against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in individuals primed with mRNA or inactivated virus vaccines

Bayesian viral allele selection for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Worldwide study of diverse populations sheds new light on how genes contribute to type 2 diabetes

Repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to schizophrenia risk

Researchers Identify Potential Target for Rhabdomyosarcoma Recurrence Prevention

Research describes how DNA damage can affect neural health and function

UC Davis researchers identify a protein that keeps Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus dormant

Prostate cancer patients benefit from precision oncology

COVID-19-induced non-cell-autonomous anosmia

New Clinical Practice Resource released to guide the treatment of patients with hearing loss

The art of CRISPR: The power and promise of gene editing eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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