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Artificial intelligence uses facial features to better diagnose rare genetic diseases

Rare genetic diseases can sometimes be recognized through facial features, such as characteristically shaped brows, nose or cheeks.

10 Feb 2022

Epigenetic effects of pollutants may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process

A new study led by University of Liverpool researchers has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process.

10 Feb 2022

Machine learning highly effective at identifying SARS-CoV-2 variants

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9 Feb 2022

Super-resolution imaging of the human coronavirus genome during infection

Using high-throughput confocal super-resolution microscopy, scientists visualize the genomic material of the human coronavirus HCoV-229E.

9 Feb 2022

Prevalence of genetic susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmia may be underestimated, study says

By sequencing known genes associated with cardiac arrhythmia risk in more than 20,000 people without an indication for genetic testing, scientists were able to identify pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in nearly one percent of individuals, according to a study published in Circulation.

9 Feb 2022

Assessment of multiple sampling strategies to estimate SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological parameters

A new study estimated SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological parameters by using various sampling strategies on sequencing data of viral genomes.

9 Feb 2022

Research reveals why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality

New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has revealed significant molecular differences between the breast cells of white and Black women that help explain why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality.

9 Feb 2022

Study explores adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants post-immunization in cancer patients

Researchers have conducted a prospective, longitudinal cohort study to analyze COVID-19 immunity in patients with cancer.

9 Feb 2022

Reducing mucin secretion provides a way to control chemoresistance of colorectal cancers

Drugs which are commonly-used as the first line of treatment for colorectal cancer cause the tumor cells to oversecrete proteins known as mucins, according to a new study published today in the journal eLife.

9 Feb 2022

Researchers identify a bivalent histone-mark switch essential for angiogenesis

Defying conventional epigenomic wisdom, the non-conventional polycomb (PRC)1 variant paradoxically overwhelms the conventional PRC-mediated gene silencing in activated endothelial cells.

8 Feb 2022

Regulatory sequences in the genomes of mammals help explain how cancer invades normal tissues

Researchers from UConn Heath and Yale University have made new advances connecting the evolution of pregnancy and cancer metastasis.

8 Feb 2022

New method decodes the role of DDX41 protein in preventing double-strand breaks in DNA

There are many different ways in which the genetic material DNA can be damaged, resulting in the development of diseases such as cancer. Certain forms of DNA damage are associated with so-called R-loops.

8 Feb 2022

Study identifies lower viral load in the nasopharyngeal samples of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

In a new study, researchers determined if the higher transmission rate of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is due to a higher viral load compared to the Delta variant.

8 Feb 2022

Genetically informed brain atlases help identify hundreds of genomic loci

An international team of scientists has used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci. Loci is plural for locus, and in genetics indicates the physical location of a gene or variant on a chromosome.

7 Feb 2022

New personalized test to detect leukemia relapse sooner and avoid false negative results

Researchers have developed a new protocol for monitoring acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer in children, to inform more effective treatment strategies and detect disease recurrence.

7 Feb 2022

Omicron sequences containing Delta mutation detected during SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

This research letter published in Emerging Infectious Diseases warns scientists to interpret unusual mutations with caution.

7 Feb 2022

Study identifies 29 new genetic variants linked to acne

A study of the genetics of acne has identified 29 regions of the genome that influence the condition. These genetic insights offer potential new targets for treatment. They may also help clinicians identify individuals at high risk of severe disease.

7 Feb 2022

Sentinel cards found to be effective for indoor SARS-CoV-2 monitoring

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers used sentinel cards for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) monitoring in schools where individual-level sampling is tedious due to privacy or compliance reasons and higher cost.

6 Feb 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

The first published case describing the Delta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a domestic cat in the United States highlights the realistic scenario of spillover infections with emerging viral variants that threaten human and animal health.

6 Feb 2022

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Within only three weeks after the omicron variant was first identified among Houston Methodist patients, this variant rapidly took over and became the cause of a majority of new cases.

4 Feb 2022

Genomic News and Research

Artificial intelligence uses facial features to better diagnose rare genetic diseases

Epigenetic effects of pollutants may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process

Machine learning highly effective at identifying SARS-CoV-2 variants

Super-resolution imaging of the human coronavirus genome during infection

Prevalence of genetic susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmia may be underestimated, study says

Assessment of multiple sampling strategies to estimate SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological parameters

Research reveals why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality

Study explores adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants post-immunization in cancer patients

Reducing mucin secretion provides a way to control chemoresistance of colorectal cancers

Researchers identify a bivalent histone-mark switch essential for angiogenesis

Regulatory sequences in the genomes of mammals help explain how cancer invades normal tissues

New method decodes the role of DDX41 protein in preventing double-strand breaks in DNA

Study identifies lower viral load in the nasopharyngeal samples of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Genetically informed brain atlases help identify hundreds of genomic loci

New personalized test to detect leukemia relapse sooner and avoid false negative results

Omicron sequences containing Delta mutation detected during SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Study identifies 29 new genetic variants linked to acne

Sentinel cards found to be effective for indoor SARS-CoV-2 monitoring

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

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