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Moffitt researchers reveal a mechanism leading to drug resistance in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Many patients can live long lives due to early detection and treatment with androgen deprivation therapy.

16 Jun 2022

Multiomics identifies genomic risk factors for COVID-19

In a recent Cell Systems study, researchers utilized the RefMap machine learning algorithm to correlate known genomic variations for severe COVID-19 obtained from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with single-cell multiome profiling of human lungs.

16 Jun 2022

Researchers identify a signature of three genes linked to positive response to blood cancer therapy

Mount Sinai researchers have for the first time identified genes that predict a good response to a vital new therapy for a blood cancer that can have serious side effects for some patients.

16 Jun 2022

Stanford researcher outlines pollution and climate change threats to children's health

Horror stories of children trapped in hot cars make headlines, but air pollution and impacts from a changing climate are more constant threats.

15 Jun 2022

More than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19 identified

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists and clinicians have struggled to understand why some people with the infection become seriously ill or die while others have few, if any, symptoms.

15 Jun 2022

Cellular "barcoding" in mice unravels the origins of blood

The origins of our blood may not be quite what we thought. Using cellular "barcoding" in mice, a groundbreaking study finds that blood cells originate not from one type of mother cell, but two, with potential implications for blood cancers, bone marrow transplant, and immunology. Fernando Camargo, PhD, of the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital led the study, published in Nature on June 15.

15 Jun 2022

Diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine affects gene expression related to liver cell fat metabolism

Having shown that diet can influence gene expression, science is starting to find out more about how this happens.

15 Jun 2022

Scientists characterize type I IFN response during SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, Canadian researchers assessed the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on interferon (IFN) response.

15 Jun 2022

Study reveals the dynamics of disease recovery after severe COVID-19

Recovery from severe COVID-19 is characterized by a reduction of certain white blood cells and changes in the molecular regulation of the immune system.

15 Jun 2022

Study sheds light on inhibition of awn elongation in sorghum

Over the years, the domestication of grasses like wheat, rice, barley, and sorghum for consumption has resulted in certain modifications to their morphology. One such modification is the partial or complete elimination of the 'awns', which are the bristle- or needle-like appendages extending from the tip of the lemma in grass spikelets.

15 Jun 2022

New test can tell if you are immune to SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, an international team of researchers developed and evaluated quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)-based assays to quantify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific functional T cell immunity.

15 Jun 2022

UIC scientists identify a dynamic duo of cells in lung blood vessels

Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have analyzed gene expression data from more than 35,000 blood vessel cells from the lungs of mice and identified two subtypes.

14 Jun 2022

Even mild respiratory COVID can affect the brain

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers explored neurological symptoms and subsequent cognitive impairment experienced by survivors of mild respiratory coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

14 Jun 2022

New protocol can develop safe, efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for macular degeneration

As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there are more severe forms of age-related eye problems.

14 Jun 2022

Fentanyl can induce changes similar to autism-like behaviors in young mice

Fentanyl, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, is one of the most commonly used analgesics in the hospital and may induce long-lasting behavioral and somatosensory impairment in rodents.

14 Jun 2022

Taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices, finds study

Preliminary findings from a new study involving more than 6,000 adults found that taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices and could, in turn, influence cardiometabolic health.

14 Jun 2022

Researchers discover specific genetic signals in people who develop severe COVID-19

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Stanford University in the US have discovered there are specific genetic signals in people who develop severe coronavirus infection.

14 Jun 2022

Researchers report the detection of a swine influenza A virus with gene segments of avian H9N2 origin

In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers reported natural reassortment of influenza viruses in pigs.

14 Jun 2022

The potential mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 to induce DNA damage

Researchers described potential mechanisms of coronaviruses that could lead to DNA damage and the potential link between SARS-CoV-2 activity and such mechanisms.

14 Jun 2022

Study identifies interesting sequence features in SARS-CoV-2 at start of COVID pandemic

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers studied the sequence data from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases from the Huanan seafood market in Beijing, China, to define the minor variant genome populations from the start of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced pandemic.

14 Jun 2022

Genes News and Research

Moffitt researchers reveal a mechanism leading to drug resistance in prostate cancer

Multiomics identifies genomic risk factors for COVID-19

Researchers identify a signature of three genes linked to positive response to blood cancer therapy

Stanford researcher outlines pollution and climate change threats to children's health

More than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19 identified

Cellular "barcoding" in mice unravels the origins of blood

Diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine affects gene expression related to liver cell fat metabolism

Scientists characterize type I IFN response during SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study reveals the dynamics of disease recovery after severe COVID-19

Study sheds light on inhibition of awn elongation in sorghum

New test can tell if you are immune to SARS-CoV-2

UIC scientists identify a dynamic duo of cells in lung blood vessels

Even mild respiratory COVID can affect the brain

New protocol can develop safe, efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for macular degeneration

Fentanyl can induce changes similar to autism-like behaviors in young mice

Taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices, finds study

Researchers discover specific genetic signals in people who develop severe COVID-19

Researchers report the detection of a swine influenza A virus with gene segments of avian H9N2 origin

The potential mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 to induce DNA damage

Study identifies interesting sequence features in SARS-CoV-2 at start of COVID pandemic

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