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First programmable RNA-guided system found in eukaryotes

A team of researchers led by Feng Zhang at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT has uncovered the first programmable RNA-guided system in eukaryotes - organisms that include fungi, plants, and animals.

28 Jun 2023

UH and CWRU research teams win Collaborative Science Pilot Awards

Three University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine research teams recently received Collaborative Science Pilot Awards. The teams each received $50,000, funded by both institutions.

28 Jun 2023

Susan G. Komen awards $19.3 million to advance precision medicine and improve breast cancer outcomes

Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, today announced the awarding of 49 new grants to researchers at 28 leading institutions in the U.S.

28 Jun 2023

Study identifies genetic variant that increases disease severity in multiple sclerosis

A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has for the first time identified a genetic variant associated with faster progression of the disease, an accumulation of disability that can rob patients of their mobility and independence over time.

28 Jun 2023

Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men

Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. The study is published today in Nature Medicine.

28 Jun 2023

Preserving the past, protecting the future: targeted DNA enrichment detects zoonotic pathogens in museum specimens

Study describes a novel method to search for zoonotic pathogens from animal tissues archived in museums.

28 Jun 2023

Study explores the incidence and trends for endometrial cancer among African descent populations

Compared with white women, Black women have elevated risks of being diagnosed with advanced uterine cancer—also known as endometrial cancer—and of developing aggressive tumors.

27 Jun 2023

Study reveals human population density and climate factors drive spread of Toxoplasma gondii through feline feces

A significant correlation between human population density, temperature variation, and the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii shedding in domestic and wild cats

27 Jun 2023

Illuminating how children inherit parents’ stressful experiences

Most of us learned in high school that people get half their genes from their father and half from their mother. That's true, but it turns out the way parents contribute to their offspring's genetics is more complicated—and more intriguing.

27 Jun 2023

New digital assay can directly measure the presence of HIV in single drop of blood

A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 copies of the virus to more than 500,000 copies.

27 Jun 2023

Measurable upticks in gut bacteria blooms tied to lupus flare-ups

Recurrent bouts of systemic lupus erythematosus, marked by the body's immune system attack of its own tissues, closely tracked with measurable upticks in growth in the gut of a certain species of bacteria.

27 Jun 2023

More women opting for single embryo transfer during fertility treatment

More women are having just one embryo transferred per cycle of fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to research presented at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

27 Jun 2023

New research shows antibody cross-reactivity between human and animal coronaviruses

Researchers probed for antibody binding against all seven human coronaviruses (hCoVs).

27 Jun 2023

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic and clinical insights, today published a paper in Nature Methods, titled "Multiscale analysis of pangenomes enables improved representation of genomic diversity for repetitive and clinically relevant genes," in which researchers developed a new computational tool, the PanGenome Research-Tool Kit (PGR-TK), for scalable analysis of clinically relevant genes that were previously too complex to analyze.

27 Jun 2023

New study offers clues on how to future-proof covid-19 vaccines

New research examining how frequently our bodies produce broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) capable of thwarting a range of SARS-CoV-2 variants offers clues on the strategy tweaks that could potentially future-proof COVID-19 vaccines.

26 Jun 2023

New kidney cancer model highlights molecular targets and genomic events that drive metastasis

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer have engineered a new model of aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC), highlighting molecular targets and genomic events that trigger chromosomal instability and drive metastatic progression.

26 Jun 2023

New computational technique shows promise for identifying different subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

A new computational technique that combines genomic and tau PET imaging data promises a more personalized approach for subtyping Alzheimer's disease.

26 Jun 2023

Study sheds new light on the relationship between gut microbiome and autism

The biological roots of autism continue to perplex researchers, despite a growing body of studies looking at an increasing array of genetic, cellular and microbial data.

26 Jun 2023

New hope for cystic fibrosis patients as groundbreaking treatment enters clinical trial

Clinical testing is underway for a potentially groundbreaking new treatment for cystic fibrosis. Pioneered by scientists at Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa in partnership with the spin-out biotechnology company, cystetic Medicines, this promising inhalable molecular prosthetic is intended to improve lung function in people with CF who cannot benefit from current therapies.

26 Jun 2023

New study warns of dangers of gene editing in human embryos

Scientists have discovered that the cells of early human embryos are often unable to repair damage to their DNA.

26 Jun 2023

Genetic News and Research

First programmable RNA-guided system found in eukaryotes

UH and CWRU research teams win Collaborative Science Pilot Awards

Susan G. Komen awards $19.3 million to advance precision medicine and improve breast cancer outcomes

Study identifies genetic variant that increases disease severity in multiple sclerosis

Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men

Preserving the past, protecting the future: targeted DNA enrichment detects zoonotic pathogens in museum specimens

Study explores the incidence and trends for endometrial cancer among African descent populations

Study reveals human population density and climate factors drive spread of Toxoplasma gondii through feline feces

Illuminating how children inherit parents’ stressful experiences

New digital assay can directly measure the presence of HIV in single drop of blood

Measurable upticks in gut bacteria blooms tied to lupus flare-ups

More women opting for single embryo transfer during fertility treatment

New research shows antibody cross-reactivity between human and animal coronaviruses

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

New study offers clues on how to future-proof covid-19 vaccines

New kidney cancer model highlights molecular targets and genomic events that drive metastasis

New computational technique shows promise for identifying different subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

Study sheds new light on the relationship between gut microbiome and autism

New hope for cystic fibrosis patients as groundbreaking treatment enters clinical trial

New study warns of dangers of gene editing in human embryos

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