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New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact.

19 Jul 2023

Understanding the mechanisms behind rising antifungal drug resistance

In a recent study, researchers addressed the issue of the rise of antifungal drugs-resistant infections and the advent of multidrug-resistant fungal pathogens.

19 Jul 2023

Eternal youth? Chemical cocktails prove effective in cell age reversal

Researchers identified chemical drug combinations that could reverse cellular aging.

19 Jul 2023

The brain structure of superagers: identifying demographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with their phenotype

Researchers used machine learning models to assess the physical and primarily mental performance of superagers.

19 Jul 2023

AI and infection control: preventing infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics

Researchers discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in preventing outbreaks of infectious diseases and future pandemics.

19 Jul 2023

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

Francesca Marassi, PhD, professor and chair of biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded a five-year, $13 million program project grant (PPG) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study misplaced calcification in the eyes and brains of patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

18 Jul 2023

Study finds link between DHX9 gene mutations and neurodevelopmental disorders

A group of 20 patients with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders ranging from severe to mild has now received a genetic diagnosis thanks to an international team of researchers at the GREGoR Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the German Mouse Clinic and collaborating institutions.

18 Jul 2023

Rice bioengineers receive NIH grant for sickle cell disease research

Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a 4-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address critical questions surrounding the safety and efficacy of using gene editing to treat sickle cell disease.

18 Jul 2023

Immunomodulatory effects of PFAS can impair health

Because they are persistant, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also known as "chemicals for eternety".

18 Jul 2023

The potential prognostic role of AhRR and PPP1R3C expression in serous ovarian cancer

Study evaluated genes with copy number alterations to identify biomarkers for ovarian cancer prognosis.

18 Jul 2023

Asymptomatic throat carriage is the key to transmission of Group A Streptococcus infections

Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin contact in communities with high rates of infection.

17 Jul 2023

Researchers find new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome

By identifying genes in patients and testing their effects in fruit flies, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare, life-threatening heart disease that occurs in infants.

17 Jul 2023

Genes that influence pain perception linked to alcohol use disorders

An estimated 16 million people in the United States have alcohol use disorders (AUDs), according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

17 Jul 2023

Study establishes new link between genomic instability and bacterial protein in the urogenital tract

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Maryland's (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology (IHV), a Center of Excellence of the Global Virus Network (GVN), published new findings that emphasize the crucial role of the urinary and genital tract microbiota in adverse pregnancy outcomes and genomic instability that originate in the womb during fetal development.

17 Jul 2023

Study sheds light on how viruses override host cell's DNA replication machinery

University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma, initiates DNA replication in host cells.

17 Jul 2023

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may in fact lead to congenital disabilities.

17 Jul 2023

Study shines light on genetic differences among children with rare neurodevelopmental condition

New research led by the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai has illuminated genetic differences among children with a rare neurodevelopmental condition and could point the way toward a precision medicine approach to caring for these children.

17 Jul 2023

Genetic News and Research

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

Understanding the mechanisms behind rising antifungal drug resistance

Eternal youth? Chemical cocktails prove effective in cell age reversal

The brain structure of superagers: identifying demographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with their phenotype

AI and infection control: preventing infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

Study finds link between DHX9 gene mutations and neurodevelopmental disorders

Rice bioengineers receive NIH grant for sickle cell disease research

Immunomodulatory effects of PFAS can impair health

The potential prognostic role of AhRR and PPP1R3C expression in serous ovarian cancer

Asymptomatic throat carriage is the key to transmission of Group A Streptococcus infections

Researchers find new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Genes that influence pain perception linked to alcohol use disorders

Study establishes new link between genomic instability and bacterial protein in the urogenital tract

Study sheds light on how viruses override host cell's DNA replication machinery

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Study shines light on genetic differences among children with rare neurodevelopmental condition

Donanemab shows promise in slowing Alzheimer's disease

The infection connection: investigating the impact on dementia risk, neuroimaging reveals

New agreement to facilitate genetic diagnosis of hereditary retinal dystrophies

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Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

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