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Underexpression of specific metabolic enzyme is a common feature in kidney cancer, study shows

A team of investigators has discovered that the underexpression of a specific metabolic enzyme is a common and adverse epigenetic modulating feature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

20 Oct 2021

Researchers discover crucial role of glial cells in maintaining healthy gut immunity

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered a fundamental role of glial cells in the nervous system of the gut in maintaining a healthy intestine.

20 Oct 2021

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms.

20 Oct 2021

Cat bacteria likely to form the basis for novel therapeutics against severe skin infections

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection on mice. These bacteria may serve as the basis for new therapeutics against severe skin infections in humans, dogs and cats.

20 Oct 2021

Researchers identify new gene variants that may cause inherited retinal dystrophies

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, has broadened and deepened understanding of how inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) affect different populations of people and, in the process, have identified new gene variants that may cause the diseases.

20 Oct 2021

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision.

19 Oct 2021

Study may help investigate the role of gut virome in health and disease

A new study has added numerous previously uncharacterized viral genomes and genes to the ever-increasing worldwide pool of human gut viromes.

19 Oct 2021

Genetic testing in siblings of newborns with cancer susceptibility genes could reduce deaths by 50%

Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns found to have mutations in any one of 11 genes most commonly associated with childhood-onset cancers could reduce deaths from these rare cancers by about 50%, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

19 Oct 2021

Study reveals potential new approach to fight urinary tract infections

Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type of infection.

19 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 mutations amplify its advantage over host for efficient translation of viral RNAs

A study shows that mutations that SARS-CoV-2 has gained improve its advantage in the efficient translation of viral RNAs.

19 Oct 2021

Aging breast tissue can trigger invasive cancer-related genes, finds study

The American Cancer Society estimates that 284,200 women will be newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, and 43,600 will die of the disease - the second highest cause of cancer death in women.

19 Oct 2021

Study highlights the critical role of junk DNA in mammalian development

Nearly half of our DNA has been written off as junk, the discards of evolution: sidelined or broken genes, viruses that got stuck in our genome and were dismembered or silenced, none of it relevant to the human organism or human evolution.

19 Oct 2021

Researchers reveal the mechanism of artificial chromosome formation in C. elegans' embryos

A research team led by Dr Karen Wing Yee YUEN, Associate Professor from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), revealed the mechanism of artificial chromosome (AC) formation in the embryos of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, a 1-mm long, transparent nematode.

18 Oct 2021

Genes News and Research

Underexpression of specific metabolic enzyme is a common feature in kidney cancer, study shows

Researchers discover crucial role of glial cells in maintaining healthy gut immunity

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Cat bacteria likely to form the basis for novel therapeutics against severe skin infections

Researchers identify new gene variants that may cause inherited retinal dystrophies

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

Study may help investigate the role of gut virome in health and disease

Genetic testing in siblings of newborns with cancer susceptibility genes could reduce deaths by 50%

Study reveals potential new approach to fight urinary tract infections

SARS-CoV-2 mutations amplify its advantage over host for efficient translation of viral RNAs

Aging breast tissue can trigger invasive cancer-related genes, finds study

Study highlights the critical role of junk DNA in mammalian development

Researchers reveal the mechanism of artificial chromosome formation in C. elegans' embryos

Factors contributing to a weak antibody response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

FDA-approved drug encourages sensory neurons to regrow after injury

Famous scientist joins NYU Langone’s Division of Rheumatology

Novel combination therapy identified for the brain metastases of breast cancer

Three new genetic variants linked to fibromuscular dysplasia

Researchers identify protein that plays a key role in how the brain regulates appetite and metabolism

Researchers report long-lasting effects of gene therapy in children with deadly immune disorder

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