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New discovery could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative genetic disease of the eye, is characterized by progressive vision loss, usually leading to blindness.

17 Jun 2022

Effectiveness of previous COVID-19 and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Researchers studied the effects of prior immunity on symptomatic infection by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron.

17 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 variant-specific polymerase chain reaction assay for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Researchers reported on the misclassification of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 subvariant as Omicron BA.2 subvariant in an automated variant-specific polymerase chain reaction analysis.

17 Jun 2022

Ancient DNA unravels the mystery of the Black Death

In a recent study published in the Nature journal, researchers illustrated that the Black Death pandemic caused by Yersinia pestis originated in central Eurasia during the 14th century.

17 Jun 2022

International researchers win funding for Cancer Grand Challenge

Pediatric oncologist Anton Henssen and a group of researchers from the US and the UK have won funding for a Cancer Grand Challenge.

16 Jun 2022

International researchers will receive $25 million award to investigate the early stages of cancer development

A world-class team of researchers co-led by UC San Francisco's Allan Balmain, PhD, FRS, has been selected to receive a $25 million Cancer Grand Challenges award to investigate the very early stages of cancer development.

16 Jun 2022

Genetic screening algorithm can estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease

A new algorithm developed by researchers at Columbia University can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease - and it works in people of African, Asian, European, and LatinX descent.

16 Jun 2022

How does gut microbiota impact mental health in 18–25s?

In a recently published article in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, scientists have described the importance of the gut-brain-microbiota axis in establishing optimal mental health in emerging adulthood (ages 18–25).

16 Jun 2022

NSP1 found to act as an immune evasion factor in SARS-CoV-2 infections

A new study explores the role of non-structural protein 1 (NSP1) in SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.

16 Jun 2022

Researchers uncover how dopamine in the cerebellum modulates social behaviors

The cerebellum is essential for sensorimotor control but also contributes to higher cognitive functions including social behaviors.

16 Jun 2022

UiO researchers find 13 special genes related to epigenetic changes in cancer samples

Abnormal epigenetic changes are observed in the development of multiple types of cancer. Researchers at Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (UiO) found 13 special genes linked to epigenetic changes in cancer samples.

16 Jun 2022

Type I interferons play crucial role in fending off SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated whether individuals with breakthrough infections of COVID-19 pneumonia demonstrated normal antibody responses to vaccinations and whether they harbored type I interferon-neutralizing auto-antibodies.

16 Jun 2022

Cardiometabolic multimorbidity increases the risk of developing dementia

People with at least two of the diseases type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia.

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

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

Scientists publish a robust framework to analyze chromosomal instability in human cancers

Scientists have found a way to identify and interpret 'signatures' that reveal the complex genetic causes of some of the deadliest cancers – which often have a survival rate of less than 10%.

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

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

Emory researchers identify key immune cell type that drives the transition from early to late COVID-19

Determining how SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, moves from an early stage of infection, when patients are largely asymptomatic, into a later stage when people may experience life-threatening inflammation in the lungs, is a critical step in understanding how to target and treat the disease more efficiently.

14 Jun 2022

Chromosome organization affects evolution of DNA in archaea

The structure of how DNA is stored in archaea makes a significant difference to how quickly it evolves, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers.

14 Jun 2022

Genetic News and Research

New discovery could lead to the development of therapeutic approaches for retinitis pigmentosa

Effectiveness of previous COVID-19 and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

SARS-CoV-2 variant-specific polymerase chain reaction assay for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Ancient DNA unravels the mystery of the Black Death

International researchers win funding for Cancer Grand Challenge

International researchers will receive $25 million award to investigate the early stages of cancer development

Genetic screening algorithm can estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease

How does gut microbiota impact mental health in 18–25s?

NSP1 found to act as an immune evasion factor in SARS-CoV-2 infections

Researchers uncover how dopamine in the cerebellum modulates social behaviors

UiO researchers find 13 special genes related to epigenetic changes in cancer samples

Type I interferons play crucial role in fending off SARS-CoV-2

Cardiometabolic multimorbidity increases the risk of developing dementia

Multiomics identifies genomic risk factors for COVID-19

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

Scientists publish a robust framework to analyze chromosomal instability in human cancers

Cellular "barcoding" in mice unravels the origins of blood

Study sheds light on inhibition of awn elongation in sorghum

Emory researchers identify key immune cell type that drives the transition from early to late COVID-19

Chromosome organization affects evolution of DNA in archaea

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