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Genetic analysis finds link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis

An analysis of genetic data collected from more than 850,000 individuals of European ancestry has found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis.

23 Sep 2020

OXGENE launches a scalable, plasmid-free manufacturing system for AAV

OXGENE™, a biotechnology company designing and developing scalable gene therapy technologies, has today announced the launch of its scalable, plasmid-free manufacturing system for AAV.

From OXGENE 23 Sep 2020

Bioinformatics analysis reveals genes and pathways shared in COVID-19 disease and comorbidities

Using bioinformatics approaches, researchers have identified genes and pathways shared among patients with comorbidities and having severe COVID-19. The research is published on the preprint server bioRxiv in September 2020.

23 Sep 2020

Cephalopod + Tomocube = New formula for molecular probes

Researchers have discovered how to use the cephalopod proteins responsible for these changes to manipulate the optical RI of mammalian compartments.

From Tomocube Inc. 23 Sep 2020

Common genetic variants may influence susceptibility to COVID-19

Researchers in the United States and Japan have conducted a study suggesting that a commonly occurring genetic variant influences susceptibility to infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

23 Sep 2020

Parkinson's disease diagnosed after SARS-CoV-2

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, new and unusual chronic sequelae of the disease are cropping up in many medical practices. Now, a new case paper published in The Lancet in September 2020 describes a case of new-onset Parkinson's disease following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

22 Sep 2020

Study shows key genetic differences in ADHD between African American and Caucasian children

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have shown there may be key genetic differences in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder between African Americans and people of European ancestry, which may play an important part in how patients of different ethnic backgrounds respond to treatments for this condition.

22 Sep 2020

Exercise hormone could have a therapeutic effect on COVID-19 patients

A study conducted by researchers at São Paulo State University suggests that irisin, a hormone secreted from muscles in response to exercise, could have a therapeutic effect on COVID-19 patients.

22 Sep 2020

Men are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate than women

A new review article from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center shows people who are biologically male are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate than people who are biologically female.

22 Sep 2020

NAU researcher awarded $3.75 million NCI grant to build cancer research software

Greg Caporaso, director of the Center for Applied Microbiome Science, part of the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University, has been awarded a $3.75 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to build software capable of analyzing and archiving data focused on the interplay between the human microbiome (the trillions of microorganisms living in and on the human body) and diverse types of cancer.

22 Sep 2020

Diabetes leads to drastic reduction in the kidney's potential to clean itself

The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in diabetes, and now scientists have found that one path to this damage dramatically reduces the kidney's ability to clean up after itself.

22 Sep 2020

Vitamin E is essential for proper growth of nervous system

In research with key ramifications for women of childbearing age, findings by Oregon State University scientists show that embryos produced by vitamin E-deficient zebrafish have malformed brains and nervous systems.

22 Sep 2020

Discovering a molecule that could interfere with SARS-CoV-2 replication

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Stepan Nersisyan about his discovery of a molecule that could replicate SARS-CoV-2.

22 Sep 2020

New $6.2 million study seeks to define molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's

A collaborative team between the University of Minnesota Medical School and Van Andel Institute will soon begin a $6.2 million study that seeks to define the molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's disease -- an approach for new treatment targets not yet explored by many researchers.

21 Sep 2020

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

A new study has revealed psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Sanger Institute identified high levels of a specific receptor in immune cells from psoriatic arthritis patients, giving the strongest evidence yet of a single cause for the disease

21 Sep 2020

PROfound phase III results offer new targeted treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

Results from the PROfound phase III study, funded by AstraZeneca and Merck Sharp & Dohme, open up a much-needed new treatment avenue for the more precise and effective treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) whose disease has progressed with hormonal therapy.

21 Sep 2020

Drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can transform treatment for prostate cancer

A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer and should become a new standard treatment for the disease, concludes a major trial which is set to change clinical practice.

21 Sep 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infects monocytes and macrophages, without cytopathic effect

A team of researchers from Aix-Marseille Univ, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Institut Paoli Calmettes and Laboratoire d’Immunologie, Marseille, France, conducted experiments to determine if SARS-CoV-2 can affect the myeloid compartment or infect monocytes and macrophages.

20 Sep 2020

Novel sequencing method could be useful for COVID-19 research

Researchers at the University of Chicago and the Cleveland Clinic have presented a novel single-cell RNA sequencing method that could be a useful application for research into the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

20 Sep 2020

New insights into human genetics

Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? Throughout the ages, humans have sought answers to these questions, pursuing wisdom through religion, philosophy, and eventually science.

19 Sep 2020

Genes News and Research

Genetic analysis finds link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis

OXGENE launches a scalable, plasmid-free manufacturing system for AAV

Bioinformatics analysis reveals genes and pathways shared in COVID-19 disease and comorbidities

Cephalopod + Tomocube = New formula for molecular probes

Common genetic variants may influence susceptibility to COVID-19

Parkinson's disease diagnosed after SARS-CoV-2

Study shows key genetic differences in ADHD between African American and Caucasian children

Exercise hormone could have a therapeutic effect on COVID-19 patients

Men are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate than women

NAU researcher awarded $3.75 million NCI grant to build cancer research software

Diabetes leads to drastic reduction in the kidney's potential to clean itself

Vitamin E is essential for proper growth of nervous system

Discovering a molecule that could interfere with SARS-CoV-2 replication

New $6.2 million study seeks to define molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

PROfound phase III results offer new targeted treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

Drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can transform treatment for prostate cancer

SARS-CoV-2 infects monocytes and macrophages, without cytopathic effect

Novel sequencing method could be useful for COVID-19 research

New insights into human genetics

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