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Hormone levels in the womb before birth linked to the risk of developing migraine in adulthood

Hormone levels in the womb before birth have been potentially linked to the risk of developing migraine in adulthood, reveals a new study of genetic and environmental information from the world's largest database of twins.

16 Dec 2021

Genetic factors partly describe the link between brain structure and chronic pain

Genetic factors partly explain the link between brain structure and chronic pain, according to University of Queensland-led research.

16 Dec 2021

Omicron is more transmissible but may have milder symptoms for many people, expert says

If the first reports coming out of South Africa are correct, Omicron might be more transmissible than the current dominant Covid-19 strain, Delta, but cause less severe symptoms for many people. A leading expert says that, if the new strain does turn out to be milder for some people, that creates a new set of problems.

16 Dec 2021

Researchers identify two new AMD drug candidates using a stem-cell-derived model

Using a stem-cell-derived model, researchers have identified two drug candidates that may slow dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness for which no treatment exists.

15 Dec 2021

Signatures of rising SARS-CoV-2 Delta infections in New York

Researchers estimate the probability of breakthrough infections by the Delta variant as compared to other variants.

15 Dec 2021

First-of-its-kind gene therapy technique reverses severe hearing loss in mice

Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced to just one gene, STRC, the second most common genetic cause.

15 Dec 2021

WVU researchers explore how a benign virus can be used to treat eye diseases

Viruses have a bad reputation for a good reason. But some viruses don't harm people. Some can even help them.

15 Dec 2021

Researchers spot signs of 'pre-resistance' in bacteria for the first time

Scientists have spotted signs of 'pre-resistance' in bacteria for the first time – signs that particular bacteria are likely to become resistant to antibiotics in the future – in a new study led by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital researchers.

15 Dec 2021

CDC researchers analyze the earliest batch of COVID-19 tests

The earliest batch of COVID-19 tests distributed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exhibited false positive reactivity of negative controls due to flaws in assay design and contamination in one of the assay components, according to a CDC internal investigation published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

15 Dec 2021

Researchers take advantage of virus' sweet tooth in the design of sugar-coated COVID-19 test strip

Even those tracking each new discovery about the coronavirus and its variants may not be aware of the virus' sugar cravings.

15 Dec 2021

Australian researchers develop new technique to uncover genes involved in congenital heart disease

One in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart disease (CHD), and CHD is the major cause of death in newborns – however the genetic cause of these developmental disorders is not fully understood, hindering the development of accurate pre-natal genetic testing.

15 Dec 2021

BrainGlobe; An Open-Source Platform for Neuroscientists

An interview with Professor Troy Margrie, Associate Director of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, and Dr. Adam Tyson, Scientific Software Lead at the Institute of Cancer Research.

15 Dec 2021

Exploring the impact of DNA nanoswitches in RNA purification

A new study reports a tool to enable RNA purification by sequence, helping to determine the structure, chemical modifications, and interactions between different RNA molecules.

15 Dec 2021

Providing quick & efficient CRO services with Sino Biological

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Lin Yutao, head of project management at Sino Biological, about the work she does and how Sino provides quick and efficient recombinant CRO services.

From Sino Biological Inc. 15 Dec 2021

Depixus Raises EUR 30.6M (USD 35.4M) in Series A Financing

Depixus®, a biotechnology company, today announces it has raised EUR 30.6 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing.

From Depixus® 15 Dec 2021

Climate change will affect bats hosting future coronaviruses, scientists predict

A new study led by David T. S. Hayman of Massey University in New Zealand details the creation of an ecological modeling pipeline to identify bat biodiversity data and patterns on bat distribution based on climate and landscape relationships.

14 Dec 2021

Study provides new insights into molecular drivers of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

An international research team co-led by scientists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute has identified an important accelerator of treatment-resistant prostate cancer.

14 Dec 2021

Driving up immunity at tumor site may help enhance immunotherapy treatments

Driving up the immune response at the site of a cancer tumor with nanotechnology may help enhance immunotherapy treatments in advanced stages of the disease, new research in mice suggests.

14 Dec 2021

Dementia project receives critical new funding

Women's Brain Health Initiative, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Brain Canada are pleased to announce that Dr. Mario Masellis has been selected to receive funding as part of the European Union Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)'s initiative on linking pre-diagnosis disturbances of physiological systems to neurodegenerative diseases.

14 Dec 2021

Correlation between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and COVID-19

A new study investigates the genetic overlap between COVID-19 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to identify possible shared biological mechanisms.

14 Dec 2021

Genetic News and Research

Hormone levels in the womb before birth linked to the risk of developing migraine in adulthood

Genetic factors partly describe the link between brain structure and chronic pain

Omicron is more transmissible but may have milder symptoms for many people, expert says

Researchers identify two new AMD drug candidates using a stem-cell-derived model

Signatures of rising SARS-CoV-2 Delta infections in New York

First-of-its-kind gene therapy technique reverses severe hearing loss in mice

WVU researchers explore how a benign virus can be used to treat eye diseases

Researchers spot signs of 'pre-resistance' in bacteria for the first time

CDC researchers analyze the earliest batch of COVID-19 tests

Researchers take advantage of virus' sweet tooth in the design of sugar-coated COVID-19 test strip

Australian researchers develop new technique to uncover genes involved in congenital heart disease

BrainGlobe; An Open-Source Platform for Neuroscientists

Exploring the impact of DNA nanoswitches in RNA purification

Providing quick & efficient CRO services with Sino Biological

Depixus Raises EUR 30.6M (USD 35.4M) in Series A Financing

Climate change will affect bats hosting future coronaviruses, scientists predict

Study provides new insights into molecular drivers of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Driving up immunity at tumor site may help enhance immunotherapy treatments

Dementia project receives critical new funding

Correlation between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and COVID-19

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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