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Researchers link elevated levels of galectin-1 with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now associate elevated levels of the protein galectin-1 with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes about 18 years later.

8 Nov 2021

Milestone study uncovers genetic risk factors for spine osteoarthritis

Scientists from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), contributing as part of the 'Genetics of Osteoarthritis (GO)' consortium to the world's largest study of over 800,000 individuals, have identified genetic risk factors - variants associated with SOX5 and CHST3 genes, key regulators of the development of the intervertebral discs, to be implicated in spine osteoarthritis (OA).

8 Nov 2021

International Alzheimer’s trial to evaluate a combination of drugs targeting two brain proteins

Trial participant Rachel Habiger meets in 2018 with Randall J. Bateman, MD, the director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trials Unit at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

8 Nov 2021

Scientists document the spread of atrial fibrillation risk gene across continents and over centuries

University of Utah Health scientists have documented the spread of a disease gene across continents and over centuries.

8 Nov 2021

Study points to a new, effective treatment option for patients with mesothelioma

Combining the immunotherapy agent durvalumab with the chemotherapy agents pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin may provide a new treatment option for patients who have inoperable pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the tissues lining the lungs, according to a phase II clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

8 Nov 2021

Discovery of potent neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent study, the researchers identify and characterize mAbs that are effective against the wild-type SARS-CoV-2 strain and B.1.351 variant.

8 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 deletions affect protein stability and translation inhibition

A new study discusses the purification of various Nsp1 proteins isolated from several mutated variants of SARS-CoV-2.

8 Nov 2021

Identification of a candidate effector gene at COVID-19 risk locus

A new study focuses on developing a comprehensive platform to decode the effects of sequence variation identified by GWAS.

8 Nov 2021

Study shows how whole genome sequencing could benefit children with cancer

Unravelling the entire genetic code for each child who has been diagnosed with cancer can give a more accurate diagnosis or reveal new treatment options, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival. These are the results of a pilot study of the process known as whole genome sequencing.

8 Nov 2021

Childhood kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed at later stages in the UK and Ireland

Children with kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed with larger and more advanced tumours in the UK and Ireland than in other Western European countries, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival.

8 Nov 2021

Study looks at how lupus genetics intersects with COVID-19

The study “Interferon pathway lupus risk alleles modulate risk of death from acute COVID-19” was recently published on the preprint medRxiv* server.

8 Nov 2021

Global effort focuses on developing better methods to quantify joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Crowdsourcing has become an increasingly popular way to develop machine learning algorithms to address many clinical problems in a variety of illnesses.

7 Nov 2021

Using deductive reasoning based on particle physics' principles in aging research

Aging-US published "Applying deductive reasoning and the principles of particle physics to aging research" which reported that aging research currently lacks a common conceptual framework, and one challenge in establishing it is the fact that aging is a highly complex process.

7 Nov 2021

Genetic News and Research

Researchers link elevated levels of galectin-1 with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Milestone study uncovers genetic risk factors for spine osteoarthritis

International Alzheimer’s trial to evaluate a combination of drugs targeting two brain proteins

Scientists document the spread of atrial fibrillation risk gene across continents and over centuries

Study points to a new, effective treatment option for patients with mesothelioma

Discovery of potent neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 deletions affect protein stability and translation inhibition

Identification of a candidate effector gene at COVID-19 risk locus

Study shows how whole genome sequencing could benefit children with cancer

Childhood kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed at later stages in the UK and Ireland

Study looks at how lupus genetics intersects with COVID-19

Global effort focuses on developing better methods to quantify joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Using deductive reasoning based on particle physics' principles in aging research

Therapeutics that target ceramides may help treat cardiometabolic disease

Results of high-impact clinical trials could affect kidney-related medical care

Washington University School of Medicine receives $17 million to address disparities in cancers

Scientists create a rapid diagnostic technology to detect SARS-CoV-2

Experts gain insights into pathomechanisms of dilated cardiomyopathy

Researchers use suction method to deliver SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine in lab tests

Ibrutinib plus standard chemotherapy effective in younger patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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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