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UT Southwestern researchers discover enzyme that promotes tumor growth

UT Southwestern researchers have found that an enzyme on the surface of some lung cancer cells helps feed the cancer, making it a tempting treatment target.

28 Nov 2018

Researchers map cells in the early human placenta to shed light on pregnancy complications

To treat and prevent pregnancy-related disorders, researchers must understand not only what can go wrong, but when. Complications, such as preeclampsia and pre-term birth, often occur in the second or third trimester, and most research to date has focused on those later stages of pregnancy. But the biological events that lead to these problems could start much earlier.

28 Nov 2018

Early-life stress in mice hinders neuron development, causing attention problems

Women are roughly twice as likely as men to develop depression, anxiety and other stress-related problems, including difficulty with attention, and new research from Brown University neuroscientists sheds light on the biological reasons why.

28 Nov 2018

Novel methodology for characterizing neurons could lead to better understanding of brain disease

It takes a lot of cells to make a human brain. The organ houses not only an enormous quantity of neurons (tens of billions), but also an impressive diversity of neuron types. In recent years, scientists have been developing inventories of these cell classes--information that will be essential for understanding how the brain works.

28 Nov 2018

Microbiologists uncover how antibiotics help spread resistance

Bacteria can become insensitive to antibiotics by picking up resistance genes from the environment. Unfortunately for patients, the stress response induced by antibiotics activates competence, the ability of cells to take up and integrate foreign DNA, in microorganisms.

27 Nov 2018

Researchers discover first common genetic risk factors associated with ADHD

A global team of researchers has found the first common genetic risk factors associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a complex condition affecting around 1 in 20 children.

27 Nov 2018

Discovery could be used to prevent viral infection and autoimmunity

Researchers have discovered that chemical changes to mRNA regulate the production of interferon beta, and hope to exploit this in new treatments.

27 Nov 2018

Scientists discover important hallmark of aging in neuronal cells

MIT researchers have discovered that free radicals cause a build-up of short RNA snippets which could contribute to neuronal ageing and cognitive decline.

27 Nov 2018

Gene-brain association occurs differently in toddlers with autism and poor language development

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Cyprus and University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have identified a previously unknown, large-scale association between molecular gene expression activity in blood leukocyte cells and altered neural responses to speech in toddlers with autism as measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

27 Nov 2018

Discovery would help specify role of genetics in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders

Neurobiologists from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University confirmed that stress in early age affects the mice with activated and deactivated CDH13 gene in different ways.

27 Nov 2018

CytoReason announces publication of new model for translating data from mouse models to human disease

CytoReason, developer of the world's first machine learning platform for human immune system cell-level simulation, today announces publication of a groundbreaking new model for translating data from mouse models to human disease.

27 Nov 2018

Scientists identify key component of microscopic machinery that drives cell death

An important component of the microscopic machinery that drives cell death has been identified by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists.

27 Nov 2018

Scientists focus on epigenetics to identify factors involved in Hispanic childhood obesity

Are there changes that affect genes and fuel a person's propensity to develop obesity? That's a question under study at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

27 Nov 2018

FDA grants accelerated approval to oncology drug for treatment of key genetic driver of cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Vitrakvi (larotrectinib), a treatment for adult and pediatric patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).

27 Nov 2018

Photographic aging clock uses advances in Artificial Intelligence to predict human age

There are many factors that influence the aging process. Unlocking these factors can lead to valuable insights into what impacts the condition and health of the human body and reveal how to minimize these impacts.

26 Nov 2018

Microglia show distinct responses under inflammatory conditions

The NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at LIH's Department of Oncology conducts research on brain diseases, with a special emphasis on glioma biology, drug resistance and systems approaches.

26 Nov 2018

International study of ADHD at genomic scale

An international study, focused on the analysis of the genome of more than 50,000 people worldwide, has identified twelve specific fragments of DNA related to the vulnerability of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

26 Nov 2018

Study finds genetic links between alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorders

In the largest study of genetic factors linked to alcohol dependence, an international team of researchers identified a gene known to affect risk, and they determined that many other genes also contribute to risk for alcohol dependence to a lesser degree.

26 Nov 2018

Researchers attempt to create world's first genetically edited babies

The researchers have used CRISPR to edit the genes of IVF embryos in a controversial attempt to create offspring that are resistant to disease.

26 Nov 2018

A love of coffee and tea is mostly genetic

The morning coffee or tea can perk one up for the day, however, for some of us these beverages are too bitter. Researchers have now found that the bitter taste experienced is all down to genes. The new study titled, “Understanding the role of bitter taste perception in coffee, tea and alcohol consumption through Mendelian randomization,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Scientific Reports.

25 Nov 2018

Genes News and Research

UT Southwestern researchers discover enzyme that promotes tumor growth

Researchers map cells in the early human placenta to shed light on pregnancy complications

Early-life stress in mice hinders neuron development, causing attention problems

Novel methodology for characterizing neurons could lead to better understanding of brain disease

Microbiologists uncover how antibiotics help spread resistance

Researchers discover first common genetic risk factors associated with ADHD

Discovery could be used to prevent viral infection and autoimmunity

Scientists discover important hallmark of aging in neuronal cells

Gene-brain association occurs differently in toddlers with autism and poor language development

Discovery would help specify role of genetics in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders

CytoReason announces publication of new model for translating data from mouse models to human disease

Scientists identify key component of microscopic machinery that drives cell death

Scientists focus on epigenetics to identify factors involved in Hispanic childhood obesity

FDA grants accelerated approval to oncology drug for treatment of key genetic driver of cancer

Photographic aging clock uses advances in Artificial Intelligence to predict human age

Microglia show distinct responses under inflammatory conditions

International study of ADHD at genomic scale

Study finds genetic links between alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorders

Researchers attempt to create world's first genetically edited babies

A love of coffee and tea is mostly genetic

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