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New drug offers hope for young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A new drug offers hope for young boys with the progressive neuromuscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by potentially offering an alternative to high-dose glucocorticoids that have significant side effects.

25 Sep 2020

Study demonstrates a proof-of-concept stem cell treatment in Parkinson's disease mouse model

The mature brain is infamously bad at repairing itself following damage like that caused by trauma or strokes, or from degenerative diseases like Parkinson's. Stem cells, which are endlessly adaptable, have offered the promise of better neural repair.

25 Sep 2020

New optical switch to precisely control the lifespan of genetic 'copies'

A novel optical switch makes it possible to precisely control the lifespan of genetic "copies". These are used by the cell as building instructions for the production of proteins.

25 Sep 2020

3D-printed alternative performs as well as the standard nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing

As COVID-19 quickly spread worldwide this spring, shortages of supplies, including the nasopharyngeal (nasal) swabs used to collect viral samples, limited diagnostic testing.

25 Sep 2020

People with one albinism gene mutation may be prone to pale-colored melanomas

People with pale-colored melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of Queensland research has found.

25 Sep 2020

Alzheimer’s disease-associated protective genetic variant enhances key functions of immune cells

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland found that the PLCG2-P522R genetic variant, which protects against Alzheimer's disease, enhances several key functions of immune cells. The results obtained in the study highlight the importance of immune cells as a target of future development of new therapies for Alzheimer's disease.

25 Sep 2020

New diagnostic tool may allow on-the-spot detection of coronavirus infection

Scientists at the University of Warwick have demonstrated that a potential diagnostic tool for detecting Covid-19 using sugars will work with a virus rather than just its proteins, a significant step in making it a viable test in future.

25 Sep 2020

Study sheds new light on the role of Y chromosome genes

New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women from various diseases, including Covid-19.

25 Sep 2020

Study: Carriers of genetic mutations have greater risk of illness and death from COVID-19

Tel Aviv University researchers suggest that carriers of the genetic mutations PiZ and PiS are at high risk for severe illness and even death from COVID-19. These mutations lead to deficiency in the alpha1-antitrypsin protein, which protects lung tissues from damage in case of severe infections.

25 Sep 2020

TL1A and its receptor could reduce fibrosis and tissue remodeling in patients with severe lung disease

Your lungs and airways need to be stretchy, sort of like balloons. Take a big breath, and they'll open right up.

25 Sep 2020

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new analyses suggest that some life-threatening cases can be traced to weak spots in patients' immune systems.

25 Sep 2020

Faulty genes and an autoimmune condition linked to severe COVID-19 in young, healthy people

More than 10 percent of young and healthy people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided antibodies that attack not the virus, but the immune system itself, new research shows. Another 3.5 percent, at least, carry a specific kind of genetic mutation.

25 Sep 2020

Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can have compromised type I interferon responses

Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can present with compromised type I interferon (IFN) responses based on their genetics, according to results published in two papers today in the journal Science.

25 Sep 2020

New tool enables big data analysis without specialized expertise in bioinformatics

A new data analysis tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center incorporates a user-friendly, natural-language interface to allow biomedical researchers without specialized expertise in bioinformatics or programming languages to conduct intuitive analysis of large datasets.

25 Sep 2020

New experiments reveal how viruses initiate translation of genetic material into proteins

Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes and use slightly different attack mechanisms to make humans and animals sick.

25 Sep 2020

New study may explain why more men than women die from COVID-19

New findings by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators help explain why some people with COVID-19 develop severe disease.

25 Sep 2020

Scientists develop single-cell atlas of the normal human heart

Scientists have for the first time documenting all of the different cell types and genes expressed in the healthy human heart, in new research published in the journal Nature.

25 Sep 2020

Mutual bacterial-fungal relationship allows microbes to travel in exchange for thiamine

Tiny organisms head out on the highway, looking for adventure like they've ridden straight out of the 1960s rock hit, "Born to Be Wild." Researchers from Japan have discovered that while perhaps not as thrill-seeking, bacteria do indeed travel on fungal highways and pay a toll in return.

25 Sep 2020

Biomarker candidates could aid in earlier diagnosis of mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer mainly caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Unfortunately, mesothelioma is generally diagnosed at an already advanced stage and none of the therapeutic strategies tried so far is able to eradicate the disease.

24 Sep 2020

India and Denmark to benefit from NTNU COVID-19 tests

A highly sensitive COVID-19 test, developed by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), relies on magnetic nanoparticles to extract viral RNA.

24 Sep 2020

Genetic News and Research

New drug offers hope for young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Study demonstrates a proof-of-concept stem cell treatment in Parkinson's disease mouse model

New optical switch to precisely control the lifespan of genetic 'copies'

3D-printed alternative performs as well as the standard nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing

People with one albinism gene mutation may be prone to pale-colored melanomas

Alzheimer’s disease-associated protective genetic variant enhances key functions of immune cells

New diagnostic tool may allow on-the-spot detection of coronavirus infection

Study sheds new light on the role of Y chromosome genes

Study: Carriers of genetic mutations have greater risk of illness and death from COVID-19

TL1A and its receptor could reduce fibrosis and tissue remodeling in patients with severe lung disease

About 10% patients with severe disease create auto-antibodies that attack the immune system

Faulty genes and an autoimmune condition linked to severe COVID-19 in young, healthy people

Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can have compromised type I interferon responses

New tool enables big data analysis without specialized expertise in bioinformatics

New experiments reveal how viruses initiate translation of genetic material into proteins

New study may explain why more men than women die from COVID-19

Scientists develop single-cell atlas of the normal human heart

Mutual bacterial-fungal relationship allows microbes to travel in exchange for thiamine

Biomarker candidates could aid in earlier diagnosis of mesothelioma

India and Denmark to benefit from NTNU COVID-19 tests

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