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Gene therapy to the inner retina prevents blindness in mouse model of CLN3 Batten disease

Gene therapy to the inner retina prevented blindness in a mouse model of the neuro-degenerative disorder CLN3 Batten disease.

10 Aug 2020

NIH awards $1.2 million grant to create humanized mice susceptible to COVID-19

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant of $1.2 million to the Mouse Biology Program at the University of California, Davis, to create mice that are susceptible to the COVID-19 virus, and to distribute them to researchers.

10 Aug 2020

Dietary interventions to optimize healing of injury-induced inflammation

Injuries induce the initiation of inflammation to control the damage. However, the resolution of the injury-induced inflammation leading to healing is not well characterized.

10 Aug 2020

Zebrafish study shows individual differences in brain activity

Personality varies widely. There are bold and reserved individuals, who behave very differently when faced with the same environmental stimulus.

10 Aug 2020

Bioluminescent molecule in fireflies shines light on mitochondrial activity

The mitochondria provide energy for our cells, yet their role in many diseases is still poorly understood. Thanks to a bioluminescent molecule, scientists at EPFL can observe them at work in living mammals.

10 Aug 2020

Kids with silent malaria remain vulnerable to developing endemic Burkitt lymphoma

A study has found strong similarities between children with endemic Burkitt lymphoma — an aggressive cancer that attacks the body's defense system and children with silent malaria infection.

10 Aug 2020

AI-enhanced precision medicine approach lays groundwork for identification of autism subtype

A novel precision medicine approach enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) has laid the groundwork for what could be the first biomedical screening and intervention tool for a subtype of autism, reports a new study from Northwestern University, Ben Gurion University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

10 Aug 2020

Researchers identify new treatment for osteoarthritis

The study results revolve around the long-established idea that machines within animal and human cells turn the sugars, fats, and proteins we eat into energy used by the body's millions of cells.

10 Aug 2020

Quantum cryptographic communications technology can provide safe, secure data transmission in genomic medicine

Toshiba Corporation, Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization and Tohoku University Hospital have demonstrated that quantum cryptographic communications technology can provide genomic medicine with a safe, completely secure data management environment.

10 Aug 2020

Genetic variant in Japanese population increases risk of interstitial lung disease among RA patients

In many cases, a complex interplay between our genes and the environment governs whether or not we will develop a certain disease. Interestingly though, researchers are discovering that the genetic component of disease predisposition may depend on our ethnic background.

10 Aug 2020

Scientists identify new treatment targets for blinding retinal disease

When the eye isn't getting enough oxygen in the face of common conditions like premature birth or diabetes, it sets in motion a state of frenzied energy production that can ultimately result in blindness, and now scientists have identified new points where they may be able to calm the frenzy and instead enable recovery

10 Aug 2020

FDA approves first companion diagnostic that uses liquid biopsy and NGS technology

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first liquid biopsy companion diagnostic that also uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to identify patients with specific types of mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in a deadly form of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

7 Aug 2020

UTHSC professor recognized for contributions to pioneering cancer genomic research

Neil Hayes, MD, MS, MPH, division chief of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is among recipients of the 2020 Team Science Awards from the American Association for Cancer Research for his contributions to developing The Cancer Genome Atlas, a groundbreaking multisite project to understand cancer at its molecular level through genome sequencing and extensive data analysis.

7 Aug 2020

FDA approves first oral drug for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Evrysdi (risdiplam) to treat patients two months of age and older with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease affecting muscle strength and movement.

7 Aug 2020

New approach enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children

A new approach to predicting which babies will develop type 1 diabetes moves a step closer to routine testing for newborns which could avoid life-threatening complications.

7 Aug 2020

New approach improves SCA1 symptoms in animal models

Research has shown that a mutation in the ATAXIN-1 gene leads to accumulation of Ataxin-1 (ATXN1) protein in brain cells and is the root cause of a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1).

7 Aug 2020

NSD2 enzyme protects against cellular senescence

Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have used comprehensive genetic analysis to find that the enzyme NSD2, which is known to regulate the actions of many genes, also works to block cell aging.

7 Aug 2020

USF Health researchers develop new reporter mouse strain for identifying P2X2-expressing cells

Despite frequent news announcing "medical breakthroughs," advancements in biomedical and clinical science typically happen incrementally.

7 Aug 2020

Custom smartwatch tracks drug levels inside the body in real time

Engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues at Stanford School of Medicine have demonstrated that drug levels inside the body can be tracked in real time using a custom smartwatch that analyzes the chemicals found in sweat.

7 Aug 2020

Study reveals the genetic cause of congenital malformation

Study by the University of Bonn reveals that genetic information controls development of the urinary tract, rectum and genitals Spontaneous mutations of a single gene are likely to cause serious developmental disorders of the excretory organs and genitalia.

7 Aug 2020

Genetic News and Research

Gene therapy to the inner retina prevents blindness in mouse model of CLN3 Batten disease

NIH awards $1.2 million grant to create humanized mice susceptible to COVID-19

Dietary interventions to optimize healing of injury-induced inflammation

Zebrafish study shows individual differences in brain activity

Bioluminescent molecule in fireflies shines light on mitochondrial activity

Kids with silent malaria remain vulnerable to developing endemic Burkitt lymphoma

AI-enhanced precision medicine approach lays groundwork for identification of autism subtype

Researchers identify new treatment for osteoarthritis

Quantum cryptographic communications technology can provide safe, secure data transmission in genomic medicine

Genetic variant in Japanese population increases risk of interstitial lung disease among RA patients

Scientists identify new treatment targets for blinding retinal disease

FDA approves first companion diagnostic that uses liquid biopsy and NGS technology

UTHSC professor recognized for contributions to pioneering cancer genomic research

FDA approves first oral drug for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

New approach enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children

New approach improves SCA1 symptoms in animal models

NSD2 enzyme protects against cellular senescence

USF Health researchers develop new reporter mouse strain for identifying P2X2-expressing cells

Custom smartwatch tracks drug levels inside the body in real time

Study reveals the genetic cause of congenital malformation

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