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Researchers identify new way to treat Danon disease using gene therapy

Danon disease is a very rare, life-threatening condition where the fundamental biological process of removing and recycling proteins does not work.

18 Mar 2020

Bacterial extracellular vesicles could combat antibiotic resistance

Children's National Hospital researchers for the first time have isolated bacterial extracellular vesicles from the blood of healthy donors, a critical step to better understanding the way gut bacteria communicate with the rest of the body via the bloodstream.

18 Mar 2020

Novel Alzheimer's risk genes affect microglial response to amyloid-beta

Our DNA determines a large part of our risk for Alzheimer's disease, but it remained unclear how many genetic risk factors contribute to disease.

18 Mar 2020

MCL1 protein essential in protecting the intestine against cancer development

An international team of researchers from the University of Zurich, the University Hospital Zurich, Heidelberg and Glasgow has identified a novel function for the cell death regulating protein MCL1: It is essential in protecting the intestine against cancer development – independent of bacterial-driven inflammation.

18 Mar 2020

COVID-19 epidemic is the product of natural evolution, study finds

The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China, last year and has since caused a large scale COVID-19 epidemic and spread to more than 70 other countries is the product of natural evolution, according to findings published today in the journal Nature Medicine.

17 Mar 2020

Researchers identify genetic signature linked to higher risk of preeclampsia

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a genetic signature combining certain maternal and fetal gene variants that are associated with a higher risk of preeclampsia.

17 Mar 2020

Researchers elucidate new mechanism for controlling DNA methylation in cells

Why normal cells turn into cancer cells One of the factors is deeply related to the failure of the cell differentiation mechanism called DNA methylation.

17 Mar 2020

Antioxidant treatment in acute ischemic stroke could delay onset of clinically overt dementia

Currently we are facing a dementia epidemic, with estimations showing that by 2050 approximately 131 million people will be affected.

17 Mar 2020

Recognizing CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Dan Lavery about the LouLou Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to CDLK5 Deficiency Disorder.

17 Mar 2020

Increased competition between males can lead to higher rate of harmful mutations in offspring

Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations in their genome than males without rivals.

16 Mar 2020

Anesthesia standards for coronavirus-infected patients requiring emergency surgery

Physicians describe the standardized procedure of surgical anesthesia for patients with COVID-19 infection requiring emergency surgery to minimize the risk of virus spread and reduce lung injury in a Letter to the Editor published in Surgical Infections, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers.

16 Mar 2020

Study examines e-cigarette use by women during preconception and/or pregnancy

A new study of 1,365 racially/ethnically diverse, low-income pregnant women found that 4% reported e-cigarette use.

16 Mar 2020

Scientists find new way to amplify miRNA in live tumor cells for bioimaging

A good indicator of dysregulation in live cells is a change in their RNA expression. MicroRNA (miRNA), a special type of RNA, is considered a biomarker for carcinogenic cells.

16 Mar 2020

Researchers develop new kind of CRISPR screen technology to target RNA

CRISPR-based genetic screens have helped scientists identify genes that are key players in sickle-cell anemia, cancer immunotherapy, lung cancer metastasis, and many other diseases.

16 Mar 2020

U-M startup offers free coronavirus sequencing kits for researchers

As doctors, scientists and governments try to get a grip on COVID-19, the University of Michigan startup Arbor Biosciences is providing free kits to capture the genetic code of virus samples.

16 Mar 2020

How intrepid lab sleuths ramped up tests as coronavirus closed in

While officials in Washington, D.C., grappled with delays and red tape, two professional virus hunters raced to make thousands of tests available to detect the deadly new coronavirus sweeping the globe, hoping to stem its spread in the U.S.

16 Mar 2020

Max Planck researchers identify mechanistic basis of antigen receptor gene assembly

Adaptive immunity is a powerful defense mechanism in vertebrates. A finely tuned interplay of different cell types provides a pathogen-specific immune response to eliminate for example bacteria and viruses.

13 Mar 2020

SPRK1 enzyme plays role in reorganizing the paternal genome during fertilization

A sperm enters an egg, an embryo develops and eventually a baby is born. But back up a second -- how does the mother's half-genome actually merge with the father's half-genome to form one new human genome?

13 Mar 2020

NCAM2 protein is a vital factor in the formation of cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis

The molecule NCAM2, a glycoprotein from the superfamily of immunoglobulins, is a vital factor in the formation of the cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis and formation of neuronal circuits in the brain, as stated in the new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.

13 Mar 2020

Researchers reveal nerve circuitry regulating worms' response to changing temperatures

Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed the nerve circuitry regulating the response of a tiny soil worm to changing temperatures.

13 Mar 2020

Genetic News and Research

Researchers identify new way to treat Danon disease using gene therapy

Bacterial extracellular vesicles could combat antibiotic resistance

Novel Alzheimer's risk genes affect microglial response to amyloid-beta

MCL1 protein essential in protecting the intestine against cancer development

COVID-19 epidemic is the product of natural evolution, study finds

Researchers identify genetic signature linked to higher risk of preeclampsia

Researchers elucidate new mechanism for controlling DNA methylation in cells

Antioxidant treatment in acute ischemic stroke could delay onset of clinically overt dementia

Recognizing CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

Increased competition between males can lead to higher rate of harmful mutations in offspring

Anesthesia standards for coronavirus-infected patients requiring emergency surgery

Study examines e-cigarette use by women during preconception and/or pregnancy

Scientists find new way to amplify miRNA in live tumor cells for bioimaging

Researchers develop new kind of CRISPR screen technology to target RNA

U-M startup offers free coronavirus sequencing kits for researchers

How intrepid lab sleuths ramped up tests as coronavirus closed in

Max Planck researchers identify mechanistic basis of antigen receptor gene assembly

SPRK1 enzyme plays role in reorganizing the paternal genome during fertilization

NCAM2 protein is a vital factor in the formation of cerebral cortex, neuronal morphogenesis

Researchers reveal nerve circuitry regulating worms' response to changing temperatures

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