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Discrimination linked to greater probability of asthma in African American and Latino children

Asthma is a debilitating, yet common childhood ailment. It is estimated that one in ten children in the United States suffer from asthma, but the condition disproportionately affects African American and Latino children.

20 Apr 2017

Researchers reveal molecular details of how pathogens survive human immune responses

Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.

20 Apr 2017

Rat study reveals new clues to devastating neurological disease

After a 29-year quest, Ian Duncan, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has finally pinpointed the cause of a serious neurologic disease in a colony of rats.

20 Apr 2017

Fungi have immense potential for production of pharmaceutical compounds

Fungi are a potential goldmine for the production of pharmaceuticals. This is shown by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, who have developed a method for finding new antibiotics from nature's own resources.

20 Apr 2017

Researcher aims to eliminate chemotherapy-resistant ovarian tumors using virus treatment

In some cases, the Lassa virus starts with a fever and general weakness, moving toward headache, muscle pain, possible facial swelling, deafness, and worse. About 15 percent of patients hospitalized with severe cases die.

20 Apr 2017

SLU researchers make advances in understanding plaque-causing protein in neurological disorders

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry Yuna Ayala, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University, and her research team made advances in understanding how a protein causes damaging plaques to build up in neurodegenerative illnesses like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and a form of dementia called frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

19 Apr 2017

Strawberry extract can inhibit spread of breast cancer cells, mice study shows

A study by European and Latin American researchers has shown that strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast cancer cells, even when they are inoculated in female mice to induce tumours.

19 Apr 2017

Twin study shows which facial features are highly influenced by genetics

Research published this week in Scientific Reports uses computer image and statistical shape analysis to shed light on which parts of the face are most likely to be inherited.

19 Apr 2017

Researchers use CRISPR technology to create new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps

Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps into the world.

19 Apr 2017

Researchers discover molecular compound that targets nucleus of allergen-sensitized cells

Transcription factors, the tiny proteins that switch genes on or off in the nucleus of cells, are considered unreachable molecular targets for drugs attempting to treat medical conditions.

18 Apr 2017

Researchers reveal immune machinery that goes awry to trigger neutrophilic dermatosis

A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has revealed a previously unknown immune machinery that goes awry to trigger the inflammatory disease neutrophilic dermatosis.

18 Apr 2017

New study shows big differences in tissue gene expression between male and female pigeons

In experimental research, scientists tend to assume that -- unless they are looking specifically at reproduction or sexual behavior -- male and female animals are alike, and mostly use males.

18 Apr 2017

Researchers develop ultrasensitive method to detect protein involved in autoimmune diseases

Researchers in France have developed a new method that will allow doctors to detect minute amounts of a protein called interferon-a in patient samples.

18 Apr 2017

TUM study shows link between zinc supply in the body and cardiac function

In addition to essential metabolic functions, the level of zinc in the body also affects the heart muscle. When oxidative stress occurs, it may be due to a shortage of zinc, which can be determined by examining the heart muscle.

18 Apr 2017

Air pollution may directly affect biology of upper airways to cause chronic sinus problems

Although human population studies have linked air pollution to chronic inflammation of nasal and sinus tissues, direct biological and molecular evidence for cause and effect has been scant.

18 Apr 2017

Atomic resolution structure of key molecule may contribute to drug discovery for devastating conditions

Culminating a nearly 10 year effort, researchers have determined the atomic resolution structure of a key molecule that translates signals from a cell's local environment into a language that the cell can understand and use.

18 Apr 2017

New 7-gene test strategy could improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer

Value in Health, the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, announced today the publication of new research indicating that testing for variants in 7 cancer-associated genes (versus the usual process of testing in just 2 genes) followed by risk-reduction management could cost-effectively improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer.

17 Apr 2017

Genes News and Research

Discrimination linked to greater probability of asthma in African American and Latino children

Researchers reveal molecular details of how pathogens survive human immune responses

Rat study reveals new clues to devastating neurological disease

Fungi have immense potential for production of pharmaceutical compounds

Researcher aims to eliminate chemotherapy-resistant ovarian tumors using virus treatment

SLU researchers make advances in understanding plaque-causing protein in neurological disorders

Strawberry extract can inhibit spread of breast cancer cells, mice study shows

Twin study shows which facial features are highly influenced by genetics

Researchers use CRISPR technology to create new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps

Researchers discover molecular compound that targets nucleus of allergen-sensitized cells

Researchers reveal immune machinery that goes awry to trigger neutrophilic dermatosis

New study shows big differences in tissue gene expression between male and female pigeons

Researchers develop ultrasensitive method to detect protein involved in autoimmune diseases

TUM study shows link between zinc supply in the body and cardiac function

Air pollution may directly affect biology of upper airways to cause chronic sinus problems

Atomic resolution structure of key molecule may contribute to drug discovery for devastating conditions

New 7-gene test strategy could improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer

New online genetic study aims to enroll 50,000 individuals and families affected by autism

Nanoparticle-programmed immune cells can slow progression of leukemia in mouse model

Study provides new insights into shared history between lice and bacterial sidekicks

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