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FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines team up to develop cannabis-based treatments for epilepsies

A new partnership between FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological diseases based at RCSI and GreenLight Medicines, an indigenous Irish biopharmaceutical company has been formed to develop new cannabis-based treatments for drug-resistant epilepsies, and in particular, childhood epilepsies.

17 May 2018

UC San Diego scientists discover gene that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists know that faulty proteins can cause harmful deposits or "aggregates" in neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Although the causes of these protein deposits remain a mystery, it is known that abnormal aggregates can result when cells fail to transmit proper genetic information to proteins.

16 May 2018

Study uncovers mechanism underlying brain malformation linked to severe epilepsy

One of the most frequent causes of drug-resistant epilepsy, considered a difficult disease to control, is a brain malformation known as focal cortical dysplasia.

16 May 2018

Research offers clues to how random gene fluctuations may be tamed during earliest stages of life

Scientists exploring how to tame random gene fluctuations as the embryos that become our bodies start to form have identified a control switch in the vertebrate segmentation clock of developing zebrafish.

16 May 2018

Biologists determine how transcription factors function differently in embryonic development

A team of biologists has determined how transcription factors (TFs), which guide gene regulation, function differently in embryonic development.

16 May 2018

Scientists find fast way to manipulate cell's cilia

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan say they have found a fast way to manipulate a cell's cilia, the tiny, fingerlike protrusions that "feel" and sense their microscopic environment.

16 May 2018

New method generates detailed 3D images of the body's cancer cells

Making tumor cells glow: Medical physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new method that can generate detailed three-dimensional images of the body's interior.

16 May 2018

Scientists successfully transfer memory of one animal to another

UCLA neuroscience researchers have successfully transferred the memory of one animal to another via injections of RNA. This futuristic study has made possible hopes for similar transfers among higher animals too including humans.

16 May 2018

Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for drug addiction, researchers at Medical University of South Carolina are the first to demonstrate that the noninvasive brain stimulation technique can dampen brain activity in response to drug cues in chronic alcohol users and chronic cocaine users.

15 May 2018

Cleveland Clinic researcher wins NCI grant to delve into cancer genetics and radiation effectiveness

Can the genetic makeup of their cancers predict how patients with lung cancer will respond to radiation therapy? And can this information be used to advance a genetically guided strategy for patients with these tumors? Cleveland Clinic researcher and radiation oncologist Mohamed Abazeed, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to delve into those and other related questions.

15 May 2018

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

A new study reveals that essential fats in the diet may play a role in regulating protein secretion in the muscles by changing the way genes associated with secretion act.

15 May 2018

Scientists find overlap between causes of RA and Huntington’s disease

Using new analytic tools, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have decoded the epigenetic landscape for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.3 million Americans.

15 May 2018

Researchers to explore how to prevent stress-related chronic pain conditions

More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from pain in the absence of injury. This includes patients with migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and many other disorders.

15 May 2018

Scientists identify key factor that clears the way for gene activation

Until human genes are activated, they are blocked by structures known as nucleosomes, components that serve to package DNA inside cells.

15 May 2018

Scientists examine vitamin D levels in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

New research charts vitamin D levels and variations in genes that determine vitamin D status in UK children diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

15 May 2018

Genetic fixer-uppers could aid in predicting prognosis of patients with bladder cancer

Mutations in genes that help repair damage to DNA may aid in predicting the prognosis of patients with bladder and other related cancers, according to researchers.

15 May 2018

New study aims to turn MRSA’s strength against it

Antibiotic-resistant infections cause more than 30,000 deaths annually in the U.S. alone. The majority of those are caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as MRSA, which can turn routine medical operations into near-death battles.

15 May 2018

UQ's new Genome Innovation Hub focuses on improving healthcare

Genetic research aimed at improving healthcare will be the focus of the University of Queensland’s new Genome Innovation Hub.

15 May 2018

Gene variant may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in TBI patients

A variant of the APOE gene may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in people who have had a traumatic brain injury, found a Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System study. Study participants with both the gene variant and at least one TBI had more severe symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression than comparison participants.

14 May 2018

New drug reduces symptoms of Rett syndrome in preclinical models

A new article published in the Cell Reports describes how a new drug is able to reduce the symptoms and activate the dormant neurons characteristic of Rett Syndrome in preclinical models.

14 May 2018

Genetic News and Research

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines team up to develop cannabis-based treatments for epilepsies

UC San Diego scientists discover gene that helps prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Study uncovers mechanism underlying brain malformation linked to severe epilepsy

Research offers clues to how random gene fluctuations may be tamed during earliest stages of life

Biologists determine how transcription factors function differently in embryonic development

Scientists find fast way to manipulate cell's cilia

New method generates detailed 3D images of the body's cancer cells

Scientists successfully transfer memory of one animal to another

Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

Cleveland Clinic researcher wins NCI grant to delve into cancer genetics and radiation effectiveness

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

Scientists find overlap between causes of RA and Huntington’s disease

Researchers to explore how to prevent stress-related chronic pain conditions

Scientists identify key factor that clears the way for gene activation

Scientists examine vitamin D levels in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Genetic fixer-uppers could aid in predicting prognosis of patients with bladder cancer

New study aims to turn MRSA’s strength against it

UQ's new Genome Innovation Hub focuses on improving healthcare

Gene variant may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in TBI patients

New drug reduces symptoms of Rett syndrome in preclinical models

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