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Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy

The pathomechanistic connection between autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1.

16 Aug 2023

Study shows how brain rhythms can affect brain function by altering microglia and cytokines

Researchers used visual flickering sensory stimulation to reveal the underlying mechanisms governing microglial morphology and cytokine expression in mice.

16 Aug 2023

Scientists discover potential biomarkers linked to metastatic prostate cancer in Black men

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have identified a cell metabolism process found in men with diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer that could one day lead to improved testing and treatments for Black men with these diseases.

15 Aug 2023

Epigenetic manipulation may improve breast cancer treatment responses

Researchers explore the possibility of increasing TROP2 ADC activity by enhancing the expression of TROP2 on cancer cells.

15 Aug 2023

Deep learning framework DeepAIR could improve understanding of adaptive immunity

Researchers presented a deep learning framework, DeepAIR, to accurately predict adaptive immune receptor (AIR)-antigen binding.

15 Aug 2023

Genetic determinants of retinol circulation and their impact on health

The genetic architecture of circulating retinol.

15 Aug 2023

A computational model identifies metabolites associated with Parkinson's disease

Researchers identify significant metabolites involved in the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease.

15 Aug 2023

Epigenetic drug-sensitive biomarkers for cancer

Researchers perform an epigenome-wide multi-omic high-throughput screen to identify actionable epigenetic drug-sensitive biomarkers.

15 Aug 2023

Oncolytic viruses could be used to 'warm up' cold tumors and improve immunotherapy

Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or completely clear aggressive tumors in mice, according to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers.

14 Aug 2023

Study finds way to reverse gene silencing in inner ear cells

A deafened adult cannot recover the ability to hear, because the sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don't regenerate after damage.

14 Aug 2023

Stem cells used to create organoids that secrete dental enamel proteins

Organoids have now been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel, the substance that protects teeth from damage and decay.

14 Aug 2023

Study discovers new mechanism for deadly tumor switch in prostate cancer

A study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center uncovers a new mechanism to explain why some prostate tumors switch from a common, treatable form to a more rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer.

14 Aug 2023

Study yields new knowledge about genes responsible for IgG production and release

A collaboration led by UCLA and the Seattle Children's Research Institute has yielded new knowledge about the genes responsible for the production and release of immunoglobulin G, the most common type of antibody in the human body.

14 Aug 2023

UAB researchers identify cell-surface marker that indicates fate of T cells

Follicular helper T cells, or Tfh cells, have a crucial role in immune defense. Without Tfh cells, B cells cannot form germinal center, or GC, responses during which high-affinity antibodies are generated.

14 Aug 2023

Kidney cancer study reveals new findings about MiTF family gene mutations

A new study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U-M Department of Pathology and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology reveals findings from over 800 clinical assays performed for kidney patients with MiTF family gene mutations.

14 Aug 2023

The role of self-extracellular nucleic acids in neuroinflammation

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

Researchers identify an association between the C-reactive protein gene variant rs1205 and COVID-19 severity.

14 Aug 2023

Researchers design one-step procedure for improving effective of adoptive cell immunotherapy against solid tumors

Researchers developed a one-step method to engineer multifunctional M1 phenotype macrophages.

14 Aug 2023

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy

Study shows how brain rhythms can affect brain function by altering microglia and cytokines

Scientists discover potential biomarkers linked to metastatic prostate cancer in Black men

Epigenetic manipulation may improve breast cancer treatment responses

Deep learning framework DeepAIR could improve understanding of adaptive immunity

Genetic determinants of retinol circulation and their impact on health

A computational model identifies metabolites associated with Parkinson's disease

Epigenetic drug-sensitive biomarkers for cancer

Oncolytic viruses could be used to 'warm up' cold tumors and improve immunotherapy

Study finds way to reverse gene silencing in inner ear cells

Stem cells used to create organoids that secrete dental enamel proteins

Study discovers new mechanism for deadly tumor switch in prostate cancer

Study yields new knowledge about genes responsible for IgG production and release

UAB researchers identify cell-surface marker that indicates fate of T cells

Kidney cancer study reveals new findings about MiTF family gene mutations

The role of self-extracellular nucleic acids in neuroinflammation

New insights into severe obesity genetics: Evidence from adults seeking treatment reveals intriguing oligogenic patterns

Exploring DNA methylation biomarkers of multiple sclerosis

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

Researchers design one-step procedure for improving effective of adoptive cell immunotherapy against solid tumors

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research