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Your gut bacteria shape your health from childhood to old age, study reveals

Researchers found that gut microbiome composition is strongly linked to metabolic health across different life stages, with greater effects seen in older adults.

10 Feb 2025

New genetic map offers hope for more precise diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study, published in Science, from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Feb 2025

Breakthrough study identifies new way to address Alzheimer's at early stages

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has unlocked the details of a cellular pathway that triggers cellular inflammation and aging and is linked to Alzheimer's disease, particularly among those who carry the APOE4 genetic risk.

10 Feb 2025

GUK1 enzyme plays crucial role in lung cancer metabolism and growth

Lung cancer is a particularly challenging form of cancer. It often strikes unexpectedly and aggressively with little warning, and it can shapeshift in unpredictable ways to evade treatment.

10 Feb 2025

Study uncovers potential target for treating keloid scars

Keloids are fibrotic scars that extend beyond the boundaries of the original wound, often causing physical disfigurement and emotional distress.

10 Feb 2025

Research highlights gender and age differences in eye gene therapy responses

Older women could be vulnerable to harmful inflammation from new gene therapies to treat incurable eye diseases, new research has found.

10 Feb 2025

Study examines how diet impacts gene expression in fat tissue

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

8 Feb 2025

Bat gene provides insight into fighting COVID-19 and other viral diseases

Five years removed from the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are still studying its effects and, more importantly, ways those effects can be mitigated in the future.

8 Feb 2025

Immune gene expression changes in myocardial infarction revealed through bioinformatics

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This study was aimed at exploring immune-related genes and their expression changes in myocardial infarction (MI) through comprehensive bioinformatics methods and validating these genes as potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.

8 Feb 2025

Understanding the role of alternative splicing in cardiovascular diseases

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Alternative splicing (AS), a critical process for gene expression regulation, allows a single precursor RNA to produce multiple transcript variants.

8 Feb 2025

Gene therapy developments and obstacles for neurologic disorders

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Neurologic disorders currently affect approximately 100 million people worldwide.

8 Feb 2025

Study reveals how neurons save energy during protein synthesis

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks.

7 Feb 2025

Liver graft preservation methods alter microbiota composition after transplantation

End-stage liver disease is associated with disruptions in gut microbiota composition and function, which may facilitate gut-to-liver bacterial translocation, impacting liver graft integrity and clinical outcomes following liver transplantation.

7 Feb 2025

New 3D bioprinted gastric cancer model predicts drug responses

A collaborative research team led by Professor Jinah Jang from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Creative IT Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) and Professor Charles Lee from The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in the United States has successfully developed a gastric cancer model using 3D bioprinting technology and patient-derived cancer tissue fragments.

7 Feb 2025

New gene modification enhances CAR-T cell effectiveness against cancer

Researchers have identified a method to enhance the effectiveness of a promising cancer treatment. They found that modifying a specific gene improves the ability of immune cells to combat cancer for an extended period, potentially reducing the chance of cancer recurring.

7 Feb 2025

Distinct myeloid-derived suppressor cell populations fuel aggressive brain tumor growth

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

7 Feb 2025

UConn receives $400,000 grant for cutting-edge autism research

Just in time for the Super Bowl, researchers at UConn School of Medicine are part of a big win for autism research.

7 Feb 2025

Study reveals differences in allosteric behavior of cAMP receptor proteins in M. tuberculosis

A new study, "Identifying Allosteric Hotspots in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cAMP Receptor Protein" published in Biochemistry, provides key insights into how bacterial cAMP receptor proteins (CRPs) respond differently to the ubiquitous signaling molecule, cyclic AMP (cAMP).

7 Feb 2025

Pancreatic cancer immune landscape reveals opportunities for personalized therapies

Pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from future precision treatments as a new study shows how some tumors may potentially be more susceptible to macrophage-based therapies.

7 Feb 2025

AI-based technology accelerates discovery of new tuberculosis drug candidates

Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat that infected more than 10 million people in 2022. Spread through the air and into the lungs, the pathogen that causes "TB" can lead to chronic cough, chest pains, fatigue, fever and weight loss.

7 Feb 2025

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Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Your gut bacteria shape your health from childhood to old age, study reveals

New genetic map offers hope for more precise diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease

Breakthrough study identifies new way to address Alzheimer's at early stages

GUK1 enzyme plays crucial role in lung cancer metabolism and growth

Study uncovers potential target for treating keloid scars

Research highlights gender and age differences in eye gene therapy responses

Study examines how diet impacts gene expression in fat tissue

Bat gene provides insight into fighting COVID-19 and other viral diseases

Immune gene expression changes in myocardial infarction revealed through bioinformatics

Understanding the role of alternative splicing in cardiovascular diseases

Gene therapy developments and obstacles for neurologic disorders

Study reveals how neurons save energy during protein synthesis

Liver graft preservation methods alter microbiota composition after transplantation

New 3D bioprinted gastric cancer model predicts drug responses

New gene modification enhances CAR-T cell effectiveness against cancer

Distinct myeloid-derived suppressor cell populations fuel aggressive brain tumor growth

UConn receives $400,000 grant for cutting-edge autism research

Study reveals differences in allosteric behavior of cAMP receptor proteins in M. tuberculosis

Pancreatic cancer immune landscape reveals opportunities for personalized therapies

AI-based technology accelerates discovery of new tuberculosis drug candidates

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