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Group A streptococcal infections increased in England in 2022

In a recent study published in the journal Eurosurveillance, researchers investigated the latest increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection among children in England below the age of 15 to understand the clinical presentations of iGAS as well as the incidence of co-infections with respiratory viruses.

9 Jan 2023

Education about the role of genetics in eating behavior may help to alleviate weight stigma

Education about gene-by-environment interaction (G X E) causes of eating behaviors can have beneficial downstream effects on attitudes toward people with higher weight.

9 Jan 2023

Newly identified gene drives development of the second most common type of lung carcinoma

A team led by researchers at NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center has identified a gene that drives development of the second most common type of lung carcinoma, offering greater insight into how the disease might someday be treated.

9 Jan 2023

Study suggests air pollution is an important independent risk factor for asthma exacerbations in children living in urban areas

A new study reported that moderate levels of outdoor air pollutants, ozone, and fine particulate matter correlated to non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas.

9 Jan 2023

Clinically relevant biomarker strategies in drug development

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Dr. Justin Devine and Dr. Nicholas Woudberg about biomarkers, their importance for drug development as well as the potential they have when it comes to machine learning.

9 Jan 2023

New research on nirmatrelvir resistance in SARS-CoV-2 using powerful replicon cell culture systems

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Emory University used severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Washington (WA.1) and Omicron (BA.1) strains to test for mutations that could result in resistance to the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir.

8 Jan 2023

Does the immunization order of vaccine types influence the efficacy of heterologous prime-boost vaccination, especially mRNA and protein-based vaccines?

A new study aimed to analyze whether the order of immunization of vaccine types impacted the efficacy of a heterologous prime-boost vaccination strategy.

6 Jan 2023

Vitamin D can help the immune system fight tuberculosis, study says

Most people probably associate tuberculosis with a leaky loft in 20th-century Paris. But as a matter of fact, tuberculosis is not ancient history.

6 Jan 2023

Collagen deposition at sites of intestinal injury stimulates cellular reprogramming

Most cells have a pretty normal life: they're born, they grow, they get old, and they die. But the Benjamin Buttons of the cellular world can go from old to young again in the right context.

6 Jan 2023

Researchers show how liver cancer cells hijack circadian clock machinery to divide and spread

The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally - and cases are on the rise, both in the U.S. and worldwide.

6 Jan 2023

Research suggests potential therapeutic avenues to enhance PD-1 immune checkpoint sensitivity

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 13 on December 20, 2022, entitled, "Resistance of MMTV-NeuT/ATTAC mice to anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint therapy is associated with macrophage infiltration and Wnt pathway expression."

6 Jan 2023

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition that affects more than 12 million people worldwide.

5 Jan 2023

Specific air pollutants linked to non-viral asthma attacks among children in urban communities

Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

5 Jan 2023

Latest discovery provides new understanding of the fundamental mechanics of the human brain

From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets.

5 Jan 2023

Immune system B-cells may be better in predicting HER2-positive breast cancer treatment response

Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have found that measuring activation of immune-system B cells may be better than measuring either T-cell activation or the total number of immune cells in and around a tumor, called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), in predicting whether HER2-positive breast cancer responds to treatment.

5 Jan 2023

Irish study demonstrates a genetic effect on the response to obesity treatments

Collaborative research between University of Galway and Brunel University London has found that patients with severe and complicated obesity respond differently to a dietary weight loss program based on their genes.

5 Jan 2023

Genotype-first approach uncovers new relationships between genes and clinical conditions

National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.

5 Jan 2023

SynGAP Research Fund awards $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

SynGAP Research Fund (SRF), a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life for SYNGAP1 patients through the research and development of treatments, therapies and support systems, along with SynGAP Research Fund UK, today announced they have awarded a $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences to advance the science around gene transfer to correct SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency.

5 Jan 2023

Evolutionary advantage of jumping genes in a fungus discovered

A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same "jumping genes", scientists have discovered.

4 Jan 2023

Study assesses microbiome of male genital mucosa

A new study in the journal Microorganisms aimed to identify and analyze studies on the composition of the microbial community on different parts of the healthy and diseased male genital mucosa.

4 Jan 2023

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Latest Gene News and Research

Group A streptococcal infections increased in England in 2022

Education about the role of genetics in eating behavior may help to alleviate weight stigma

Newly identified gene drives development of the second most common type of lung carcinoma

Study suggests air pollution is an important independent risk factor for asthma exacerbations in children living in urban areas

Clinically relevant biomarker strategies in drug development

New research on nirmatrelvir resistance in SARS-CoV-2 using powerful replicon cell culture systems

Does the immunization order of vaccine types influence the efficacy of heterologous prime-boost vaccination, especially mRNA and protein-based vaccines?

Vitamin D can help the immune system fight tuberculosis, study says

Collagen deposition at sites of intestinal injury stimulates cellular reprogramming

Researchers show how liver cancer cells hijack circadian clock machinery to divide and spread

Research suggests potential therapeutic avenues to enhance PD-1 immune checkpoint sensitivity

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

Specific air pollutants linked to non-viral asthma attacks among children in urban communities

Latest discovery provides new understanding of the fundamental mechanics of the human brain

Immune system B-cells may be better in predicting HER2-positive breast cancer treatment response

Irish study demonstrates a genetic effect on the response to obesity treatments

Genotype-first approach uncovers new relationships between genes and clinical conditions

SynGAP Research Fund awards $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

Evolutionary advantage of jumping genes in a fungus discovered

Study assesses microbiome of male genital mucosa

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