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Neanderthal gene variant linked to higher risk of developing severe COVID-19

A study published in Nature shows that a segment of DNA that causes their carriers to have an up to three times higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neandertals. The study was conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

30 Sep 2020

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific to exclusively distribute chemically defined substrate for stem cell culture

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific today announced that it has become the exclusive, worldwide distributor of cellnest®, a recombinant peptide attachment substrate.

From FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific 30 Sep 2020

Study shows how human cells fight viral infections with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2

Science's pursuits of unraveling how human cells fight viral infections kicked into high gear in 2020 with the devastating emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

30 Sep 2020

Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury

Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered.

30 Sep 2020

Different triggers for Kawasaki disease suggest slightly different genetic susceptibilities

Researchers at University of California San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease (KD) occurs in clusters, the traits, and thus the triggers of the inflammatory disease vary among clusters. The findings are published in the September 2020 online issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

30 Sep 2020

Study shows tofacitinib drug can repair permeability defects in the intestine

A team of researchers led by biomedical scientist Declan F. McCole at the University of California, Riverside, has found that the drug tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz and approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, can repair permeability defects in the intestine.

30 Sep 2020

Small for gestational age babies more likely to experience asymmetric growth

Carrying a fetus that is small for gestational age is associated with increased rates of stillbirth and neonatal death as well as metabolic disease in later life.

30 Sep 2020

Scientists identify mutations in single genes linked to certain cases of cerebral palsy

The causes of cerebral palsy have long been debated and often are attributed to in utero infections, premature birth, or brain injury to the baby near or during delivery, usually from a lack of oxygen.

30 Sep 2020

Simple interactions between nerve cells can shape complex brain circuits

Complex brain circuits in rodents can organize themselves with genetics playing only a secondary role, according to a new computer modelling study published today in eLife.

30 Sep 2020

Blocking the self-destruction process of enzymes can mitigate age-related diseases

Stopping the cannibalistic behavior of a well-studied enzyme could be the key to new drugs to fight age-related diseases, according to a new study published online in Nature Cell Biology.

30 Sep 2020

Study reveals unexpected mechanisms involved in working memory

Working memory: it's how you make a mental shopping list without forgetting the milk, or memorize a number just long enough to write it down.

29 Sep 2020

A study contradicting the phenotypical relationship between plasmablasts and developing neutrophils

A team of scientists from Australia challenges the findings of a recent study by Wilk et al. demonstrating that plasmablasts transdifferentiate into developing neutrophils in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Australian study is currently available on the bioRxiv preprint server.

29 Sep 2020

Discovery of specific kinase as a novel drug target against SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses

By using a modern genome-wide knockout approach to single out coronavirus host factors in human cells, researchers from Rega Institute in Belgium discovered a potential new target that might be exploited for developing drugs against the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but also future outbreaks of highly pathogenic coronaviruses

29 Sep 2020

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Neanderthal gene variant linked to higher risk of developing severe COVID-19

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific to exclusively distribute chemically defined substrate for stem cell culture

Study shows how human cells fight viral infections with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2

Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury

Different triggers for Kawasaki disease suggest slightly different genetic susceptibilities

Study shows tofacitinib drug can repair permeability defects in the intestine

Small for gestational age babies more likely to experience asymmetric growth

Scientists identify mutations in single genes linked to certain cases of cerebral palsy

Simple interactions between nerve cells can shape complex brain circuits

Blocking the self-destruction process of enzymes can mitigate age-related diseases

Study reveals unexpected mechanisms involved in working memory

A study contradicting the phenotypical relationship between plasmablasts and developing neutrophils

Discovery of specific kinase as a novel drug target against SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses

EPFL scientists measure the molecular footprint of aging

Vitamin D deficiency during early development can influence metabolic health

Researchers use fruit fly to develop a novel disease model for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

Variations in inflammatory gene increase the risk of obesity

Cardiac arrhythmias linked to functional and structural consequences of gene mutations

Phase 1 trial of new class of drugs shows promise in range of advanced cancers

Valproic acid can interact with DNA conformation and regulate gene expression

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

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging