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Scientists suggest possible cell-based therapy for premature infants with rare lung condition

Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate lung development in fragile premature infants who suffer from a rare condition called Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, which in the most severe cases can lead to lifelong breathing problems and even death.

27 Jun 2019

Researchers use genetically manipulated virus to combat prostate cancer

Researchers at the São Paulo State Cancer Institute in Brazil have succeeded in using a genetically manipulated virus to destroy tumor cells upon injection into mice with prostate cancer.

27 Jun 2019

Study provides new insight into development of asthma

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like inflammation of the airways.

27 Jun 2019

Cascade aggravates hereditary storage diseases

In rare, hereditary storage diseases such as Sandhoff's disease or Tay-Sachs syndrome, the metabolic waste from accumulating gangliosides cannot be properly disposed of in the nerve cells because important enzymes are missing.

26 Jun 2019

New prostate cancer test could bring an end to unnecessary biopsies

Researchers have developed a new urine test to diagnose aggressive forms of prostate cancer, which could mean an end to the unnecessary treatment of men with non-aggressive cancers.

26 Jun 2019

Patients with biliary tract cancer have altered genetic architecture in immune system

Patients with biliary tract cancer have altered genetic architecture in some immune system receptors.

26 Jun 2019

Higher levels of doublets in flow cytometry indicate tuberculosis or dengue fever

Sorting through individual immune cells is a handy way to see how the body responds to disease. For years, researchers around the world have used a technique called flow cytometry to separate different types of immune cells, such as T cells, B cells and monocytes.

26 Jun 2019

Researchers reveal fundamental role of protein associated with Alzheimer's

Researchers from the University of Seville, the Seville Biomedicine Institute and Lund University have been able to describe how the body responds to a component present in the brain in Alzheimer's patients.

25 Jun 2019

Scientists investigate genomic pillars behind transition from healthy hearts to heart failure

Scientists investigating heart failure have been limited to studying diseased heart tissue in the lab -- understandably, as people don't tend to pluck out a healthy heart for the sake of research.

25 Jun 2019

Researchers explore new immune checkpoint for head and neck cancer

A checkpoint may delay travelers but it can help give cancer free rein by suppressing the natural immune response that should destroy it, researchers say.

25 Jun 2019

Researchers identify missing link between amyloid plaques and tau tangles in Alzheimer's

Years before symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, two kinds of damaging proteins silently collect in the brain: amyloid beta and tau. Clumps of amyloid accumulate first, but tau is particularly noxious.

25 Jun 2019

Researchers generate huge amounts of genome-data from many ruminant species

The project gives valuable new insights on how genetic adjustments through evolution have rendered the ruminants one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet

25 Jun 2019

Family Doctors play key role in imparting health education on advanced therapies

A recent study conducted jointly by the Tissue Engineering Research Group of the Department of Histology and the Family Medicine Unit of the University of Granada has highlighted the conceptual, attitudinal, and procedural profile of resident hospital doctors specializing in Family Medicine, in relation to the so-called advanced therapies.

25 Jun 2019

Engineered cell evolution may provide a path to reduce chemotherapy resistance

A significant problem when treating cancer patients remains drug resistance, which often causes chemotherapy treatments to ultimately fail.

25 Jun 2019

Immature mood neurons develop during adolescence

Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in the amygdala -- a key center for emotional processing in the brain -- that stay in an immature, prenatal developmental state throughout childhood.

24 Jun 2019

Blastocyst transfer linked to higher risk of preterm birth, large-for-gestational-age rates

The transfer of embryos cultured for five or six days after fertilization in IVF and ICSI has become routine in many fertility clinics.

24 Jun 2019

Researchers develop new technique to image cell populations and genetic contents

Researchers have come up with a new way to image cell populations and their genetic contents. Their study, appearing June 20 in the journal Cell, describes how a technique called DNA microscopy helps illuminate the spatial organization of genetic material within cells and tissues without specialized, expensive optical equipment.

24 Jun 2019

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Latest Gene News and Research

Scientists suggest possible cell-based therapy for premature infants with rare lung condition

Researchers use genetically manipulated virus to combat prostate cancer

Study provides new insight into development of asthma

Cascade aggravates hereditary storage diseases

New prostate cancer test could bring an end to unnecessary biopsies

Patients with biliary tract cancer have altered genetic architecture in immune system

Higher levels of doublets in flow cytometry indicate tuberculosis or dengue fever

Researchers reveal fundamental role of protein associated with Alzheimer's

Scientists investigate genomic pillars behind transition from healthy hearts to heart failure

Researchers explore new immune checkpoint for head and neck cancer

Researchers identify missing link between amyloid plaques and tau tangles in Alzheimer's

Researchers generate huge amounts of genome-data from many ruminant species

Family Doctors play key role in imparting health education on advanced therapies

Engineered cell evolution may provide a path to reduce chemotherapy resistance

Immature mood neurons develop during adolescence

Blastocyst transfer linked to higher risk of preterm birth, large-for-gestational-age rates

Researchers develop new technique to image cell populations and genetic contents

New study could change our understanding of how stem cells differentiate

Study identifies proteins that interact with processes regulating gene p53

FDA expands approval of cystic fibrosis treatment to include pediatric patients as young as 6 years old

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