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Mother’s breast milk may provide metabolic boost to premature babies

The breast milk of mothers with premature babies has different amounts of microRNA than that of mothers with babies born at term, which may help premature babies catch up in growth and development, according to researchers.

14 Sep 2017

Probiotics may become new preventative or therapeutic strategy for IBD-related colon cancer

In an innovative approach to colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention and treatment, scientists are studying ways to replace missing metabolites in patients prone to gut inflammation and CRC.

14 Sep 2017

Large genetic study uncovers new risk factors for DCM, other heart conditions

With participation of the Helmholtz Zentrum München, an international research team has discovered a number of new risk factors for dilated cardiomyopathy and other heart conditions. In the largest transcriptome study to date, the researchers analyzed the RNA of transplanted hearts.

14 Sep 2017

Researchers find unique genetic mutation in 74-year-old man with Parkinson's disease

Mutations in the human genome may be responsible for many diseases. In the case of Parkinson's disease (PD), five locations have been the subject of recent attention. Variants of one of these locations, ACMSD (aminocarboxymuconate semialdehyde decarboxylase), may be implicated in PD, but until now, no mutations in ACMSD have been found in any PD patients.

14 Sep 2017

Researchers identify connections between toxoplasmosis and several brain disorders

More than 2 billion people – nearly one out of every three humans on earth, including about 60 million people in the United States – have a lifelong infection with the brain-dwelling parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

14 Sep 2017

Novel technology holds promise for improving accuracy of type 1 diabetes tests

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Stanford University and the University of Florida report the development of a novel antibody detection technology that holds promise for improving the accuracy of diagnostic tests for type 1 diabetes in young children and making populationwide screening practical.

13 Sep 2017

Researchers identify new in-utero treatment to reverse cleft palate in mouse models

Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate and identified a new treatment to reverse this defect in mouse pups in-utero.

13 Sep 2017

Multigene panel test could be useful to detect patients with hereditary kidney cancer syndrome

A multigene panel test could be a useful diagnostic tool to help clinicians identify patients with a hereditary kidney cancer syndrome, according to the results of a study published in Cancer.

13 Sep 2017

Disrupting DNA loops could be potential strategy to reduce tumor proliferation

The discovery of a mechanism by which normal brain cells regulate the expression of the NFIA gene, which is important for both normal brain development and brain tumor growth, might one day help improve therapies to treat brain tumors. The study appears in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

13 Sep 2017

MGH researchers identify potential strategy for improving efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has identified a potential strategy for improving the efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors, drugs that help fight cancer by blocking the formation of new blood vessels.

13 Sep 2017

New testing regime could speed up diagnosis and treatment of SCID in infants

Babies born with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) syndrome are defenceless against bacterial and viral infections that would be virtually harmless to most healthy people. If untreated, SCID is often fatal within a baby's first year of life.

13 Sep 2017

Research uncovers new target for therapy, diagnosis, and prognosis of colon cancer

Genetic research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center demonstrated for the first time that a novel protein can cause normal cells in the lining of the colon to become malignant, grow and spread, as well as take on the characteristics of stem cells.

12 Sep 2017

Study uncovers how inflammation contributes to key feature of diabetes

A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has uncovered how inflammation contributes to a key feature of diabetes, the body's inability to metabolize glucose, a condition known as insulin resistance.

12 Sep 2017

Epigenetic changes triggered by cigarette smoke may be earliest step in lung cancer development

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have preliminary evidence in laboratory-grown, human airway cells that a condensed form of cigarette smoke triggers so-called "epigenetic" changes in the cells consistent with the earliest steps toward lung cancer development.

12 Sep 2017

Simple new technique could offer superior predictions of disease severity

An international team of researchers has found a way to diagnose disease and predict patient outcomes simply by measuring unbelievably small changes in interactions between molecules inside the body.

12 Sep 2017

Phthalate levels in expectant fathers influence sperm epigenetics, study suggests

Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect on couples' reproductive success via epigenetic modifications of sperm DNA.

12 Sep 2017

‘Nanoswitches’ could be key to faster, more sensitive tests for detection of biomarkers

Engineered strands of DNA -- nanoscale tools called "nanoswitches" -- could be the key to faster, easier, cheaper and more sensitive tests that can enable high-fidelity detection of biomarkers indicating the presence of different diseases, viral strains and even genetic variabilities as subtle as a single-gene mutation.

12 Sep 2017

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

Mother’s breast milk may provide metabolic boost to premature babies

Probiotics may become new preventative or therapeutic strategy for IBD-related colon cancer

Large genetic study uncovers new risk factors for DCM, other heart conditions

Researchers find unique genetic mutation in 74-year-old man with Parkinson's disease

Researchers identify connections between toxoplasmosis and several brain disorders

Novel technology holds promise for improving accuracy of type 1 diabetes tests

Researchers identify new in-utero treatment to reverse cleft palate in mouse models

Multigene panel test could be useful to detect patients with hereditary kidney cancer syndrome

Disrupting DNA loops could be potential strategy to reduce tumor proliferation

MGH researchers identify potential strategy for improving efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors

New testing regime could speed up diagnosis and treatment of SCID in infants

Research uncovers new target for therapy, diagnosis, and prognosis of colon cancer

Study uncovers how inflammation contributes to key feature of diabetes

Epigenetic changes triggered by cigarette smoke may be earliest step in lung cancer development

Simple new technique could offer superior predictions of disease severity

Phthalate levels in expectant fathers influence sperm epigenetics, study suggests

‘Nanoswitches’ could be key to faster, more sensitive tests for detection of biomarkers

TSRI scientists find new approach to reprogram ordinary adult cells into IPSCs

Scientists uncover how gut bacteria and body clock work together to promote fat accumulation

Researchers discover genetic calendar of brain aging

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