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Study sheds new light on genetics behind essential tremor

You probably know someone who has it. It is the most common movement disorder, yet most people don't even know its name.

27 Oct 2016

Scientists identify commonly affected genes sets among people with three mental disorders

Studying brain tissue from deceased donors, Johns Hopkins scientists have found common groups of genes disrupted among people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers take significant step forward in genetic sex reprogramming research

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Granada, has taken a significant step forward on the research on 'genetic sex reprogramming', which is closer now, although it's still an utopia.

26 Oct 2016

Gene therapy may be effective method for treating Niemann-Pick disease, type C1

For the first time, National Institutes of Health researchers have demonstrated in mice that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1).

26 Oct 2016

Researchers find link between estrogen levels in lung tissue and SMLA in postmenopausal women

Thanks to advances in medical imaging, the detection rate for synchronous multiple lung adenocarcinoma (SMLA) has been on the rise. Cases of SMLA in Japanese women have been on the rise despite having a national smoking rate of less than 10% in recent years.

26 Oct 2016

Yale researchers use new gene editing technique to correct mutations that cause thalassemia

A Yale-led research team used a new gene editing strategy to correct mutations that cause thalassemia, a form of anemia.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers identify genetic risk factor for binge eating

Researchers have identified a gene (CYFIP2) associated with binge eating. This finding represents one of the first examples of a genome-wide significant genetic factor to be identified for binge eating in model organisms or humans.

26 Oct 2016

Research findings provide clues to possible genetic causes and potential treatments for autism

As a researcher at Harvard Medical School, Christopher W. Cowan, Ph.D., used to watch autistic kids come onto campus to attend a special school.

26 Oct 2016

CSIC project aims to study new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria

A project led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) researcher, Alejandro Toledo-Arana, at the Institute of Agro biotechnology (a centre shared between CSIC, the Public University of Navarra and The Regional Government of Navarra), is studying new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers use new gene-editing system to hasten quest to cure HIV+ patients

Researchers at UC San Francisco and the academically affiliated Gladstone Institutes have used a newly developed gene-editing system to find gene mutations that make human immune cells resistant to HIV infection.

26 Oct 2016

Benefit and harm of tandem mass spectrometry screening for tyrosinaemia type 1 remain unclear

Tyrosinaemia type 1 is a rare, hereditary metabolic disease that, if left untreated, can already lead to serious liver and kidney damage in infancy.

25 Oct 2016

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Medical researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have found evidence for a link between prostate cancer, which affects millions of men age 50 and older, and Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects children and young adults.

25 Oct 2016

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in life can lead to an increased vulnerability later in life to diseases linked to immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even mental illness.

24 Oct 2016

Study provides potential new target to combat cytomegalovirus infections

Viruses hijack the molecular machinery in human cells to survive and replicate, often damaging those host cells in the process.

24 Oct 2016

UGA researchers developing big data methods to help tackle diseases

The University of Georgia's Ping Ma will use a new grant to crunch big data numbers, not uncommon for a statistics professor. What is unusual is that his work may help save lives.

24 Oct 2016

Scientists identify genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to new human immunodeficiency

A multi-institutional, international team of scientists has discovered the genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to a new human immunodeficiency. The study, which is published in Nature Immunology, also identifies a potential treatment.

24 Oct 2016

Choline deficiency in sows during pregnancy impacts nutrient composition of milk

Choline is an essential nutrient that is used by the body in a number of ways. However, nearly 90 percent of adults do not get the recommended amount in their diets.

24 Oct 2016

Basal tumor cell marker could help physicians personalize care for patients with bladder cancer

Tumor cells collected during the removal of a cancerous bladder and - in some cases - transplanted into mice with weakened immune systems, could help physicians rapidly identify high-risk cancers, determine prognosis and refine the use of biomarkers to personalize care for patients with this common cancer, according to a study published online on Oct. 24, 2016, in Scientific Reports.

24 Oct 2016

Novel ‘gene therapy in a box’ could effectively deliver modified blood stem cells

A table-top device that enables medical staff to genetically manipulate a patient's blood to deliver potential new therapies for cancer, HIV and other diseases would eliminate the need for multi-million-dollar "clean rooms," making gene therapy more possible for even the poorest of countries.

24 Oct 2016

New study examines how tumor genome testing helps improve breast cancer treatment

A new study examines how one early example of precision medicine--tumor genome testing--is being used in women with breast cancer to reduce overtreatment and maximize the benefits of chemotherapy.

24 Oct 2016

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Latest Gene News and Research

Study sheds new light on genetics behind essential tremor

Scientists identify commonly affected genes sets among people with three mental disorders

Researchers take significant step forward in genetic sex reprogramming research

Gene therapy may be effective method for treating Niemann-Pick disease, type C1

Researchers find link between estrogen levels in lung tissue and SMLA in postmenopausal women

Yale researchers use new gene editing technique to correct mutations that cause thalassemia

Researchers identify genetic risk factor for binge eating

Research findings provide clues to possible genetic causes and potential treatments for autism

CSIC project aims to study new genetic regulatory mechanisms in pathogenic bacteria

Researchers use new gene-editing system to hasten quest to cure HIV+ patients

Benefit and harm of tandem mass spectrometry screening for tyrosinaemia type 1 remain unclear

IU scientists find evidence for link between prostate cancer and Ewing's sarcoma

Researchers elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying negative effects of early-life stress

Study provides potential new target to combat cytomegalovirus infections

UGA researchers developing big data methods to help tackle diseases

Scientists identify genetic cause and biological mechanisms linked to new human immunodeficiency

Choline deficiency in sows during pregnancy impacts nutrient composition of milk

Basal tumor cell marker could help physicians personalize care for patients with bladder cancer

Novel ‘gene therapy in a box’ could effectively deliver modified blood stem cells

New study examines how tumor genome testing helps improve breast cancer treatment

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