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Ancient genomes shed light on previously unknown aspect of human evolution

The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of human evolution.

31 Oct 2022

Scientists reveal anti-inflammatory molecules that play an important role in aging

Aging involves complicated plot twists and a large cast of characters: inflammation, stress, metabolism changes, and many others. Now, a team of Salk Institute and UC San Diego scientists reveal another factor implicated in the aging process - a class of lipids called SGDGs (3-sulfogalactosyl diacylglycerols) that decline in the brain with age and may have anti-inflammatory effects.

31 Oct 2022

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus.

31 Oct 2022

The impact of genetic and lifestyle factors on the risk of major cardiovascular and thromboembolic events post-COVID-19 diagnosis

A new study aimed to analyze the association between lifestyle risk factors, PRSs, and their interactions along with the risk of CVE within 90 days post-COVID-19 diagnosis.

31 Oct 2022

Faulty gene may explain why some people gain excessive weight despite normal food intake

A faulty gene, rather than a faulty diet, may explain why some people gain excessive weight even when they don't eat more than others, UT Southwestern researchers at the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense have discovered.

28 Oct 2022

Study provides new insights into genetic form of frontotemporal dementia

Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide.

28 Oct 2022

Brain Canada Foundation funds future leaders in Canadian brain research

Twenty early-career researchers from across Canada will receive $100,000 each in funding for innovative projects to better understand the brain, through one of Brain Canada's flagship programs Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research.

28 Oct 2022

Yeast reveals a key mechanism in how genes are controlled

Yeast, that simple organism essential to making beer and bread, has revealed for Cornell University researchers a key mechanism in how genes are controlled.

28 Oct 2022

Ancient viral DNA in human genomes protects cells against present-day viruses

Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research.

27 Oct 2022

Study sheds light on why some patients respond better than others to immunotherapy

Immunotherapy, a biotherapy that boosts the ability of the immune system to recognize and attack mutant tumor cells, has transformed the treatment landscape for patients battling cancer, which emerges from the progressive accumulation of DNA mutations.

27 Oct 2022

New study pinpoints neurons that slow us down during sickness

We tend to eat, drink, and move less when we're feeling under the weather. And we're not alone - most animals reduce those same three behaviors when they're fighting an infection.

27 Oct 2022

Using stem cell cloning to identify the origin of lethal stomach and esophageal cancers

The University of Houston is leading a team of cancer researchers and experts in stem cell cloning to identify the origin of two very lethal cancers of the stomach and esophagus - esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and intestinal gastric cancer (iGC).

27 Oct 2022

Research opens up new avenues for overcoming treatment resistance in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers. Its treatment is mainly based on chemotherapy. However, over time, chemotherapy induces resistance in the majority of patients, who end up being unresponsive to the drugs.

27 Oct 2022

New studies point to a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases

Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis support development of a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases that targets a molecule that serves as the central executioner in the death of axons, the wiring of the nervous system.

26 Oct 2022

Researchers focus on the identification of markers to improve head and neck cancer risk assessment

Malignant tumors in the head and neck region are very heterogeneous and therefore difficult to treat. In addition, the lack of prognostic markers is a significant impediment to personalized treatment.

25 Oct 2022

Large genome-wide association study on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland have discovered rare, protective loss-of-function variants that point to potential drug targets for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

24 Oct 2022

Scientists discover molecular link between lung tumor growth and disrupted circadian rhythms

Scientists discovered an important molecular link between lung tumor growth and disrupted circadian rhythms, according to a new paper co-authored by a University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute investigator and led by the Scripps Research Institute in California.

21 Oct 2022

Study reconsiders the recommended age for screening women with family history of breast cancer

A new study released in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer reconsiders guidelines for when to start screening with mammograms if a woman has a mother, sister, or daughter who was diagnosed with breast cancer.

21 Oct 2022

Surprising discovery in people of Polynesian ancestry offers clues to genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol

The discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among people of Polynesian ancestry, but incredibly rare in most other populations, is giving clues to the genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol in all people, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists in partnership with several other groups, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community.

21 Oct 2022

Multiple research platforms identify environmental chemical agents that promote intestinal inflammation

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition characterized by chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, is becoming increasingly common in industrialized countries.

21 Oct 2022

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Latest Genetics News and Research

Ancient genomes shed light on previously unknown aspect of human evolution

Scientists reveal anti-inflammatory molecules that play an important role in aging

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

The impact of genetic and lifestyle factors on the risk of major cardiovascular and thromboembolic events post-COVID-19 diagnosis

Faulty gene may explain why some people gain excessive weight despite normal food intake

Study provides new insights into genetic form of frontotemporal dementia

Brain Canada Foundation funds future leaders in Canadian brain research

Yeast reveals a key mechanism in how genes are controlled

Ancient viral DNA in human genomes protects cells against present-day viruses

Study sheds light on why some patients respond better than others to immunotherapy

New study pinpoints neurons that slow us down during sickness

Using stem cell cloning to identify the origin of lethal stomach and esophageal cancers

Research opens up new avenues for overcoming treatment resistance in colorectal cancer

New studies point to a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers focus on the identification of markers to improve head and neck cancer risk assessment

Large genome-wide association study on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Scientists discover molecular link between lung tumor growth and disrupted circadian rhythms

Study reconsiders the recommended age for screening women with family history of breast cancer

Surprising discovery in people of Polynesian ancestry offers clues to genetic underpinnings of high cholesterol

Multiple research platforms identify environmental chemical agents that promote intestinal inflammation

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