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Study shows the benefits of once-weekly prednisone in obese mice

Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their lean body mass and lost weight, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

1 Apr 2022

NIH program provides a real-time risk assessment of variants of SARS-CoV-2

Faculty from the Departments of Microbiology, Medicine Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and Pathology and Molecular Cell-Based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai play key roles in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program set up to provide a real-time risk assessment of variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The program, called SARS-CoV-2 Assessment of Viral Evolution (SAVE) and described in a paper published March 31 in Nature, assesses how the variants might affect transmission, virulence, and resistance to both disease-induced (convalescent) and vaccine-induced immunity.

31 Mar 2022

$2.05 million to support UTHSC's advanced genetics project on breast cancer

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center team has received $2.05 million from the National Cancer Institute for an advanced genetics project that could help develop targeted therapies and personalized treatment for breast cancer. Liza Makowski, PhD, professor of Hematology and Oncology in the College of Medicine, is the lead investigator on the award.

31 Mar 2022

Poorly understood brain region may play a key role in how we experience pain

A new review paper, published in the journal Brain, has shown that a poorly understood region of the brain called the claustrum may play an important role in how we experience pain.

31 Mar 2022

Study identifies a set of sporadic genetic mutations behind cavernous angioma

A rare type of brain blood vessel malformation known as a cavernous angioma affects more than one million Americans and carries a lifetime risk of stroke and seizures.

30 Mar 2022

$1.4 million grant bolsters UC San Diego scientists' efforts to fight malaria spread

Scientists at the University of California San Diego are hard at work on new genetic technologies intended for use in curbing mosquito populations, fighting the spread of malaria and mitigating the hazards associated with the deployment of gene-editing systems in the wild.

30 Mar 2022

NYU Langone joins NIH-sponsored program as leading center to discover new targets for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases

NYU Langone Health is joining a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored program called Accelerating Medicines Partnership Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases (AMP AIM) as a leading center to discover new targets for therapy in these diseases.

30 Mar 2022

Study identifies 10 new genetic regions linked with Brugada syndrome

A recent study published in Nature Genetics identified 10 new genetic regions associated with Brugada syndrome, a cardiac arrhythmia disorder associated with sudden death in young adults.

30 Mar 2022

Engineering rotavirus-based vaccine vectors expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike epitopes

Researchers proposed rotavirus-based vaccine vectors with the potential for developing polyvalent vaccines targeting multiple enteric viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.

30 Mar 2022

Study shows clinical value of pharmacogenomic testing for patients with treatment-resistant depression

Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 per cent) increase in remission rates compared to treatment as usual in a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health- (CAMH-)led clinical study just published in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

29 Mar 2022

$4 million program launched to find transformative therapies for ADNP syndrome

Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute are launching a $4 million program to find transformative therapies for ADNP syndrome. The rare genetic condition causes developmental delays and can affect the brain, heart, gastrointestinal system and more.

29 Mar 2022

Good hydration may be linked with reduced risk of heart failure

Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

29 Mar 2022

Study reveals a deeper level of cellular heterogeneity within fallopian tubes

The fallopian tube is the site of fertilization, where once a month for the duration of a female's post-pubescent, pre-menopausal life, an egg is moved from the ovary, ready for fertilization by a sperm cell.

29 Mar 2022

Newcastle disease virus-based trivalent vaccine found to be effective across SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice

In a new study, researchers tested the bi-, tri-, and tetravalent formulations of Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-based low-cost vaccine in mice.

29 Mar 2022

Big pharma is betting on bigger political ambitions from Sen. Tim Scott

Sen. Tim Scott, a rising star in the Republican Party with broad popularity in his home state of South Carolina, is getting showered with drug industry money before facing voters this fall.

28 Mar 2022

CDK6: a potential drug target for severe COVID-19

Researchers identify a methodology and workflow to repurpose drugs against the cyclin-dependent kinase 6 target gene of SARS-CoV-2.

27 Mar 2022

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Jeffery Klco about acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and his recent research that is helping us to understand a new mutation in pediatric AML.

25 Mar 2022

Rutgers researchers use roundworms to unravel how cells communicate with one another

Scientists have long puzzled about a critical way that cells communicate with one another, but Rutgers researchers have used a simple roundworm to solve the mystery.

25 Mar 2022

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

A new study uses a novel strategy for whole-genome reconstruction by using parental genome sequencing and sibling embryo genotyping.

23 Mar 2022

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

West Nile virus, Usutu virus, Zika virus, and St. Louis encephalitis virus are all transmitted by mosquitoes and cause a significant threat to human health.

23 Mar 2022

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Study shows the benefits of once-weekly prednisone in obese mice

NIH program provides a real-time risk assessment of variants of SARS-CoV-2

$2.05 million to support UTHSC's advanced genetics project on breast cancer

Poorly understood brain region may play a key role in how we experience pain

Study identifies a set of sporadic genetic mutations behind cavernous angioma

$1.4 million grant bolsters UC San Diego scientists' efforts to fight malaria spread

NYU Langone joins NIH-sponsored program as leading center to discover new targets for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases

Study identifies 10 new genetic regions linked with Brugada syndrome

Engineering rotavirus-based vaccine vectors expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike epitopes

Study shows clinical value of pharmacogenomic testing for patients with treatment-resistant depression

$4 million program launched to find transformative therapies for ADNP syndrome

Good hydration may be linked with reduced risk of heart failure

Study reveals a deeper level of cellular heterogeneity within fallopian tubes

Newcastle disease virus-based trivalent vaccine found to be effective across SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice

Big pharma is betting on bigger political ambitions from Sen. Tim Scott

CDK6: a potential drug target for severe COVID-19

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

Rutgers researchers use roundworms to unravel how cells communicate with one another

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

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