Genetics News and Research

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Ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels at age 35 may impact the chances of getting Alzheimer's later

Living your best life at 35, ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels, may impact your chances of getting Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life.

23 Mar 2022

Scientists find striking lane-like patterns in bacteria populations

It's well understood that populations of species don't distribute at random. Rather, as populations grow, individuals are organized around barriers in the landscape

22 Mar 2022

Predatory bacterium can sculpt its own shape to fit inside the prey

Scientists have found that a predatory bacterium, capable of invading and consuming harmful bugs such as E.coli and Salmonella, can sculpt its own shape to fit inside its prey.

22 Mar 2022

Exploring the drivers of Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome

When clinical psychiatrist and University of Queensland researcher Dr Cathy Franklin saw her first patient with Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome in 2009, she was shocked.

22 Mar 2022

Experts highlight understated ethics, unclear utility of polygenic embryo testing

New technologies are expanding the reach and accessibility of preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos. But what these advances can deliver is still unclear, and a frank assessment of their profound ethical implications is urgently needed, concludes a commentary in Nature Medicine.

22 Mar 2022

New computational approach creates spatial maps of single-cell data within tissues

A new computational approach developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully combines data from parallel gene-expression profiling methods to create spatial maps of a given tissue at single-cell resolution.

21 Mar 2022

Natural circulating antibodies last for at least seven months in children infected with COVID-19

Children previously infected with COVID-19 develop natural circulating antibodies that last for at least seven months, according to a new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

18 Mar 2022

Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons.

17 Mar 2022

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

Researchers reported the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism rs9984273 in the interferon-alpha/beta receptor gene with outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19.

17 Mar 2022

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Scientists have discovered that a well-established cancer cell transcription factor and its newly identified co-factor work together to drive cancer cell proliferation, according to findings published in Science Advances.

16 Mar 2022

Penn State professor receives $2.8 million NIH grant to investigate lower jaw development

How the lower jaw - mandible - develops and consequently how and why some developmental birth defects occur is the focus of a five-year, $2.8 million grant to Joan Richtsmeier, distinguished professor of anthropology, Penn State, from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research.

16 Mar 2022

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Some "hypervirulent" strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system.

16 Mar 2022

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

Researchers determined the immune signature of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children among hospitalized children diagnosed with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.

16 Mar 2022

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Research carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has demonstrated that mixing mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) of different origins can have damaging effects over the medium and long term.

16 Mar 2022

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

About 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of 8, according to the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance. How a child's DNA contributes to the development of ASD has been more of a mystery.

15 Mar 2022

Scientists map key molecular changes during mouse embryogenesis

Scientists have mapped out the key molecular changes that orchestrate how embryonic mouse cells differentiate into the diverse cell types that will ultimately form all the different tissues and organs of the adult animal.

14 Mar 2022

New smartphone app can calculate users’ genetic risk for coronary artery disease

A Scripps Research team developed a smartphone app that can calculate users' genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) - and found that users at high risk sought out appropriate medication after using the app.

14 Mar 2022

First genetic rat model of Down syndrome offers better understanding of the condition

In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in Japan have genetically engineered and characterized what is believed to be the first rat model of Down syndrome.

14 Mar 2022

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

In partnership with SLAS 2022, we spoke to Professor Michael Snyder about his latest research that investigates wearables and their future within healthcare.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 14 Mar 2022

Salk professors receive $3 million Endeavor Award to support lung cancer research

Professors Reuben Shaw, Susan Kaech, Christian Metallo and Alan Saghatelian have received a 2022 Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Endeavor Award to support their research exploring the metabolic changes that help lung cancers develop.

11 Mar 2022

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels at age 35 may impact the chances of getting Alzheimer's later

Scientists find striking lane-like patterns in bacteria populations

Predatory bacterium can sculpt its own shape to fit inside the prey

Exploring the drivers of Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome

Experts highlight understated ethics, unclear utility of polygenic embryo testing

New computational approach creates spatial maps of single-cell data within tissues

Natural circulating antibodies last for at least seven months in children infected with COVID-19

Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Study suggests single nucleotide polymorphism in interferon receptor impacts COVID-19 outcomes

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Penn State professor receives $2.8 million NIH grant to investigate lower jaw development

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

Scientists map key molecular changes during mouse embryogenesis

New smartphone app can calculate users’ genetic risk for coronary artery disease

First genetic rat model of Down syndrome offers better understanding of the condition

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

Salk professors receive $3 million Endeavor Award to support lung cancer research

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

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