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Study provides new knowledge about molecular mechanisms underlying human traits, diseases

A new study analyzing the association between an individual's genetics (genotype) and their observable characteristics resulting from the interaction of genetics and the environment (phenotype), contributes new knowledge to the understanding of human complex traits and diseases.

1 Jun 2021

Study reveals potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have revealed a potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study in fruit flies, and rat and human brain tissue, published today in eLife.

1 Jun 2021

Researchers discover gene that impacts the development of Ewing sarcoma in children

Researchers have discovered a gene, OTUD7A, that impacts the development of Ewing sarcoma, a bone cancer that occurs mainly in children.

1 Jun 2021

Ethnic diversity in genetic study identifies more genomic regions linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits

By ensuring ethnic diversity in a largescale genetic study, an international team of researchers, including a University of Massachusetts Amherst genetic epidemiologist, has identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits.

1 Jun 2021

New method helps identify rare genetic disease that affects brain development

Rare disease experts detail the first results of an unprecedented collaboration to diagnose people living with unsolved cases of rare diseases across Europe.

1 Jun 2021

Better late than never: clinical guidelines are too late to screen for prostate cancer

Men with a family history of prostate cancer may need to be screened up to 11 years before guidelines require.

1 Jun 2021

Ethnic diversity in genetic study of glycemic traits yields better results

By including multi-ethnic participants, a largescale genetic study has identified more regions of the genome linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits than if the research had been conducted in Europeans alone.

31 May 2021

Expanding genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better results

Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including data on Hispanics, African-Americans and East Asians, to the international MAGIC collaboration, composed of more than 400 global academics, who conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis led by the University of Exeter.

31 May 2021

Could a mathematical application of information theory identify and predict SARS-CoV-2 mutations?

An interesting new study by researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, describes the use of a mathematical method to sequence genomes based on information theory. The method offers an alternative to clinical techniques, allowing mutations to be detected and possibly even predicted. In this way, it opens new research opportunities in bioinformatics and genetics.

31 May 2021

Plexin-A1 gene plays a more extensive role in brain development, study shows

Study by the University of Bonn shows that mutations of the investigated gene manifest in different patterns of inheritance.

31 May 2021

Waking up just one hour earlier can reduce risk of major depression, indicates study

Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published May 26 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

29 May 2021

Supportive family environment can reduce effects of social deprivation among adopted children

An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

29 May 2021

New brain stimulation technique precisely controls motor activity without surgical device implantation

Neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep brain stimulation, but those require surgical device implantation.

29 May 2021

Synbal and La Jolla Institute for Immunology collaborate to develop better COVID-19 models

The La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is partnering with Synbal, Inc., a preclinical biotechnology company based in San Diego, CA, to develop multi-gene, humanized mouse models for COVID-19 research. The research at LJI will be led by Professor Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., a member of the Institute's Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research.

29 May 2021

COLCORONA study shows that colchicine can reduce complications in certain COVID-19 patients

The Montreal Heart Institute announces that the COLCORONA study results are published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

28 May 2021

New study advances knowledge about the link between obesity-associated inflammation and cancer

A review study led by Maria D. Sanchez-Pino, PhD, an assistant research professor in the departments of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans' School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, advances knowledge about the connection between obesity-associated inflammation and cancer.

28 May 2021

Scientists identify many new gene variants that increase risk for depression

In the largest genetic analysis of depression to date, Veterans Affairs researchers identified many new gene variants that increase the risk for depression. The groundbreaking study helps researchers better understand the biological basis of depression and could lead to better drug treatments.

28 May 2021

Study: Specific diet, lifestyle interventions may reverse epigenetic aging in healthy adult males

Aging published "Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial" which reported on a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted among 43 healthy adult males between the ages of 50-72.

28 May 2021

Noble False Widow Spiders have public health implications, shows study

NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implications. Research team have established a DNA database to allow clinicians dealing with cases to confirm the species identity using genetic analysis

27 May 2021

EU project to investigate impact and consequences of micro and nanoplastics on human health

PLASTICHEAL project will develop new methodologies and will provide reliable scientific evidence for regulators to set the knowledge basis for adequate risk assessment. The results will draw a variety of experimental human models and measuring potential health effects under short and long-term conditions.

27 May 2021

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Study provides new knowledge about molecular mechanisms underlying human traits, diseases

Study reveals potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers discover gene that impacts the development of Ewing sarcoma in children

Ethnic diversity in genetic study identifies more genomic regions linked to type 2 diabetes-related traits

New method helps identify rare genetic disease that affects brain development

Better late than never: clinical guidelines are too late to screen for prostate cancer

Ethnic diversity in genetic study of glycemic traits yields better results

Expanding genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better results

Could a mathematical application of information theory identify and predict SARS-CoV-2 mutations?

Plexin-A1 gene plays a more extensive role in brain development, study shows

Waking up just one hour earlier can reduce risk of major depression, indicates study

Supportive family environment can reduce effects of social deprivation among adopted children

New brain stimulation technique precisely controls motor activity without surgical device implantation

Synbal and La Jolla Institute for Immunology collaborate to develop better COVID-19 models

COLCORONA study shows that colchicine can reduce complications in certain COVID-19 patients

New study advances knowledge about the link between obesity-associated inflammation and cancer

Scientists identify many new gene variants that increase risk for depression

Study: Specific diet, lifestyle interventions may reverse epigenetic aging in healthy adult males

Noble False Widow Spiders have public health implications, shows study

EU project to investigate impact and consequences of micro and nanoplastics on human health

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