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Study sheds light on the deadly venom of Mojave rattlesnakes

The Mojave rattlesnake, living in the deserts of the southwestern United States and central Mexico, is characterized by its lethal venom that can either shut down your body or tenderize your insides. Clemson University researchers say which one depends on where you're located.

16 Jan 2019

Scientists create comprehensive new method to predict breast cancer risk

Scientists have created the most comprehensive method yet to predict a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to a study by Cancer Research UK published in Genetics in Medicine.

14 Jan 2019

Researchers identify multiple new subtypes of most common childhood cancer

Like cartographers completing a map, investigators have identified multiple new subtypes of the most common childhood cancer--research that will likely improve the diagnosis and treatment of high-risk patients.

14 Jan 2019

Molecular hallmarks of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types discovered

Unlike healthy tissues, tumors thrive in low-oxygen environments, often acquiring the ability to resist treatment and spread to other sites in the body. Despite being a well-known cause of therapy resistance and metastasis, the impact of low oxygen, known as hypoxia, on tumor cells is poorly understood.

14 Jan 2019

Genetic variants linked with risk tolerance and risky behaviors

As part of an international research project, a group of scientists from the University of Zurich found genetic variants associated with risk tolerance and risky behaviors. It is one of the first studies to link genetic variants with behavioral outcomes, which are relevant to social science research.

14 Jan 2019

Scientists discover mutational signatures of tumor hypoxia

Researchers have discovered mutational signatures of tumor hypoxia in 19 cancer types that could be used to identify patients who need higher treatment doses.

14 Jan 2019

Researchers repurpose gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop better antibiotics

A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and his collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have repurposed the gene-editing tool CRISPR to study which genes are targeted by particular antibiotics, providing clues on how to improve existing antibiotics or develop new ones.

11 Jan 2019

New method modifies blood stem cells to reverse genetic mutation that causes IPEX

UCLA researchers led by Dr. Donald Kohn have created a method for modifying blood stem cells to reverse the genetic mutation that causes a life-threatening autoimmune syndrome called IPEX.

11 Jan 2019

Sleep Research Society selects four outstanding scientists as recipients of 2019 SRS awards

The Sleep Research Society has selected four outstanding sleep and circadian scientists as recipients of the 2019 Sleep Research Society awards, which recognize excellence in sleep and circadian research.

11 Jan 2019

Novel biomarker links tumor progression to genome instability

Our DNA is under constant attack. The delicate molecule that contains our genetic information is extremely vulnerable to everything from environmental agents, such as radiation, to the chemicals in the air we breathe and the food we eat.

10 Jan 2019

Women with IBD have increased risk of developing mental illness, finds study

A study published today in the journal Gut shows that women with inflammatory bowel disease are at greater risk of developing a mental illness after giving birth compared to the overall population.

10 Jan 2019

Aggressive prostate cancer linked to hereditary breast cancer, confirms study

Aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations, which are also linked to hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer and pancreas cancer, among others.

10 Jan 2019

University of Cincinnati professor awarded $1.6 million NIAID grant to study Hamburger E. coli

Alison Weiss, PhD, professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology in UC College of Medicine, has been awarded a four-year grant of $1.6 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli 0157:H7, also sometimes referred to as Hamburger E. coli.

9 Jan 2019

Mechanism underlying impaired allergic inflammation in children may explain hygiene hypothesis

The hygiene hypothesis may explain why asthma and other allergic airway diseases have dramatically increased over the past decades in industrialized countries.

9 Jan 2019

NorthShore and Color partner to deliver the power of genomics in routine primary care

NorthShore University HealthSystem and Color today announced a groundbreaking partnership to deliver the power of genomics to routine primary care at population scale.

9 Jan 2019

New ACMG points to consider: Patient re-contact after revision of genomic test results

Genomic testing is becoming increasingly common in medicine. Moreover, ongoing advances in technology and an ever-increasing understanding of what genetic variants mean can result in reinterpretation of the clinical significance of variants found in patients.

9 Jan 2019

Novel technique detects new strains of microbes in human fecal microbiota after obesity surgery

Using a unique bioinformatics technique developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB researchers have detected the emergence of new strains of microbes in the human fecal microbiota after obesity surgery.

9 Jan 2019

Breastfed babies are more likely to be right handed

Babies who are breast fed for a longer duration are more likely to be right handed finds a new study. The study titled, 'Breastfeeding and handedness: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data', by Philippe P. Hujoel of the University of Washington is published in the journal Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition.

8 Jan 2019

Early life stress in mice affects their offspring behavior

Russian neuroscientists discovered that the stress experienced by mice during their first weeks of life, affects not only them but also their offspring. The obtained data will help to understand how negative experience in the early period of life affects the mammalian brain.

8 Jan 2019

New analytic method can precisely detect viral infections using immune responses

Cytomegalovirus is widespread and remains in the body for a lifetime after infection. In healthy individuals, this virus is usually kept in check but can become dangerous when the immune system is weakened or during pregnancy.

8 Jan 2019

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Study sheds light on the deadly venom of Mojave rattlesnakes

Scientists create comprehensive new method to predict breast cancer risk

Researchers identify multiple new subtypes of most common childhood cancer

Molecular hallmarks of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types discovered

Genetic variants linked with risk tolerance and risky behaviors

Scientists discover mutational signatures of tumor hypoxia

Researchers repurpose gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop better antibiotics

New method modifies blood stem cells to reverse genetic mutation that causes IPEX

Sleep Research Society selects four outstanding scientists as recipients of 2019 SRS awards

Novel biomarker links tumor progression to genome instability

Women with IBD have increased risk of developing mental illness, finds study

Aggressive prostate cancer linked to hereditary breast cancer, confirms study

University of Cincinnati professor awarded $1.6 million NIAID grant to study Hamburger E. coli

Mechanism underlying impaired allergic inflammation in children may explain hygiene hypothesis

NorthShore and Color partner to deliver the power of genomics in routine primary care

New ACMG points to consider: Patient re-contact after revision of genomic test results

Novel technique detects new strains of microbes in human fecal microbiota after obesity surgery

Breastfed babies are more likely to be right handed

Early life stress in mice affects their offspring behavior

New analytic method can precisely detect viral infections using immune responses

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