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Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, National Jewish Health and Centro de Neumología Pediátrica in Puerto Rico have been awarded nearly $10 million as part of a 5-year grant from the U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to address the root causes of asthma by studying 4,000 children in Puerto Rico, where asthma prevalence and deaths are among the highest in the world.

16 Nov 2018

Research team identifies Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation for Leigh syndrome

Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that relentlessly attacked their nervous systems and sapped their energy.

15 Nov 2018

Abnormalities in development of the brain could be involved in onset of autism, finds new study

Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by communication disorders, altered social interactions and sensory and behavioral abnormalities. Research in genetics and brain imaging suggests that abnormalities in the development of the brain concerning, in particular, the formation of neural networks and the functioning of synapses could be involved in the onset of ASD.

15 Nov 2018

UT Southwestern scientists selected to receive 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards

Two UT Southwestern faculty members have been selected to receive 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas.

15 Nov 2018

TAMEST recognizes UT Southwestern’s Ralph DeBerardinis for changing our understanding of cancer

Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern is the recipient of the 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Medicine from TAMEST.

14 Nov 2018

Inhibition of one protein clears toxic clumps seen in Parkinson's disease, study finds

A defining feature of Parkinson's disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the brain's motor control area, destroying dopamine-producing neurons.

14 Nov 2018

Salk researchers report new methods to identify AD drug candidates with anti-aging properties

Old age is the greatest risk factor for many diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer. Geroprotectors are a recently identified class of anti-aging compounds.

14 Nov 2018

Researchers unravel mystery of NPM1 protein in acute myeloid leukemia

While it has long been recognized that mutated gene NPM1 plays an important role in acute myeloid leukemia, no one has determined how the normal and the mutated forms of the protein NPM1 function.

13 Nov 2018

Higher body mass index could cause depression even without health problems

A largescale genomic analysis has found the strongest evidence yet that being overweight causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

13 Nov 2018

Research finds strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression

New research released today from the University of South Australia and University of Exeter in the UK has found the strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

12 Nov 2018

Salk researchers receive $19.2 million to unravel mysteries of age-related cognitive decline

A team of Salk Institute researchers led by President Rusty Gage has been awarded $19.2 million over eight years by the American Heart Association-Allen Initiative in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment to investigate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease and aging-related cognitive decline and uncover new therapies.

12 Nov 2018

Saliva-based RNA test could improve ability to accurately identify children with ASD

Newly published research shows that a saliva-based biomarker panel and associated algorithm could improve the ability to accurately identify children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in its earliest stages, announced Quadrant Biosciences Inc.

9 Nov 2018

Cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease share common genetics in some individuals, study shows

Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer's disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common feature of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by an international team of researchers led by scientists at UC San Francisco and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

9 Nov 2018

Mitochondrial DNA may have strong influence on cellular metabolism and disease susceptibility

About 1.5 billion years ago, tiny visitors came to live inside the cells that later evolved into all plant and animal life -- including humans.

9 Nov 2018

Salk researchers solve genetic 'whodunnit' for cancer gene

Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to help some tumors grow, confounding researchers. Now, Salk Institute researchers have solved the long-standing mystery around why AMPK can both hinder and help cancer.

8 Nov 2018

Computer games and a summer birthday linked to increased risk of myopia in childhood

According to a new study by researchers in King's School of Life Course Sciences, time spent playing computer games and being born in the summer are both linked to an increased risk of developing short or near sightedness (myopia) in childhood.

8 Nov 2018

Free resource provides correct information about corneal dystrophies

Jayne Weiss, MD, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the lead author of an editorial about inaccuracies in the medical literature that medical professionals rely upon to diagnose corneal dystrophies, as well as a free resource that provides correct information.

7 Nov 2018

Tracking down microRNA candidates linked to disease

What started as Ninad Oak's side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. "The project started as my qualifying exam that I proposed at the end of my first year of graduate school," said Oak, a graduate student in molecular and human genetics in Dr. Sharon E. Plon's lab. "This was an off topic qualifying exam at the time, meaning the lab had not worked on this topic before."

7 Nov 2018

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine receives NIH grant for undergraduate cancer research

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is preparing and inspiring a new generation of cancer investigators through Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research.

7 Nov 2018

U.S. Department of Defense grants 'Impact Award' to explore therapeutic options against advanced prostate cancer

The U.S. Department of Defense has granted the "Impact Award" to explore new therapeutic options against advanced prostate cancer - scientifically known as castration-resistant or hormone therapy resistant prostate cancer- to a multidisciplinary team of researchers made up of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center, led by David Olmos, the Prostate Cancer Translational Research Group of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, led by Joaquín Mateo, and the Genetics and Solid Tumors Laboratory of the University of Washington, led by Colin Pritchard.

7 Nov 2018

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Research team identifies Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation for Leigh syndrome

Abnormalities in development of the brain could be involved in onset of autism, finds new study

UT Southwestern scientists selected to receive 2019 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards

TAMEST recognizes UT Southwestern’s Ralph DeBerardinis for changing our understanding of cancer

Inhibition of one protein clears toxic clumps seen in Parkinson's disease, study finds

Salk researchers report new methods to identify AD drug candidates with anti-aging properties

Researchers unravel mystery of NPM1 protein in acute myeloid leukemia

Higher body mass index could cause depression even without health problems

Research finds strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression

Salk researchers receive $19.2 million to unravel mysteries of age-related cognitive decline

Saliva-based RNA test could improve ability to accurately identify children with ASD

Cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease share common genetics in some individuals, study shows

Mitochondrial DNA may have strong influence on cellular metabolism and disease susceptibility

Salk researchers solve genetic 'whodunnit' for cancer gene

Computer games and a summer birthday linked to increased risk of myopia in childhood

Free resource provides correct information about corneal dystrophies

Tracking down microRNA candidates linked to disease

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine receives NIH grant for undergraduate cancer research

U.S. Department of Defense grants 'Impact Award' to explore therapeutic options against advanced prostate cancer

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