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Immune system plays surprising role in the aftermath of heart attacks, study finds

A study led by Kevin King, a bioengineer and physician at the University of California San Diego, has found that the immune system plays a surprising role in the aftermath of heart attacks. The research could lead to new therapeutic strategies for heart disease.

7 Nov 2017

Research suggests asymptomatic infection as source of norovirus outbreaks in Indonesia

Norovirus, also referred to as the "winter vomiting bug", is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans. A Japanese research team has shown that norovirus is significantly present in the stools of healthy volunteers in Indonesia who are asymptomatically infected with the virus.

6 Nov 2017

Scientists identify eight new genes involved in epileptic encephalopathy

Approximately 30 per cent of patients with epilepsy do not respond to anti-epileptic drugs. In these cases, all neurologists can do is attempt to find the right combination of medication through trial and error.

6 Nov 2017

Young adults dependent on marijuana and alcohol less likely to achieve life goals, study finds

New research presented today at APHA's 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo examined the effect of marijuana use and dependence on life achievement in young adults.

6 Nov 2017

Pioneering research to grow mini bowel cancer tumor models in the lab

Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year research program aimed at finding new treatments for bowel cancer.

6 Nov 2017

Bulgaria reports outbreaks of bird flu (avian influenza)

Veterinary authorities in Bulgaria have called for culling of nearly 8,000 ducks according to a food safety agency yesterday after two more regions there have reported avian flu infection. According to the agency a total of four outbreaks of bird flu have been registered in Bulgaria at this time.

5 Nov 2017

New study elucidates osteoblast production during bone regeneration

How osteoblasts are supplied during bone regeneration has been controversial among bone researchers. According to Atsushi Kawakami, an Associate Professor who specializes in tissue regeneration and led the study, scientists disagree on how these cells are made.

3 Nov 2017

UC study explores racial and gender disparities in elderly dialysis patients

University of Cincinnati researchers are examining racial and gender disparities in dialysis patients as well as the impact of poor functional status and pre-dialysis hospitalizations on elderly dialysis patients.

3 Nov 2017

Production of nitric oxide crucial for stem cell mobilization and differentiation

Nathan Bryan, PH.D., one of the nation's leading experts on critically important role of nitric oxide in health and disease prevention, told attendees of the Pacific Regenerative Medicine 2017 Conference this morning that, "Stem cells are the future of medicine and are required for our body to heal itself; however, their success depends on the body producing enough nitric oxide to support their healing properties.

2 Nov 2017

Researchers compile biggest recorded collection of families with epilepsy

Researchers from Swansea University Medical School have joined up with five other centers from around the world to compile the biggest recorded collection of families with forms of epilepsy where genetics may play a part in the recurring feature of the condition.

2 Nov 2017

Repositive introduces first Global PDX Directory at AACR conference

The first Global PDX Directory for proprietary and open source PDX models is being introduced by Cambridge (UK) based benefit corporation, Repositive, at the American Association for Cancer Research’sInternational Conference, on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, hosted in conjunction with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the National Cancer Institute, in Philadelphia, USA, 26-30 October 2017.

1 Nov 2017

New discovery challenges basic assumptions about the brain's cellular makeup

A discovery made by Junhwan Kim, PhD, assistant professor at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, is challenging science's longstanding beliefs regarding the cellular makeup of the brain. This breakthrough was outlined in a study recently published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.

30 Oct 2017

New gene drive approach helps pinpoint combination therapies against fungal pathogens

Candida albicans is a notorious human fungal pathogen that causes thrush and serious systemic infections. Opportunistic C. albicans fungi, which often live inconspicuously in the normal flora of human skin and gut, can switch from their harmless stealth mode to become aggressive pathogens, especially in people whose immune systems are already compromised by pre-existing diseases or harsh drug therapies.

30 Oct 2017

NASA’s “Twins Study” explores the effects space travel has on the human body

Preliminary results from NASA’s Twins Study have revealed some of the bodily changes that occurred in an astronaught, who spent almost one year in space, compared with his twin brother, who remained on earth.

30 Oct 2017

Using Machine Learning to Accurately Diagnose Childhood Autism Sooner

Autism is a clinical diagnosis. There is no one test to diagnose autism. Depending on the type of medical professional diagnosing, typically the DSM-V (standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the U.S.) is used to diagnose by primary care physicians, neurologists, and psychiatrists.

30 Oct 2017

UC San Diego Health scientists help create ‘dream team’ to prevent pancreatic cancer

Scientists and physicians at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, in partnership with colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and elsewhere, have been awarded a $7 million grant over four years by Stand Up to Cancer to create a "dream team" to develop new ways to prevent pancreatic cancer -- one of the nation's deadliest malignancies.

28 Oct 2017

Discovery may provide insight into how Zika virus gets transmitted from mother to fetus

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, report that the Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus by infected cells that, ironically, will later develop into the brain's first and primary form of defense against invasive pathogens.

27 Oct 2017

‘Precision Medicine’ may not always be so precise when applied to diverse populations, study says

Precision Medicine in oncology, where genetic testing is used to determine the best drugs to treat cancer patients, is not always so precise when applied to some of the world's more diverse populations, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

27 Oct 2017

Research advance may lead to preservation of hearing in people with Usher syndrome type III

A research advance co-led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Kumar Alagramam, PhD, may stop the progression of hearing loss and lead to significant preservation of hearing in people with Usher syndrome type III, a form of hereditary hearing loss linked to defects in the sensory "hair" cells in the inner ear. USH3 is caused by a mutation in the clarin-1 gene.

26 Oct 2017

Penn study sheds light on genetic cause of early hearing loss

From the moment a baby is born, they are put through a battery of screenings to test for all sorts of characteristics, which includes the sense of hearing.

26 Oct 2017

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Immune system plays surprising role in the aftermath of heart attacks, study finds

Research suggests asymptomatic infection as source of norovirus outbreaks in Indonesia

Scientists identify eight new genes involved in epileptic encephalopathy

Young adults dependent on marijuana and alcohol less likely to achieve life goals, study finds

Pioneering research to grow mini bowel cancer tumor models in the lab

Bulgaria reports outbreaks of bird flu (avian influenza)

New study elucidates osteoblast production during bone regeneration

UC study explores racial and gender disparities in elderly dialysis patients

Production of nitric oxide crucial for stem cell mobilization and differentiation

Researchers compile biggest recorded collection of families with epilepsy

Repositive introduces first Global PDX Directory at AACR conference

New discovery challenges basic assumptions about the brain's cellular makeup

New gene drive approach helps pinpoint combination therapies against fungal pathogens

NASA’s “Twins Study” explores the effects space travel has on the human body

Using Machine Learning to Accurately Diagnose Childhood Autism Sooner

UC San Diego Health scientists help create ‘dream team’ to prevent pancreatic cancer

Discovery may provide insight into how Zika virus gets transmitted from mother to fetus

‘Precision Medicine’ may not always be so precise when applied to diverse populations, study says

Research advance may lead to preservation of hearing in people with Usher syndrome type III

Penn study sheds light on genetic cause of early hearing loss

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