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Researchers may have found an Achilles heel for Hepatitis B
Tiny, dangerous, and easily transmitted hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronically affects about 296 million people and kills about 1 million every year. This stealthy virus invades the liver and remains largely asymptomatic until ...
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Gene linked to learning difficulties found to have direct impact on learning and memory
A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and memory in mice. The gene, called KDM5B has previously been linked to some intellectual disability disorders and autism. In the general ...
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Research shows altered regulation of genes linked to prostate cancer among firefighters
Firefighters may have an increased risk of prostate cancer due to on-the-job chemical exposures, according to new research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and University of Michigan ...
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Study finds genetic link between growth during puberty and long-term health conditions
A genetic link between height growth during puberty and long-term health in adulthood has been identified by a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Pennsylvania published in Genome Biology.
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How TP53 gene loss drives gastric cancer evolution
Gastric cancer (GC) ranks as the fifth-most common and fourth-deadliest cancer worldwide, presenting significant health challenges, particularly in China, where it is most prevalent and accounts for nearly half of newly diagnosed ...
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Research shows fetal ear shape may indicate rare genetic condition
First linked to mutations in the CHD7 gene in 2004, CHARGE syndrome is a rare genetic disorder occurring in approximately 1 in 8,500 to 15,000 births. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), CHARGE syndrome is ...
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The interaction of endorepellin and neurexin triggers neuroepithelial autophagy and maintains neural tube development
Neural tube defects (NTDs) rank as the second most prevalent congenital malformation in humans, impacting the central nervous system development in approximately 1 in every 1,000 live births. Over 300 genes, including the ...
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New genetic mutation identified for congenital thyroid condition
A team of researchers from the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels and the University of Washington, have uncovered a genetic mutation in a non-coding region of DNA that alters the ...
May 7, 2024
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Cellular study of Schaaf-Yang syndrome offers better understanding of a rare disease that causes intellectual disability
Mutations in the MAGEL2 gene, which cause Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS)—an ultra-rare disease that affects neuronal and cognitive development—generate truncated, non-functional proteins that tend to accumulate in the cell ...
May 7, 2024
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Transfected SARS-CoV-2 spike DNA suppresses cancer cell response to chemotherapy
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19 infection has led to worsened outcomes for patients with cancer. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mediates host cell infection and cell-cell fusion that causes ...
May 7, 2024
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Who rules the roost? Research reveals tots play key role in shaping the home environment
In a study carried out by experts in child development at the University of York, researchers have found that pre-school children actively select, shape and create their own experiences to match their genetic tendencies.
May 7, 2024
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Biomolecular atlas for bone marrow offers unprecedented window into blood production
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have revealed a powerful new bone marrow atlas that will offer the public a first-of-its-kind ...
May 6, 2024
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Study reveals that almost all individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene develop signs of Alzheimer's
Researchers from the Research Area on Neurological Diseases, Neuroscience, and Mental Health at the Sant Pau Research Institute, led by Dr. Juan Fortea, Director of the Memory Unit of the Neurology Service at the same hospital, ...
May 6, 2024
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Massive study identifies new biomarkers for renal cancer subtypes, improving diagnosis and—eventually—treatment
A new study led by University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center researchers identifies novel biomarkers in renal cell carcinomas. The researchers' integrative analysis of comprehensive proteogenomic datasets from both ...
May 6, 2024
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Therapeutic target identified to neutralize toxic forms of Parkinson's-associated protein
Researchers from the UAB have identified a region in the early aggregates of the alpha-synuclein protein that can be targeted to prevent its conversion into the toxic amyloid fibrils that accumulate in the brains of people ...
May 6, 2024
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Using advanced genetic techniques, scientists create mice with traits of Tourette disorder
In research that may be a step forward toward finding personalized treatments for Tourette disorder, scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick have bred mice that exhibit some of the same behaviors and brain abnormalities ...
May 6, 2024
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Scientists track earliest cancer-triggering physical changes in cells
By the time cancer is diagnosed, a lot has already happened behind the scenes. Although cancers are classed into early and late stages for clinical purposes, even an "early" stage tumor is the result of many previous, undetectable ...
May 6, 2024
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Advancing genomic medicine: The evolution of personalized cancer treatment in Japan
The journey of cancer genomic medicine (CGM) began in the 1980s, with the discovery of various genomic and epigenomic alterations in cancer cells from various countries including Japan. This led to the development of molecular ...
May 4, 2024
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Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases: Study
The world's largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously ...
May 3, 2024
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Scientists track 'doubling' in origin of cancer cells
Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer ...
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