Genetics
New Alzheimer's genes discovered in world's largest study
Two new genes that raise a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease have been discovered by researchers.
Nov 22, 2022
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Nature Genetics
Psychology & Psychiatry
Landmark study reveals clearest genetic signals yet for schizophrenia risk
In a landmark genetic study of more than 121,000 people, an international consortium called SCHEMA, led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has identified extremely rare protein-disrupting mutations ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Medical research
Non-invasive blood test can detect cancer four years before conventional diagnosis methods
An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether an individual has one of five common types of cancers, four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods. ...
Jul 21, 2020
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Genetics
New genetic risk factors for arrhythmia discovered
A recent study published in Nature Genetics identified 10 new genetic regions associated with Brugada syndrome, a cardiac arrhythmia disorder associated with sudden death in young adults.
Mar 31, 2022
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Genetics
Hundreds of genes affecting tobacco and alcohol use discovered
Tobacco and alcohol use, both genetically inheritable behaviors, influence risk for many complex diseases and disorders and are leading causes of mortality.
Jan 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover that a normal DNA repair process can become a major source of mutations in cancer
Hypermutation is an unusual occurence that can lead to many nearby mutations at once, severely damaging our genetic material and potentially causing cancer. The best known type of local hypermutation, called a mutation shower ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Genetics
Scientists develop test that will help prevent glaucoma-related blindness
Australian researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person's risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and developed a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from it.
Jan 21, 2020
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Genetics
Rare recessive mutations pry open new windows on autism
Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked to mutations in a variety of genes, explaining up to 30 percent of all cases to date. Most of these variants are de novo mutations, which are not inherited, affect ...
Jun 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression
A new study published in Nature Genetics led by the Mead Group in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine has demonstrated a previously unknown effect of chronic inflammation on TP53-mutant hematopoietic stem cells.
Sep 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Differences in lung cancer tumors found between East Asians and Europeans
A team of researchers from a host of institutions in Singapore and China has found that there are genetic differences between some lung cancer tumors in East Asians versus Europeans. In their paper published in the journal ...
