Genetics
Gene involved brain development and intellectual disability identified
INVESTIGATING the genetics of Down Syndrome has led WA researchers to find a new gene responsible for brain development and intellectual disability.
Oct 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Schizophrenia study identifies shifts in patterns of glutamate and GABA in visuospatial working memory network
A new study in Biological Psychiatry has characterized the patterns of brain neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA in a network of regions that temporarily maintain and process visual information about the location of objects ...
Jan 18, 2018
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Medications
Researcher develops data-driven approach to help reduce drug costs and treat diseases
A new data-driven mechanistic approach that predicts cell types within tissue will help to reduce drug costs and treat diseases that were difficult to develop drugs for, according to a West Virginia University scientist.
Apr 14, 2022
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Medical research
New research on why mutations in a gene leads to mitochondrial disease
Monash University researchers have uncovered for the first time the reason mutations in a particular gene lead to mitochondrial disease.
Apr 27, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Changes associated with Alzheimer's disease detectable in blood samples
Researchers have discovered changes in blood samples associated with Alzheimer's disease. A new international study examined disease-discordant twin pairs: one sibling who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and one who was ...
Oct 14, 2019
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Immunology
By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development
Two University of Arizona Health Sciences scientists are one step closer to developing a predictive test to assess a baby's risk for asthma, which would allow parents to take steps to thwart the disease's development and ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Genetics
Study identifies 75 genetic regions that influence red blood cell formation
New research is revealing how red blood cells are made and how the body regulates the amount of haemoglobin that is packaged in red blood cells at any time. Genomic analysis techniques have doubled the number of genetic regions ...
Dec 5, 2012
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Genetics
Non-coding antisense RNA can be used to stimulate protein production
While studying Parkinson's disease, an international research group made a discovery which can improve industrial protein synthesis for therapeutic use. They managed to understand a novel function of non-protein coding RNA: ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Neuroscience
'Viral relicts' in the genome could fuel neurodegeneration
Genetic remnants of viruses that are naturally present in the human genome could affect the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers at DZNE have come to this conclusion based on studies of cell cultures. In ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover novel mechanism of glioblastoma development
Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene transcription level, but scientists suggest that post-transcriptional regulation could be equally ...
Jan 18, 2012
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