Research in humans and animal models points to potential biological and genetic mechanisms contributing to the diversity of behaviors seen in autism. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of ...
Nov 9, 2022
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A decrease in protein synthesis in the cells of the developing gut contributes to a rare genetic disorder, and an inexpensive nutritional supplement may help reverse that decrease, according to a new study by Yun-Fei Li of ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Vaccines work their magic by effectively creating immune cells that are long lived, often for over decades. These immune cells create both a protective barrier that can prevent or minimize re-infection and a memory that allows ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Genetic mutations kick start cancers. Some mutations shuffle the genetic code, others come from the deletion of key genes.
Oct 27, 2022
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Huntington's disease is a rare hereditary neurodegenerative pathology which usually manifests itself between the ages of 30 and 50. It is characterized by the emergence of motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms that alter ...
Oct 17, 2022
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New COVID-19 variants could potentially be contained where they arise using genetic sequencing, a new study from the University of Georgia has found. But it will require global cooperation.
Oct 12, 2022
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an imposing foe for gene therapy. Formed of cells wedged tightly together, the BBB keeps toxins and pathogens that may be present in the blood from entering brain tissue, but it also keeps ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Investigators have discovered that the loss of the gene SLIT2 in circulating tumor cells regulates metastasis of prostate cancer tumors, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances.
Sep 30, 2022
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For decades, researchers from all over the world have been working hard to understand Alzheimer's disease. Now, a collaboration between the Department of Biomedicine and the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University ...
Sep 22, 2022
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As public health officials around the world contend with the latest surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Drexel University have created a computer model that could help them be better prepared for the next one. ...
Sep 1, 2022
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