Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unveiled a new approach to analysing the genetic codes—or the blueprint—of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
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In the era of genome sequencing, it's time to update the old "bench-to-bedside" shorthand for how basic research discoveries inform clinical practice, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), National Human Genome Research ...
Mar 24, 2017
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A landmark study led by UNC School of Medicine researchers has identified the first genetic locus for anorexia nervosa and has revealed that there may also be metabolic underpinnings to this potentially deadly illness.
May 12, 2017
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(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a potential alternative to conventional antibiotics that could fight infection with a reduced risk of antibiotic resistance.
Feb 20, 2012
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With three billion letters in the human genome, it seems hard to believe that adding a DNA base here or removing a DNA base there could have much of an effect on our health. In fact, such insertions and deletions can dramatically ...
Aug 17, 2014
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Severe inflammation in early childhood is a clinically known risk factor for developing autism and schizophrenia. Now, for the first time, scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered ...
Oct 12, 2023
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An international team of researchers led by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reports that cells in the central nervous system known as oligodendrocytes might have a different role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Modern humans share about 95 percent of their genetic code with chimpanzees. Yet human brains, and what we do with them, are vastly different.
Feb 21, 2015
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In a study published in Human Genetics, QUT Professor Dale Nyholt and QUT Ph.D. researcher Rafiqul Islam, describe using large-scale genome-wide associations studies (GWAS) summary statistics to analyze hundreds of thousands ...
Feb 23, 2023
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When the Human Genome Project was completed, in 2003, it opened the door to a radical new idea of health—that of personalized medicine, in which disease risk and appropriate treatment would be gleaned from one's genetic ...
Mar 25, 2019
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