News tagged with journal nature genetics


Slowing the aging process—only with antibiotics

Swiss scientists reveal the mechanism responsible for aging hidden deep within mitochondria—and dramatically slow it down in worms by administering antibiotics to the young.

Medical research created May 22, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists override errant form of genetic signaling for first time

In a new study published today in the journal Nature, scientists discovered an entirely new way to change the genetic code. The findings, though early, are significant because they may ultimately help researchers alter the co ...

Medical research created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers describe genetic basis of rare human diseases

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and in Michigan, North Carolina and Spain have discovered how genetic mutations cause a number of rare human diseases, which include Meckel syndrome, ...

Genetics created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

International study identifies new gene targets for hypertension treatment

A new international report from scientists around the world finds that common variants in 28 regions of DNA are associated with blood pressure in human patients. Of the identified regions, most were completely unsuspected, ...

Genetics created Sep 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children of older men have more gene abnormalities: study

Do older fathers doom their children to genetic disease?

Genetics created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Researchers complete largest genetic sequencing study of human disease

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases.

Genetics created May 22, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetics of flu susceptibility: Researchers find gene that can transform mild influenza to a life-threatening disease

A genetic finding could help explain why influenza becomes a life-threating disease to some people while it has only mild effects in others. New research led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has identified for the first ...

Genetics created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human brains share consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity

Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The fi ...

Neuroscience created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists unlock genetics of joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis

(Medical Xpress) -- A study involving over 5,000 people living with the joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis has identified a series of genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to the condition ...

Genetics created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research links circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death

A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body's natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Ventricular arrhythmias, or abn ...

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers decode biology of blood and iron disorders mapping out novel future therapies

Two studies led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College shed light on the molecular biology of three blood disorders, leading to novel strategies to treat these diseases.

Medical research created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excess alcohol could damage our DNA

Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) have uncovered for the first time how excess alcohol can cause irreparable damage to our DNA. In a new study published in the journal Nature today, MRC scientists also d ...

Health created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discoveries in genetics of lung health

Scientists have for the first time discovered sixteen new sections of the genetic code that relate to lung health -- opening up the possibility for better prevention as well as treatment for lung diseases.

Genetics created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover multiple faces of deadly breast cancer

An international team of scientists, including four at Simon Fraser University, has made a discovery that will change the way the most deadly form of breast cancer is treated.

Cancer created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Geneticists verify cholesterol-cancer link

University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications could be useful in the future for cancer prevention or ...

Medical research created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast