News tagged with nature genetics

Study finds four new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer

A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today. The findings from ...

Genetics created May 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome sequencing provides unprecedented insight into causes of pneumococcal disease

A new study led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has, for the first time, used genome sequencing technology to track the changes in a bacterial population ...

Genetics created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Protein complex may play role in preventing many forms of cancer, study shows

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a group of proteins that are mutated in about one-fifth of all human cancers. The finding suggests that the proteins, which are members of a protein ...

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Team finds dissimilar proteins evolved similar 7-part shape

Solving the structure of a critical human molecule involved in cancer, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found what they call a good example of structural conservation—dissimilar ...

Medical research created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Origin of intelligence, mental illness linked to ancient genetic accident

Scientists have discovered for the first time how humans – and other mammals – have evolved to have intelligence.

Neuroscience created Dec 02, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (33) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Final chapter to 60-year-old blood group mystery

Researchers have solved a 60-year-old mystery by identifying a gene that can cause rejection, kidney failure and even death in some blood transfusion patients. In this study, published in Nature Genetics online ...

Genetics created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patterns of new DNA letter in brain suggest distinct function

In 2009, the DNA alphabet expanded. Scientists discovered that an extra letter or "sixth nucleotide" was surprisingly abundant in DNA from stem cells and brain cells.

Neuroscience created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genes and their regulatory 'tags' conspire to promote rheumatoid arthritis, study finds

In one of the first genome-wide studies to hunt for both genes and their regulatory "tags" in patients suffering from a common disease, researchers have found a clear role for the tags in mediating genetic ...

Genetics created Jan 20, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Schizophrenia genetic networks identified: Connection to autism found

Although schizophrenia is highly genetic in origin, the genes involved in the disorder have been difficult to identify. In the past few years, researchers have implicated several genes, but it is unclear how they act to produce ...

Neuroscience created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genetic mystery of Behcet's disease unfolds along the ancient Silk Road

Researchers have identified four new regions on the human genome associated with Behcet's disease, a painful and potentially dangerous condition found predominantly in people with ancestors along the Silk Road. For nearly ...

Genetics created Jan 06, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New 'genetic bar code' technique establishes ability to derive DNA information from RNA

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a method to derive enough DNA information from non-DNA sources—such as RNA—to clearly identify individuals whose biological data are stored in massive ...

Genetics created Apr 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Major study finds memory in adults impacted by versions of four genes

Two research studies, co-led by UC Davis neurologist Charles DeCarli and conducted by an international team that included more than 80 scientists at 71 institutions in eight countries, has advanced understanding ...

Genetics created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find that chromosomal abnormalities are associated with aging and cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- Two new studies have found that large structural abnormalities in chromosomes, some of which have been associated with increased risk of cancer, can be detected in a small fraction of people without a ...

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Largest-ever genome-wide study identifies genes for common childhood obesity

Genetics researchers have identified at least two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.

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Genomic architecture presages genomic instability: study

When cells divide normally, DNA gets copied perfectly and distributed among the daughter cells with an even hand. Occasionally though, DNA breaks during division and is rearranged, resulting in duplications or deletions of ...

Genetics created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nature Genetics

Nature Genetics is a scientific journal concerning genetics. It is published by Nature Publishing Group, and was founded in 1992. The 2008 impact factor is 30.259. Its sister journal is Nature Reviews Genetics.

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