Genetic Function: Mutation

Medical news and research articles

Surprising blood stem cell diversification revealed in humans

Every second, millions of blood cells are produced in the human body, and about 90% of the cells replaced daily are blood cells. These include red blood cells essential for oxygen transport, platelets for blood clotting, ...

Stuttering may be more than a speech disorder

Many people consider stuttering just a simple speech disorder. But University of Mississippi professor Gregory Snyder and a team of student researchers are working to upend that thinking and develop new ways of treating it ...

Asthma drug could help to treat a rare neurological disorder

The asthma medication theophylline is a suitable drug for treating the rare neurological disorder ADCY5-related dyskinesia, according to a new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), which was published ...

Genetic test underused in cancer care

An emerging oncology tool known as broad genomic profiling or BGP is increasingly being used to help identify targeted therapies for patients diagnosed with cancer.

Study sheds light on the immune system's evolution

An article published by Technion researchers in Nature presents new insights about the evolution of the immune system. The team's findings highlight the modularity and flexibility of the evolution of immunity.

New technique reveals earliest signs of genetic mutations

Mutations are changes in the molecular "letters" that make up the DNA code, the blueprint for all living cells. Some of these changes can have little effect, but others can lead to diseases, including cancer. Now, a new study ...

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