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A 'pump' gene's surprising role in early brain formation
In polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many irregular, small folds (gyria) and disorganization of its layers. Many affected children have severe developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, and epilepsy, and many ...
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High genetic running capacity promotes efficient metabolism with aging
High running capacity is associated with health and longevity. However, whether high genetic running capacity promotes more efficient metabolism with aging is not known. A new study conducted in collaboration between the ...
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The use and misuse of race in health care
COVID-19 has put race-based health disparities on full display, but such inequities extend far deeper than the current pandemic. An enduring challenge for physicians and scientific researchers has been to distinguish health ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Prostate cancer and a possible link with schizophrenia
Oncotarget published "The presence of polymorphisms in genes controlling neurotransmitter metabolism and disease prognosis in patients with prostate cancer: a possible link with schizophrenia" reported that polymorphisms ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Trapping DNA damage: Untangling the proteins that trigger some cancerous tumors
Even on a good day, DNA is constantly getting damaged.
Jun 10, 2021
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A new technique for correcting disease-causing mutations
Gene editing, or purposefully changing a gene's DNA sequence, is a powerful tool for studying how mutations cause disease, and for making changes in an individual's DNA for therapeutic purposes. A novel method of gene editing ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Nearly 1 in 5 patients who die from unexplained sudden cardiac death have suspicious gene
As many as 450,000 Americans die every year from a sudden, fatal heart condition, and in slightly more than one in ten cases the cause remains unexplained even after an autopsy. Researchers from the University of Maryland ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Association recommends minimum set of pharmacogenetic alleles to guide clinical CYP2D6 genotype testing
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, molecular diagnostic professional society, has today published consensus recommendations to aid in the design and validation of clinical CYP2D6 assays, promote ...
Jun 10, 2021
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LIM domain only 1: One gene, many roles in cancer
Humans have long been plagued by a myriad of deadly cancers. Parallelly, they attempted different permutations and combinations of treatments to cure the disease. Attempts involving biomolecular targets have come to the fore ...
Jun 10, 2021
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DNA methylation changes in neurons of bipolar disorder patients
A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan, has revealed the DNA methylation status of gene transcriptional regulatory regions in the frontal lobes of patients with bipolar disorder (BD). The regions with ...
Jun 09, 2021
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Cough can run in family
A family history of cough increases the risk of both the onset and persistence of cough, according to the Ph.D. study of Anne Lätti. One in two recent-onset coughers still reported the presence of a cough 12 months later. ...
Jun 09, 2021
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Researchers identify gene linked to congenital heart disease
New insight on the link between a gene called SORBS2 and congenital heart disease has been published today in eLife, with findings that may help explain the cause of the disease in some patients.
Jun 08, 2021
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Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs
That internal nagging feeling that drives you to seek sleep at night and wake in the morning to eat, work, and play, is, it turns out, genetic, and it's not just in people. Nearly every living organism—from animals to plants ...
Jun 08, 2021
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Researchers discover a new cause for the cerebral cavernous malformation
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Beijing Tiantan Hospital have recently uncovered a new gene mutation responsible for the non-familial patients of cerebral cavernous malformation ...
Jun 08, 2021
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Connection between genetics, treatment outcomes in patients taking blood thinners
Genetic information stored in biobanks brings new opportunities for individualized health care. According to a new study by VTT, tailoring based on genetic information can improve treatment outcomes of blood thinner treatment. ...
Jun 08, 2021
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Gene research uncovers promising combination therapy for triple negative breast cancer
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women around the world, responsible for 1,700 deaths every day. Although the vast majority of breast cancers are treatable, the most aggressive subtype—triple negative ...
Jun 07, 2021
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Cloned fruit flies star in 'Truman Show' study of how genes play role in social networks
If identical versions of 20 people lived out their lives in dozens of different worlds, would the same people be popular in each world?
Jun 07, 2021
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Measuring gene expression changes over time may help predict T1D diabetes progression
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which a misdirected immune system gradually destroys healthy pancreatic islet β cells, resulting in a lack of insulin. The exact cause of T1D remains unknown. However, β ...
Jun 07, 2021
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Superbugs are hitchhiking in the guts of international travelers
Travelers abroad may pick up bacteria and other vectors containing genes conferring antimicrobial resistance which remain in the gut when returning to their home country, according to a study published in Genome Medicine.
Jun 07, 2021
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