Why did some people become severely ill with COVID-19 while others experienced only mild symptoms? Associate professor Maria Timofeeva and assistant professor Jacob Krabbe Pedersen from the Department of Public Health at ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Using a high-throughput technique, an international collaboration led by Vanderbilt Health researchers has created a "map" of 1,757 genetic variations that can trigger a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called long ...
Oct 20, 2026
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When genes are "expressed," it is like reading an instruction manual to create things the body needs—such as proteins or RNA. It is an important process in regulating normal cellular functions. Understanding more about gene ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Peter Mac scientists have developed a way to precisely target the "unique molecular fingerprint" created when two genes become abnormally fused together, a discovery that could lead to a new way to treat a wide array of cancers.
Oct 19, 2026
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A new genetic testing approach for sick children with immune conditions could slash diagnosis waiting times from 12 months to as little as two weeks, University of Queensland research has found.
Oct 19, 2026
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A three-letter sequence repeating along a stretch of DNA could offer new clues about why some people are more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease than others. The sequence, CCG, sits in a region of DNA that controls the gene ...
Why do some prostate cancers grow slowly for years, while others progress quickly to life-threatening metastatic disease? An international team of researchers co-led by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed an AI model that analyzes a person's DNA to better identify genetic risk factors for stroke, paving the way for more personalized risk assessments.
Oct 16, 2026
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Two identical sisters came into the world carrying the same rare cancer. They lost their lives to an undifferentiated sarcoma, a soft-tissue cancer driven by a unique gene fusion (MN1::ZNF341). The story began before they ...
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists and collaborating institutions can help determine whether genetic variants associated with a severe form of childhood epilepsy will cause disease, ...
Oct 15, 2026
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