MeSH tree: G05.360.080.708
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a statistical tool that could help pinpoint the genetic changes that cause diseases like Alzheimer's and schizophrenia. While scientists have long identified genes associated ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are a specialized subgroup of immune cells that play a central role in the human immune system. These cells can suppress erroneous and therefore harmful immune reactions that can lead to autoimmune ...
Jul 21, 2025
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As millions of people know firsthand, the most common side effect of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot is inflammation: soreness, redness and a day or two of malaise. But what if mRNA vaccines could be redesigned to sidestep ...
Jul 18, 2025
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Australian scientists have successfully developed a research system that uses 'biological artificial intelligence' to design and evolve molecules with new or improved functions directly in mammal cells. The researchers said ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Using gene editing in a preclinical model, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center blocked the symptoms of a rare smooth muscle disease before they developed. Their findings, published in Circulation, could eventually ...
Jun 24, 2025
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Gene editing could be used to treat millions of glaucoma patients. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, characterized by high pressure inside the eye. Patients often rely on daily eye drops to lower intraocular pressure, ...
Jun 17, 2025
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To study the genetic causes of autism spectrum disorder, a Kobe University research team has created a bank of 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines containing the mutations most strongly associated with the disorder. The achievement ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Researchers from USask have identified a potential target for eliminating breast cancer cells. The team was led by Dr. Franco Vizeacoumar (Ph.D.) and Dr. Andrew Freywald (Ph.D.) with USask and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.
May 15, 2025
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Investigators from Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without causing unwanted mutations. ...
Apr 9, 2025
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In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Beijing Institute of Stem Cells and Regeneration (BISCRM) and the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) have cracked the code of the notorious FTO gene, reconciling its ...
Mar 7, 2025
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