Genetics
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing
A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy.
Mar 29, 2024
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News tagged with biological data
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Statistical machine learning can find unknown factors that cause disease
A new method can now find previously unknown factors that underlie disease by using statistical machine learning to sort through mountains of complex biological data.
Mar 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Network analysis provides an integrated view of multiple sclerosis
An international research team has developed a computational biology tool, based on multi-level network analysis, to achieve an integrated vision of multiple sclerosis. This tool could be used to study other complex diseases ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Pediatrics
Researchers identify bacterial strain that demonstrates a potentially protective role in celiac disease
Researchers from Mass General for Children (MGfC) and 13 other institutions have identified a strain of Bacteroides vulgatus that may protect the gut intestinal barrier against the break in tolerance that occurs when gluten ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find a 'scarcode' common across damaged organs
Scarring goes more than skin deep. It can occur in any organ because of injury from smoking and excessive alcohol consumption or as a byproduct of chronic conditions like endometriosis, cardiovascular disease and autoimmune ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Genetics
How two proteins that bind to RNA contribute to the inflammation of asthma
A publication in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology led by researchers from King's College London has, for the first time, revealed important information on the role of mRNA regulating proteins in asthma.
Oct 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Self-constructed machine-learning model reveals early predictors of glioma evolution
An international research team led by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has unveiled how primary brain tumors evolve under therapy, and has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered model for ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research team confirms immunity to COVID-19 reduces contagiousness
Nearly one in three people exposed to SARS-CoV2 is infected, and as many as two in five with the omicron variant. In the case of immunity—conferred by vaccination, infection or a combination of the two—this rate drops ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers identify large genetic changes that contribute to dementia risk
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer's dementia. These findings were published in Cell Genomics and detail how researchers identified large-scale ...
May 8, 2023
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Genetics
Upgraded computational tool gets more out of multi-omics data
Despite the astounding advances made in understanding the biologic underpinnings of cancer, many cancers are missing obvious genetic drivers. When scientists can't pinpoint the factors that drive cancer, treating it can be ...
May 4, 2023
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