A gene associated with Alzheimer's disease and recovery after brain injury may show its effects on the brain and thinking skills as early as childhood, according to a study published in the July 13, 2016, online issue of ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Scientists have elucidated the genetic programs that guide the formation and development of specific regions within the brain of rhesus monkeys. This study is important because it can help better understand how the human ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Oxford University researchers are closer to solving a decade-old mystery after discovering that a set of genes they are studying play a key role in early human development.
Jun 28, 2016
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Fresh insights into how our cells control muscle development could aid understanding of muscular dystrophy and other inherited diseases.
Jun 2, 2016
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Cardiomyopathy, or a deterioration of the ability of the heart muscle to contract, generally leads to progressive heart failure. It is frequently inherited, and, because approximately 40% of children born with it are likely ...
May 24, 2016
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Newly discovered genetic switches that increase lifespan and boost fitness in worms are also linked to increased lifespan in mammals, offering hope that drugs to flip these switches could improve human metabolic function ...
May 2, 2016
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Cancer development is a complex process involving both genetic and epigenetic changes. Genetic changes in oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes are generally considered as primary causes, since these genes may directly regulate ...
Apr 26, 2016
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The types of gene mutations that contribute to autism are more diverse than previously thought, report researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in the March 24 online issue of The American Journal ...
Mar 24, 2016
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Genetic cues from male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes passed on during sex affect which genes are turned on or off in a females' reproductive tract post-mating, including genes related to blood feeding, egg development and immune ...
Mar 10, 2016
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In both humans and animals, voluntary movement is the result of a complex and precisely-coordinated interplay of nerves, muscles and bones. How does this 'neuromuscular unit' develop during early embryonic development, and ...
Mar 1, 2016
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