Genetics
Mapping of the gene network that regulates glycan clock of aging
A new research paper was published in Aging, titled "Mapping of the gene network that regulates glycan clock of aging."
Jan 3, 2024
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Page 10 - News tagged with disease genes
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Revolutionary gene therapy may offer new life for patients battling chronic sickle cell disease
Lyric Porter wanted her life back. Born with sickle cell disease, she had a fever at age 5 that scarred her lungs and required her to roll an oxygen tank to school. When she was growing up, clogged blood vessels racked her ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers identify a potential target for reversing poor metabolic traits
During oxidative stress, excess production of reactive oxygen species causes cell and tissue damage.
Dec 21, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's discovery reveals dire effect of toxic tau protein
Alzheimer's disease researchers at the University of Virginia have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
Dec 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genomic data shed light on how lymphoma can turn lethal
A study by researchers at Columbia and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is helping to clarify how low-grade lymphoma changes as it develops into a more aggressive tumor, which could lead to the development ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Genetics
Sickle cell affects more families in Africa and India, but new gene therapies are out of reach
Gautam Dongre's two children in India and Pascazia Mazeze's son in Tanzania live with an inherited blood disorder that turns blood cells into instruments of pain.
Dec 14, 2023
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Genetics
Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have mapped the 3D organization of genetic material of key developmental stages of human retinal formation, using intricate models of a retina grown in the lab.
Dec 13, 2023
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Genetics
Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes
Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by researchers at Lund University provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Exploring equitable treatment options for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often face a reduced quality of life and a lower life expectancy. Allotransplantation, the first treatment for SCD with curative potential, comes with risks, including transplant-related ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Biomedical technology
US approves sickle cell breakthrough with gene editing therapy
The United States on Friday approved a breakthrough therapy that uses revolutionary gene editing tool CRISPR to treat the debilitating blood disorder sickle cell disease.
Dec 8, 2023
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