A genetic link has now been found for some instances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. The new UW Medicine research study is the first to make an explainable link tracking the mechanism between a genetic anomaly and ...
Oct 11, 2019
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An unprecedented case at Boston Children's Hospital shows that it's possible to do something that's never been done before: identify a patient's unique mutation, design a customized drug to bypass it, manufacture and test ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Researchers in Japan have identified a genetic mutation that causes a severe lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by killing the cells lining the lung's airways. The study, which will be published October ...
Oct 10, 2019
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The region of DNA associated with Huntington's disease has been shown to grow throughout life and contribute towards disease progression.
Oct 10, 2019
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When a cell divides into two daughter cells, it must replicate its DNA according to a very specific scenario. In the presence of some disruptive elements, however, cancer cells are unable to perform this operation optimally; ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Everyone is a mutant but some are prone to diverge more than others, report scientists at University of Utah Health.
Sep 24, 2019
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People with severe flu sometimes develop life-threatening heart problems, even when their hearts have been previously healthy, but the reason for that has been poorly understood.
Sep 10, 2019
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DNA changes throughout a person's life can significantly increase their susceptibility to heart conditions and other age-related diseases, research suggests.
Sep 2, 2019
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Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the University of Barcelona (UB) have described the ability of an inhibitor of the PI3Kα (BYL719) to block the ectopic bone formation in mice. This ...
Aug 2, 2019
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As humans, we may feel rather lucky about our evolutionary lot. We live longer than many other animals, and lifespans continue to increase thanks to better diets, advances in medicine and improved public health. But our quest ...
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