Japanese researchers have found that genes respond differently to the amount and rate of secretions of insulin, a hormone whose malfunction can lead to obesity and diabetes. Some genes express themselves quickly when stimulated ...
Nov 22, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Interleukin (IL)-32 has inflammatory and remodeling properties in human obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Diabetes.
Sep 20, 2016
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Older people with higher amounts of a key protein in their brains also had slower decline in their memory and thinking abilities than people with lower amounts of protein from the gene called brain-derived neurotrophic factor, ...
Jan 27, 2016
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Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus have uncovered unexpected diversity within a single, canonical cell type of the mammalian brain. Their analysis of cells called CA1 pyramidal neurons ...
Jan 18, 2016
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A team of Swiss geneticists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and the University of Lausanne (UNIL) discovered that genetic variation has the potential to affect ...
Aug 20, 2015
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A new computational method developed by scientists from the University of Chicago improves the detection of genes that are likely to be causal for complex diseases and biological traits. The method, PrediXcan, estimates gene ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Think finals are stressful? Try being chased by a lion.
Mar 19, 2015
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By looking at the expression levels of downstream genes of the regulators in breast cancer, investigators at Dartmouth Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), led by Chao Cheng, PhD, have identified a gene signature ...
Jan 7, 2015
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Researchers in Montréal led by Jacques Drouin, D.Sc., uncovered a mechanism regulating dopamine levels in the brain by working on a mouse model of late onset Parkinson's disease. The study, conducted in collaboration with ...
Dec 11, 2014
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A genetic misfire called the 3q26.2 amplicon can cause real havoc. In fact, it is among the most frequent chromosomal aberrations seen in many cancers, including ovarian and breast cancers.
Dec 8, 2014
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