Genetics
Fifty new genes for eye colour found
The genetics of human eye color is much more complex than previously thought, according to a new study published today.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge
The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with amazing speed. In a matter of just days, 45 children and 14 staff members had tested positive.
Mar 6, 2021
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Medications
Anti-hyperlipidemia drug improves brain connectivity in mouse models of schizophrenia
New therapies that improve connectivity and circuitry in the brain of people with schizophrenia could result from the discovery by a RIKEN-led team of a potential new target for drugs to treat the psychiatric disorder.
Mar 5, 2021
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Genetics
Efficient, systematic genetic analysis helps dissect disease inheritance
Many genetic variants have been found to have a linkage with genetic diseases, but the understanding of their functional roles in causing diseases are still limited. An international research team, including a biomedical ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New research identifies biological causes of muscle weakness in later life
A new largescale genetic analysis has found biological mechanisms that contribute to making people more susceptible to muscle weakness in later life, finding that diseases such as osteoarthritis and diabetes may play a large ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
A World Health Organization team of international experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday as part of their investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
Feb 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centers on Monday that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Feb 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation
Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second full day of work Saturday.
Jan 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early virus patients
A World Health Organization team visited a hospital on Friday where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago as part of the experts' long-awaited fact-finding mission on the origins of the ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Medical research
Inflamed environment is Clostridioides difficile paradise
A new study from North Carolina State University shows that the inflammation caused by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection gives the pathogen a two-fold advantage: by both creating an inhospitable environment for ...
Jan 19, 2021
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