Genetics
Scientists unravel secrets from the faults in our genes
Imagine the body's instruction manual, the genome: here words are genes, letters are DNA, and the equivalent of typos can have disastrous consequences.
May 27, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain changes in autism traced to specific cell types
Changes in gene activity in specific brain cells are associated with the severity of autism in children and young adults with the disorder, according to a UC San Francisco study of postmortem brain tissue. The study's new ...
May 16, 2019
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Genetics
Researchers improve RNA diagnostics to provide more certainty for genetic testing
Findings from a new international study look set to improve rates of diagnosis for patients undergoing genetic testing in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world.
Jul 20, 2023
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Medical research
Discovery of a new ALS and dementia disease mechanism raises treatment hopes
A pioneering new study led by UCL and National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists has revealed, for the first time, why a common genetic variant worsens disease outcomes for people with the devastating adult-onset neurodegenerative ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Medical research
Study identifies factor in 'young blood' that helps rejuvenate aged mouse muscle
As we age, our muscles gradually become smaller, weaker and less able to heal after injury. In a new study, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers pinpoint an important mediator of youthfulness in mouse muscle, a discovery ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers identify a crucial gene that triggers congenital muscular dystrophy
For the targeted treatment of a disease, information is needed about the course of the disease at molecular and cellular level. This is also true for the group of muscle diseases that include congenital muscular dystrophies ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Genetics
Epigenetic changes drive the fate of a B cell
B cells are the immune cells responsible for creating antibodies, and most B cells, known as B2 cells, produce antibodies in response to a pathogen or a vaccine, providing defense and immunity against infections. But a small ...
May 13, 2021
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Medical research
How an egg cell's 'operating manual' sets the stage for fertility
Recently published work from Carnegie's Allan Spradling and Wanbao Niu revealed in unprecedented detail the genetic instructions immature egg cells go through step by step as they mature into functionality. Their findings ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Neuroscience
Switching brain circuits on and off without surgery
In the maze of our brains, there are various pathways by which neural signals travel. These pathways can go awry in patients with neurological and psychiatric diseases and disorders, such as epilepsy, Parkinson's, and obsessive-compulsive ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Diabetes
Key protein accelerates diabetes in two ways
The same protein tells beta cells in the pancreas to stop making insulin and then to self-destruct as diabetes worsens, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published online today in the journal ...
Aug 26, 2013
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