Genetics
Why you drink black coffee: It's in your genes
People who like to drink their coffee black also prefer dark chocolate, a new Northwestern Medicine study found. The reason is in their genes.
Dec 16, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Genetic variant link with long-term incidence of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. It can also cause fatigue, and the underlying inflammation may affect other body systems. Up to 10% of ...
Jun 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists reverse core symptom of schizophrenia in adult mice
Columbia researchers have restored normal working memory to a mouse model of schizophrenia, eliminating a core symptom of the disorder that, in people, has proven virtually impossible to treat.
Oct 9, 2019
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Genetics
One of the genes behind cannabis use disorder identified
A large team of researchers with members from Denmark, Iceland and the U.S. has isolated a gene associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD). In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the group describes ...
Genetics
Surprising pathway implicated in stuttering
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have obtained new evidence that at least some persistent stuttering is caused by mutations in a gene governing not speech, but a metabolic pathway involved ...
Nov 22, 2011
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Genetics
Researchers unlock genetic 'treasure map' for chronic kidney disease
Despite impacting an estimated 850 million people and being responsible for 1 in 60 deaths worldwide, few treatments are available for chronic kidney disease. Understanding the genetic variations associated with the disease ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Predicting the progression of rheumatoid arthritis
Predicting the future may be beyond our grasp, but what about predicting disease progression? Researchers in Japan have delved into the human genome to investigate a predictive tool for the progression of rheumatoid arthritis ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Genetics
Study reveals genes associated with heavy drinking and alcoholism
A large genomic study of nearly 275,000 people led by Penn Medicine researchers revealed new insights into genetic drivers of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD), the uncontrollable pattern of alcohol use commonly ...
Apr 2, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
New approach for delivery of anti-HIV antibody therapy shows promise in phase I clinical trial
Since the first reports of HIV infection in the early 1980s, multiple clinical trials have tested potential vaccines against the virus, but unfortunately, HIV has numerous defense mechanisms that prevent a person's immune ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Genetics
Xeroderma pigmentosum study tests artificial antisense oligonucleotides as therapeutic
Genetic researchers at Nagoya University, Japan, have delved into the genetic underpinning of a rare skin condition affecting children that is unusually common in Japan.
