Genetics
An education doesn't just make you smarter, it may protect your gut
We've long known education is important for many aspects of life, but now a new benefit has been discovered: It can look after your gut health.
Jan 11, 2023
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News tagged with genetic syndromes
Medical research
Drug can spur liver regeneration in Alagille syndrome
Research led by Associate Professor Duc Dong, Ph.D., has shown for the first time that the effects of Alagille syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that affects the liver, could be reversed with a single drug. The study, ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical tool for clonal hematopoiesis identifies patients at high risk for blood cancer
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently characterized condition in which the genetic mutations associated with leukemia and other blood cancers are found in the blood of individuals without cancer. This pre-cancerous state ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines scale of impact of maternal Zika virus infection on offspring in early life
Approximately one third of children born to mothers infected with Zika virus during their pregnancy present with at least one abnormality consistent with Congenital Zika Syndrome in the first years of their life, according ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Genetics
Lab grown 'mini eyes' unlock understanding of blindness in rare genetic condition
Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown "mini eyes," which make it possible to study and better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Genetics
Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of essential fatty acids, shows study
Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.
Nov 18, 2022
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Genetics
Care4Rare celebrates a decade of life-changing discoveries and innovations in clinical genetics
For more than a decade, the Care4Rare Canada Consortium (Care4Rare) has provided answers for families living with undiagnosed rare disease. Care4Rare is an international trailblazer in rare disease, using cutting-edge technologies ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Exploring novel mechanisms and therapeutic targets for acute myeloid leukemia
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia, the most common type of adult blood cancer, show large-scale genomic mutations and altered DNA folding patterns that could help identify potential therapeutic targets, according to a ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain activity during sleep differs in young people with genetic risk of psychiatric disorders
Young people living with a genetic alteration that increases the risk of psychiatric disorders have markedly different brain activity during sleep, a study led by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cardiff published ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Genetics
Another byproduct of aging: Hypermutations in the brain
Genetic mutations in early development have been implicated in several psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, symptoms of which typically manifest during childhood and early adulthood. However, mutations ...
Jul 29, 2022
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