Genetics
Twin study links exercise to beneficial epigenetic changes
Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave, a new study of twins indicates.
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Genetics
Gene associated with better immune response, protection after COVID-19 vaccination
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported new findings from a study exploring how certain genes can help generate a strong immune response following vaccination with two commonly used COVID-19 vaccines—identifying ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
7T brain scans reveal potential early indicator of Alzheimer's
Researchers from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the decline toward Alzheimer's disease: measuring the energy metabolism of the living human ...
May 4, 2021
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Medical research
New drug treats fatty liver disease in animal models, brings hope for first human treatment
A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates—bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preliminary study finds organic vegetables contaminated with wide range of disease-causing microbes
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables ...
Apr 23, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists reveal first close-up look at bats' immune response to live infection
In a world first, scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have sequenced the response to viral infection in colony-bred cave nectar bats (Eonycteris spelaea) at single-cell resolution. Published ...
Nov 23, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers untangle the APOE4 gene, the most significant genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Genetics
CRISPR technology highlights genes that contribute to the development of emphysema and COPD
Researchers from the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine used variants of CRISPR to understand the functions of the genes that cause emphysema and chronic obstructive ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Development of the first biohybrid artificial retina built with silk fibroin and retinal cells
An international research led by the Complutense University of Madrid has taken a further step to solve the age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-derived blidness problem with the development of the first biohybrid artificial ...
Dec 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests embryos could be susceptible to coronavirus
Genes that are thought to play a role in how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects our cells have been found to be active in embryos as early as during the second week of pregnancy, say scientists at the University of Cambridge and ...
Aug 5, 2020
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