Medical research
Study: COVID-19 does not enter DNA
University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person's DNA.
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Genetics
Researchers use gene editing to tackle facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Roughly 1 out of 15,000 people born suffer from Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), a rare disease that starts with the progressive weakening of facial muscles and then the shoulders and upper body. By the time ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Genetics
Comprehensive genetic study of cleft lip and palate
Comprehensive genetic study of cleft lip and palate Analysis led by the University of Bonn provides new insights into possible causes of the malformation
Jul 5, 2021
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Medical research
New research reveals why some patients may test positive for COVID-19 long after recovery
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers analyzing test results began noticing something strange: patients who had already recovered from COVID-19 would sometimes inexplicably test positive on a PCR ...
May 7, 2021
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Genetics
Study shows widespread epigenetic defects in the human genome
A study shows, for the first time, that epigenetic defects in the human genome are widespread, and occur at hundreds of genes known to cause genetic diseases.
Sep 15, 2020
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New genomic atlas of the developing human brain
For the nascent brain of a human embryo to develop into the complex organ that controls human consciousness, a finely tuned sequence of genetic events has to take place; hundreds of genes are activated and deactivated in ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Genetics
New method created for identifying genes behind brain tumors
Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a method for identifying functional mutations and their effect on genes relevant to the development of glioblastoma—a malignant brain tumor with a very poor prognosis. The ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Algorithm turns cancer gene discovery on its head
A method for finding genes that spur tumor growth takes advantage of machine learning algorithms to sift through reams of molecular data collected from studies of cancer cell lines, mouse models and human patients.
Jan 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
New protein function could be key to treatment of drug addiction and behavioral disorders
The human brain consists of several intricate networks or "circuits." One such complex circuit, called the "reward circuit," is involved in reward-associated learning, a process in which nerve cell activity changes in response ...
Dec 5, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds 'hyperhotspots' that could predict skin cancer risk
New research by Yale University scientists reports the discovery of "hyperhotspots" in the human genome, locations that are up to 170-times more sensitive to ultraviolet radiation (UV) from sunlight compared to the genome ...
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