Neuroscience
How obesity makes memory go bad
University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are probing how obesity makes memory goes bad, and the underlying molecular mechanism that drives this decline.
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Health
Omics data suggests larger effect of smoking on body mass index than previously thought
Smoking-related DNA methylation patterns explain around a fifth of the variation in body mass index (BMI) between individuals, according to a study publishing September 9th in the open-access journal PLOS Genetics, led by ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Medical research
New discovery could pave the way for improved treatments for diabetes
Monash University researchers have uncovered the barrier to β-cell (beta cell) regeneration that could pave the way for improved treatments for diabetes and diseases that involve organ and tissue damage.
Feb 12, 2021
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Medical research
Epigenetic aging clock predicts the biological age of individual cells
One of the more promising biomarkers to measure biological aging is DNA methylation, an epigenetic modification that alters a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides known as CpG sites. Researchers have traditionally used epigenetic ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New marker could detect fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than current methods
A new marker that could be used to diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year ahead of current methods has been described in a study published in the open access journal Genome Medicine this week. A team of researchers led ...
Dec 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic biomarker linked to improved survival for patients with certain brain tumors
A DNA-level biomarker (MGMT promoter methylation) can be used to help predict survival outcomes in patients with high-risk, low-grade gliomas, according to a new study conducted through the NRG Oncology/RTOG collaborative ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cord blood DNA can hold clues for early autism diagnosis and intervention
A new study led by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers found a distinct DNA methylation signature in the cord blood of newborns who were eventually diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This signature mark spanned ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Genetics
Study reveals how cleft lip is caused by a combination of genes and environment
A cleft lip or palate arises from the combined effects of genes and inflammatory risk factors experienced during pregnancy, such as smoking or infections, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
May 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer: Subtypes with different aggressiveness discovered
Tumors of the pancreas are particularly feared. They are usually discovered late and mortality is high. Until now, no targeted and personalized therapies exist. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Could a pap test help detect breast, ovarian cancers, too?
Pap tests have long been used to detect cervical cancer early, but preliminary research suggests that cervical cells collected during those tests could also be used to catch other cancers, including deadly ovarian tumors.
Feb 2, 2022
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