Genetics
Britain first country to approve 'three-parent' babies (Update 2)
Britain is set to become the first country in the world to legally offer "three-parent baby" fertility treatments after regulators gave the green light.
Dec 15, 2016
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Medical research
Reactivation of embryonic genes leads to muscle aging
Developmental genes and pathways strictly regulate embryogenesis. The process is strongly driven by so-called Hox-genes. Now, researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI) in Jena, Germany, can show that one of these ...
Dec 1, 2016
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Medical research
Cell insights shed light on how muscle-wasting disease takes hold
Fresh insights into how our cells control muscle development could aid understanding of muscular dystrophy and other inherited diseases.
Jun 2, 2016
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Cardiology
New disease gene will lead to better screening for pediatric heart disease
Cardiomyopathy, or a deterioration of the ability of the heart muscle to contract, generally leads to progressive heart failure. It is frequently inherited, and, because approximately 40% of children born with it are likely ...
May 24, 2016
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Cardiology
Heart defect prediction technology could lead to earlier, more informed treatment
An experimental model uses genetics-guided biomechanics and patient-derived stem cells to predict what type of inherited heart defect a child will develop, according to authors of a new study in the journal Cell.
May 19, 2016
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Cardiology
Gene transfer shows promise for treating heart failure
Use of intracoronary gene transfer among heart failure patients resulted in increased left ventricular function beyond standard heart failure therapy, according to a study published online by JAMA Cardiology.
Mar 30, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers resolve longstanding issue of components needed to regenerate muscle
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute (SBP) have conclusively identified the protein complex that controls the genes needed to repair skeletal muscle. The discovery clears up deep-rooted conflicting ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Cardiology
Researchers examine how neurofibromatosis causes premature cardiovascular disease
It's a fairly common genetic condition that can surface as a series of dark skin spots and result in a host of maladies from tumors to premature cardiovascular disease.
Nov 19, 2015
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Medical research
Gene therapy treats all muscles in the body in muscular dystrophy dogs
Muscular dystrophy, which affects approximately 250,000 people in the U.S., occurs when damaged muscle tissue is replaced with fibrous, fatty or bony tissue and loses function. For years, scientists have searched for a way ...
Oct 22, 2015
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Cardiology
Tweaking the heart's response to injury could lead to better treatment
One of the master regulators of the heart's response to injury has been identified, thanks to a Singaporean research collaboration. This regulator could ultimately be used to assess the degree of damage in heart attack patients ...
Aug 26, 2015
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