Aire expression in the thymus contributes to immune tolerance by eliminating auto-reactive T cells; insufficient elimination causes autoimmune disorders. The Aire gene was thought to be expressed only in the thymus, but recently, ...
Apr 11, 2019
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Millions of Americans are progressively losing their sight as cells in their eyes deteriorate, but a new therapy developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, could help prolong useful vision and delay ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a new potential contributor to age-related hearing loss, a finding that could eventually help doctors identify people at risk.
Mar 12, 2019
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A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that the role of the hormone oxytocin may extend beyond childbirth and social behaviour. By analysing gene expression maps and brain activation patterns, researchers ...
Feb 14, 2019
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How important is it to consider a romantic partner's genetic profile before getting married?
Feb 8, 2019
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Research published today in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer's disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its late stages.
Jan 22, 2019
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Unlike the more common Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia tends to afflict young people. It accounts for an estimated 20 percent of all cases of early-onset dementia. Patients with the illness typically begin to ...
Dec 13, 2018
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Dublin, Ireland: An antibody that binds simultaneously to two distinct regions of the HER2 receptor to block the growth of cancer cells has shown promising signs of anti-tumour activity in a number of cancers including those ...
Nov 14, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have abnormalities and reductions in gene expression in the parahippocampal gyri that map to genes associated with the insulin receptor signaling pathway (IRSP), according ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Adolescents with a particular variant of an opioid receptor gene have less response in a part of prefrontal cortex that evaluates rewards, compared to those with the other version of the gene, say researchers at Georgetown ...
Nov 5, 2018
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