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New genetic test reveals a person’s predisposition to happiness

Your happiness levels aren't only based on external events. Genome testing can reveal how happy and optimistic you are predisposed to be. A leading testing expert reveals how variations of a key gene, CNR1, may have a significant impact on your level of happiness.

15 Sep 2023

Comparative genomic analysis between systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes

Shared genetic markers and immune system involvement in sJRA and T1D.

15 Sep 2023

How does the APOE4 gene play both hero and villain in your health risks?

The study reveals that APOE4, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease and cardiovascular diseases, has complex effects on mortality risk. While APOE4 carriers with higher AD neuropathology have increased mortality risk, those with low neuropathology had a reduced risk of certain cancers, warranting further research into this genetic factor's diverse impact on health outcomes.

14 Sep 2023

Genetic sequencing shows promise as first-tier newborn screening test

Newborn screening (NBS) is routinely performed across the world using biochemical testing methods. Recent advancements in genetic sequencing are a potential game-changer for newborn screening, swiftly assessing a comprehensive range of monogenic disorders.

14 Sep 2023

Research opens up new directions to develop drugs for stopping cytokine storms

Constant exposure of cells to stressing agents, such as pathogens, may disturb an organism's normal functioning. To fight stress, cells have developed several coping mechanisms, including the inflammatory response.

14 Sep 2023

Research provides key insights into the molecular underpinnings of acute liver injury

In a study published in the journal of Genes & Diseases, a team of researchers from Chonnam National University and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology unveiled important insights into liver injury and its underlying molecular mechanisms.

14 Sep 2023

Study reveals how a causal factor in Angelman syndrome eliminates neural chat

Researchers from the University of Tokyo reveal how the presynaptic Ube3a E3 ligase, a causal factor in Angelman syndrome, eliminates neural chat.

14 Sep 2023

Specialized gut immune cells could be new biomarker for IBD progression

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have characterised a specialised type of immune cell, which plays a key role in protecting and repairing the cells in the healthy human gut.

14 Sep 2023

NYU Langone doctors complete longest-documented case of pig kidney transplant in human body

After 61 days of observation, NYU Langone Health doctors this month completed the longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidney functioning in a human body.

14 Sep 2023

Multi-omics study offers insights into psoriasis treatment

Researchers use a multi-omics approach combining immune cell-enriched scRNA-seq, microarray analysis, and immunohistochemistry to elucidate the translational role of anti-IL-17A in suppressing the autoimmune functions of T17 cells, thereby effectively treating human psoriasis.

14 Sep 2023

MRI innovation to unveil iron homeostasis in the human brain

Researchers demonstrated a MRI method sensitive to the live brain's iron homeostasis (the r1-r2 extent of relaxation or relaxivity).

14 Sep 2023

A novel multi-epitope vaccine targeting extracellular proteins of Chlamydia pneumoniae

Researchers designed and evaluated a multi-epitope vaccine targeting the main outer membrane protein of Chlamydia pneumoniae using immunoinformatics.

14 Sep 2023

The anti-metastatic and anti-proliferation impact of dandelion extract on breast cancer cells

Researchers evaluated the anti-metastatic and anti-proliferative properties of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and dandelion extract in breast cancer cells.

14 Sep 2023

AACR Cancer Progress Report provides latest statistics on cancer research and treatment

Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released the 13th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report, which chronicles how basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences - primarily supported by federal investments in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - remain vitally important to improving health and saving lives.

13 Sep 2023

Rasip1 gene found to be intimately involved in the creation of blood cells

Blood has long been a symbol of life and health, so it may be surprising that some aspects of blood production, i.e., hematopoiesis, remain incompletely understood.

13 Sep 2023

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

The human microbiome includes the genetic material of more than 100 trillion tiny microorganisms – fungi, yeast, bacteria, and even viruses, most of which hang out in our gastrointestinal tract to serve as guardians of our health.

13 Sep 2023

Dormant HIV reservoirs can spontaneously produce RNA and proteins, study finds

HIV anti-retroviral therapy is considered a treatment and not a cure because patients usually carry a reservoir of HIV-infected cells that can re-emerge if treatment stops.

13 Sep 2023

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

Does the human brain have an Achilles heel that ultimately leads to Autism? With a revolutionizing novel system that combines brain organoid technology and intricate genetics, researchers can now comprehensively test the effect of multiple mutations in parallel and at a single-cell level within human brain organoids.

13 Sep 2023

Study helps explain why solid tumors often spread to the spine

The vertebral bones that form the spine are derived from a distinct type of stem cell that secretes a protein favoring tumor metastases, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

13 Sep 2023

A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

Many of the bacteria that ravage crops and threaten our food supply use a common strategy to cause disease: they inject a cocktail of harmful proteins directly into the plant's cells.

13 Sep 2023

Gene News and Research

Latest Gene News and Research

New genetic test reveals a person’s predisposition to happiness

Comparative genomic analysis between systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes

How does the APOE4 gene play both hero and villain in your health risks?

Genetic sequencing shows promise as first-tier newborn screening test

Research opens up new directions to develop drugs for stopping cytokine storms

Research provides key insights into the molecular underpinnings of acute liver injury

Study reveals how a causal factor in Angelman syndrome eliminates neural chat

Specialized gut immune cells could be new biomarker for IBD progression

NYU Langone doctors complete longest-documented case of pig kidney transplant in human body

Multi-omics study offers insights into psoriasis treatment

MRI innovation to unveil iron homeostasis in the human brain

A novel multi-epitope vaccine targeting extracellular proteins of Chlamydia pneumoniae

The anti-metastatic and anti-proliferation impact of dandelion extract on breast cancer cells

AACR Cancer Progress Report provides latest statistics on cancer research and treatment

Rasip1 gene found to be intimately involved in the creation of blood cells

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

Dormant HIV reservoirs can spontaneously produce RNA and proteins, study finds

Innovative technique provides unparalleled insight into autism pathology

Study helps explain why solid tumors often spread to the spine

A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

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