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Liver fat biomarker levels linked with metabolic health benefits of exercise, study finds

While genetics and other factors like age and sex contribute to each individual's response to exercise, little is known about the biological mechanisms by which physical activity brings about beneficial changes to the body.

11 Jul 2019

Researchers explain how 'viral' agents of neurological diseases ended up in our DNA

What if the missing ‘environmental’ factor in some of our deadliest neurological diseases were really written in our genome?

11 Jul 2019

Research reveals genetic cause of deadly digestive disease in children

Nearly 10 years ago, a group of Israeli clinical researchers emailed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) geneticist Len Pennacchio to ask for his team's help in solving the mystery of a rare inherited disease that caused extreme, and sometimes fatal, chronic diarrhea in children.

11 Jul 2019

New drug provides hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The results from three clinical trials have shown that a new drug can successfully delay the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

10 Jul 2019

New study to ease plight of patients with advanced cancer

Patients with advanced cancer are to test a therapy aimed at reducing their symptoms and improving quality of life.

10 Jul 2019

Common virus exists in over one-third of the countries worldwide

We are all the same, yet we are all different. With the participation of researcher Josefa Antón, from the University of Alicante's Department of Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, a new study has shown how a family of tiny viruses lives in the guts of humans around the world, yet changes depending on which country we are from.

10 Jul 2019

New gene-editing protocol allows perfect mutation-effect matching

Geneticists have long awaited the ability to simply knock out or add a single gene here and there, as desired, with accuracy and efficiency, and then study the exact consequences caused by the loss or addition of that genetic information.

9 Jul 2019

Strengthening muscles may be better way to protect from health hazards rather than losing fat

Focusing on strengthening our muscles rather than losing fat may be a better way to protect ourselves from weight-related hazards like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, investigators say.

9 Jul 2019

New alliance will focus on the structural visualization of novel druggable sites

PhoreMost has entered into an alliance with CCBT in India for the structural visualization of novel druggable sites across multiple targets.

From PhoreMost 8 Jul 2019

Cancer incidence among children and young adults with congenital heart disease

Researchers led by Zacharias Mandalenakis from University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden, have looked at data from the National registry in Sweden to assess the risk of cancers among children and young adults who have been diagnosed with congenital heart disease compared to those who did not have such a diagnosis.

7 Jul 2019

Study sheds light on complex caspase-1-induced cell death mechanisms

Most unnecessary or dangerous cells such as virus-infected cells commit suicide by activating an in-built suicide program.

5 Jul 2019

Study reveals first complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system

In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by scientists worldwide as a model organism.

4 Jul 2019

Scientists discover a new way to kill drug-resistant parasites

Over one billion people, including 880 million children, are infected with intestinal nematode worms, such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms, according to the World Health Organization.

2 Jul 2019

'Scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck

In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility as a precise gene editing tool. Before humans repurposed it, CRISPR/Cas9 was a sort of internal immune system bacteria use to defend themselves against phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, by slicing up the phages' DNA.

2 Jul 2019

Scientists identify new genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder

A collaboration led by scientists at Oregon State University, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and Erasmus University in The Netherlands has identified a new genetic mutation behind the premature fusing of the bony plates that make up the skull.

2 Jul 2019

Gene mutation discovery leads to novel treatment for patient with severe lymphatic condition

Faced with a preteen boy in pain and struggling to breathe from a severe, deteriorating rare condition, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia identified the responsible gene mutation and harnessed that knowledge to develop a novel treatment that dramatically improved the problem.

2 Jul 2019

New biomarker in urine can help detect aggressive prostate cancer

A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Toronto have identified a new biomarker found in urine that can help detect aggressive prostate cancer, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of men each year from undergoing unnecessary surgeries and radiotherapy treatments.

1 Jul 2019

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index according to new research.

1 Jul 2019

Multiple Sclerosis patients may have greater risk of developing cancer

New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with Multiple Sclerosis suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general population, with an especially high risk of cancer in respiratory organs, urinary organs and the central nervous system.

1 Jul 2019

Novel population-based approach to examine families where AF occurs with left atrial fibrosis

Atrial fibrillation is a condition that produces an irregular heartbeat that affects about two percent of the general population and six percent of people over 65 years of age.

29 Jun 2019

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Liver fat biomarker levels linked with metabolic health benefits of exercise, study finds

Researchers explain how 'viral' agents of neurological diseases ended up in our DNA

Research reveals genetic cause of deadly digestive disease in children

New drug provides hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

New study to ease plight of patients with advanced cancer

Common virus exists in over one-third of the countries worldwide

New gene-editing protocol allows perfect mutation-effect matching

Strengthening muscles may be better way to protect from health hazards rather than losing fat

New alliance will focus on the structural visualization of novel druggable sites

Cancer incidence among children and young adults with congenital heart disease

Study sheds light on complex caspase-1-induced cell death mechanisms

Study reveals first complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system

Scientists discover a new way to kill drug-resistant parasites

'Scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck

Scientists identify new genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder

Gene mutation discovery leads to novel treatment for patient with severe lymphatic condition

New biomarker in urine can help detect aggressive prostate cancer

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Multiple Sclerosis patients may have greater risk of developing cancer

Novel population-based approach to examine families where AF occurs with left atrial fibrosis

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