Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

byOxford University PressFathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege /Genome Biology and EvolutionAnew paperinGenome Biology and Evolutionfinds that the link between pater

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Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

byOxford University PressFathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege /Genome Biology and EvolutionAnew paperinGenome Biology and Evolutionfinds that the link between pater

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Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most com

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Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most com

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Researchers find mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology

byUniversity of CopenhagenComplex I respiratory chain subunits are altered in PD patients and PD models(Ifnb-/-/Ifnar1-/-) due to mtDNA damages.AEnrichment plot of KEGG-OXPHOS

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Researchers find mitochondrial DNA damage triggers spread of Parkinson's disease-like pathology

byUniversity of CopenhagenComplex I respiratory chain subunits are altered in PD patients and PD models(Ifnb-/-/Ifnar1-/-) due to mtDNA damages.AEnrichment plot of KEGG-OXPHOS

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Study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSomewhere between 24 and 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks our

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Study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSomewhere between 24 and 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks our

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Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

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Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

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Researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories

by Marya Barlow,Virginia Tech(From left) Research scientist Kayla Farrell and Associate Professor Tim Jarome in the School of Animal Sciences are part of a Virginia Tech research team that disco

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Researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories

by Marya Barlow,Virginia Tech(From left) Research scientist Kayla Farrell and Associate Professor Tim Jarome in the School of Animal Sciences are part of a Virginia Tech research team that disco

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Genetics may influence the body's response to low oxygen, study finds

byUniversity of PittsburghImmunofluorescent staining for the lncRNA fragment in a diseased pulmonary vessel from a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Credit: Thomas BerteroUniversity

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Genetics may influence the body's response to low oxygen, study finds

byUniversity of PittsburghImmunofluorescent staining for the lncRNA fragment in a diseased pulmonary vessel from a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Credit: Thomas BerteroUniversity

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New research finds that exposure to odorant-based HDAC inhibitors could delay neurological disease onset

byUniversity of California - RiversideRemote exposure to HDACi volatile alters gene expression in an invertebrate and vertebrate. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.86823.3Imagin

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New research finds that exposure to odorant-based HDAC inhibitors could delay neurological disease onset

byUniversity of California - RiversideRemote exposure to HDACi volatile alters gene expression in an invertebrate and vertebrate. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.86823.3Imagin

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Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePathogenic variants by ancestry. 1a shows the rates of pathogenic variation, broken down by predicted genetic ancestry groups. 1b shows the breakdown of p

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Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePathogenic variants by ancestry. 1a shows the rates of pathogenic variation, broken down by predicted genetic ancestry groups. 1b shows the breakdown of p

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New technique for revealing genetic repeats yields surprising insights into Huntington's disease

byRockefeller UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human ailments, and their exact causes and mechani

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New technique for revealing genetic repeats yields surprising insights into Huntington's disease

byRockefeller UniversityCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human ailments, and their exact causes and mechani

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Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

byNational Institutes of HealthThis image metaphorically captures the cell differentiation process during retinal organoid development. Loose yarn representing uncompacted DNA is wound by a croc

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Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

byNational Institutes of HealthThis image metaphorically captures the cell differentiation process during retinal organoid development. Loose yarn representing uncompacted DNA is wound by a croc

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Study shows tendency for infection and bacterial flora explain caries

byUmea UniversityCredit:eBioMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105001Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susc

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Study shows tendency for infection and bacterial flora explain caries

byUmea UniversityCredit:eBioMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105001Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susc

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