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Protein implicated in tumor growth may protect against neurodegenerative diseases

Cells translate their genetic material at rapid rates with exquisite precision to reproduce, repair damage or even combat disease.

17 Aug 2021

Vitamin D intake associated with lower risk of developing young-onset colorectal cancer

Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D – mainly from dietary sources – may help protect against developing young-onset colorectal cancer or precancerous colon polyps, according to the first study to show such an association.

17 Aug 2021

Study provides insight into fitness effects of genomic structural variants in natural populations

Molecular geneticists have known for about a decade that genomic structural variants can play important roles in the adaptation and speciation of both plants and animals, but their overall influence on the fitness of plant populations is poorly understood.

16 Aug 2021

Experimental drug and immunotherapy combination shows promise in bladder cancer study

A new study in mice found that adding the experimental drug entinostat to an immunotherapy-like treatment substantially boosted cancer remission.

16 Aug 2021

NIH scientists develop new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new sample preparation method to detect SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

16 Aug 2021

Enzyme acts as a sensor to find the hiding spots of viruses

While some types of RNA viruses cloak themselves to hide inside a cell and create copies of themselves, a "detective enzyme" might be attuned to their whereabouts. A slight variation in their genomic code gives some people's cells the capacity to produce this sensor.

14 Aug 2021

L452R mutations may have triggered the emergence of several COVID-19 variants

Most of the recently risen coronavirus variants of interest or concern -- delta, kappa, epsilon, iota and lambda -- are universally carrying a mutation in amino acid L452 of the Spike protein that helps the virus bind to host cells.

13 Aug 2021

Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the covid booster

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company's vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant, as it marched across the globe and filled U.S. hospitals with patients.

13 Aug 2021

Research debunks myth that COVID vaccination promotes mutations

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland, USA, has highlighted the importance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in reducing the frequency of mutations in the delta variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

13 Aug 2021

Study finds new pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset of hypertension in pregnant women

An international study, led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and St Bartholomew's Hospital, has found a unique pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset high blood pressure in pregnant women.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers to study the genomics of Alzheimer's disease in people with African heritage

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, with colleagues from the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, at Columbia University, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine will study the genomics of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with African heritage throughout the United States.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers identify human sperm mutations that can cause disease in children

Throughout development, life and the processes of aging, all human cells accumulate mutations, resulting in what is called mosaicism, a condition in which different cells in the same person have different DNA sequences or genetic makeup.

12 Aug 2021

Study unlocks genetic treasure chest for chronic kidney disease

Despite impacting an estimated 850 million people and being responsible for 1 in 60 deaths worldwide, few treatments are available for chronic kidney disease.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $8.8 million grant to ramp up research aimed at unraveling how an individual's risks of cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, are influenced by the interaction of specific genes with demographic and lifestyle factors.

11 Aug 2021

Mount Sinai study discovers an important clue to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Mount Sinai researchers have found an important clue to a rare but serious aftereffect of COVID-19 in children, known as a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children or MIS-C.

11 Aug 2021

Knowing genetic risk for breast cancer leads to fewer regrets

Women who found out their genetic risk for breast cancer had fewer regrets than those who opted not to find out.

11 Aug 2021

A new promising target for broad-spectrum therapeutics against coronaviruses

A recent study by Canadian and US researchers demonstrates how frameshift signals of coronaviruses represent a viable target for developing novel therapeutics with broad-spectrum activity – not only against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but also other constituents of the coronavirus family. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

11 Aug 2021

Novel mechanistic insights on how ketamine exerts antidepressant effects

The discovery that the anaesthetic ketamine can help people with severe depression has raised hopes of finding new treatment options for the disease.

10 Aug 2021

NYU Langone and Perlmutter Cancer Center expand lung cancer screening services to more locations

As part of its mission to bring high-quality healthcare services closer to patients, NYU Langone Health and Perlmutter Cancer Center have expanded the Lung Cancer Screening Program to more than a dozen additional locations throughout its network in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and on Long Island.

10 Aug 2021

Genetic testing in ambulatory cardiology clinics can benefit many patients

A person's genetics may hold the key to early intervention in cardiovascular disease, leading to better outcomes in patient care.

9 Aug 2021

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Protein implicated in tumor growth may protect against neurodegenerative diseases

Vitamin D intake associated with lower risk of developing young-onset colorectal cancer

Study provides insight into fitness effects of genomic structural variants in natural populations

Experimental drug and immunotherapy combination shows promise in bladder cancer study

NIH scientists develop new sample preparation method to detect SARS-CoV-2

Enzyme acts as a sensor to find the hiding spots of viruses

L452R mutations may have triggered the emergence of several COVID-19 variants

Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the covid booster

Research debunks myth that COVID vaccination promotes mutations

Study finds new pair of gene variants that causes sudden onset of hypertension in pregnant women

Researchers to study the genomics of Alzheimer's disease in people with African heritage

Researchers identify human sperm mutations that can cause disease in children

Study unlocks genetic treasure chest for chronic kidney disease

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Mount Sinai study discovers an important clue to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Knowing genetic risk for breast cancer leads to fewer regrets

A new promising target for broad-spectrum therapeutics against coronaviruses

Novel mechanistic insights on how ketamine exerts antidepressant effects

NYU Langone and Perlmutter Cancer Center expand lung cancer screening services to more locations

Genetic testing in ambulatory cardiology clinics can benefit many patients

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