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Black women are 'twice as likely to die' from aggressive uterine cancer

A new study has found that uterine cancer cases are rising and that black women are 'twice as likely to die' from aggressive uterine cancer.

23 May 2019

Common genetic variant associated with increased food intake and weight gain

Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic disease due to a common genetic variant eat more, according to a new study to be published in the June 2019 issue of Obesity.

23 May 2019

Large study links rare DNA alterations to type 2 diabetes

An international consortium of scientists has analyzed protein-coding genes from nearly 46,000 people, linking rare DNA alterations to type 2 diabetes.

23 May 2019

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of developing fetus creates mitral valve prolapse

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of the developing fetus create the blueprint for the later development of mitral valve prolapse, according to the cover story of today's Science Translational Medicine.

23 May 2019

Genetic switch that controls conversion of bad to good fat identified

Fat cells. They are the bane of a dieter's existence, but fat is important. Previous studies showed the subcutaneous white fat cells can transform to brown and beige varieties when exposed to cold stress.

23 May 2019

Yeast species thrives, despite losing DNA repair genes years ago

Researchers have discovered an ancient species of budding yeast that has lost dozens of DNA repair genes, without any adverse effects.

22 May 2019

Study discovers origin of neurofibromas that develop throughout the skin of NF1 patients

A study published today in PLOS ONE discovered the origin of severely disfiguring masses of cells, called neurofibromas, that gradually develop throughout the skin of patients afflicted with Neurofibromatosis 1.

22 May 2019

Researchers evaluate risk factors and outcomes for young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia

Heart attacks among adults younger than 50 years of age are on the rise. In fact, the proportion of very young people has been increasing, rising by 2 percent each year for the last 10 years, according to a team of investigators a Brigham and Women's Hospital who are focused on studying heart attacks among young adults.

22 May 2019

Research uncovers potential breakthrough in the understanding of tumor dormancy

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center may have uncovered a primary method through which cancer cells exist undetected in an organism and received more than $1 million to investigate the potential for novel therapeutics that target and destroy cells in a specific state of tumor dormancy.

22 May 2019

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

A new kind of congenital disorder caused by a group of mutations in a gene previously linked only to a rare progressive brain disease has been discovered by an international team co-led by Saudi investigators.

20 May 2019

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

A new study from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has come up with a new study that reveals that broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, cabbage and collard greens contain a substance that could inactivate a vital gene that plays a role in cancers.

19 May 2019

Mining 25 years of data reveals new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease

Investigators at the University of British Columbia/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics and BC Children's Hospital have examined more than 25 years of data to reveal new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease.

18 May 2019

Insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes, reveals study

A revolutionary new study using only materials derived from humans has revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes - and that this change may be reversible.

17 May 2019

Dog ownership strongly linked to DNA make-up, says new study

A surprising new study shows that the difference in genetic blueprint explains more than 50% of the variation between those who choose to own dogs and those who don’t.

17 May 2019

Study explores why people at risk for Huntington's disease choose not to undergo genetic testing

As many as 90 percent of individuals who have a parent with Huntington's disease (HD) choose not to take a gene test that reveals if they will also develop the fatal disorder -- and a new study details the reasons why.

17 May 2019

Researchers develop new microfluidic device to capture tumor cells

Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, what if you were able to sweep the entire haystack to one side, leaving only the needle behind? That's the strategy researchers in the University of Georgia College of Engineering followed in developing a new microfluidic device that separates elusive circulating tumor cells from a sample of whole blood.

17 May 2019

How an “Internet of Things for science labs” startup is going viral

Amazon and Google gave us smart homes, where household items are reordered automatically as soon as stock runs low, and all of our devices and apps are interconnected and centralised.

From Labstep 17 May 2019

Blood test can assess effectiveness of treatment in patients with skin cancer

Blood tests that track the amount of tumor DNA can - after only one month of drug therapy - detect how well treatment is working in patients with skin cancer, a new study finds.

16 May 2019

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

People who have inadequate vitamin A in their diets are more susceptible to skin infection, yet how that vitamin affects skin immunity has been unclear.

16 May 2019

Cellular conflict is crucial to development of healthy skin

Not all cells are destined for greatness. Deemed unfit to serve in the body, some are killed off during early development through a process called cell competition. This phenomenon has previously been documented in flies and is now turning out to occur in mammals as well.

16 May 2019

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Black women are 'twice as likely to die' from aggressive uterine cancer

Common genetic variant associated with increased food intake and weight gain

Large study links rare DNA alterations to type 2 diabetes

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of developing fetus creates mitral valve prolapse

Genetic switch that controls conversion of bad to good fat identified

Yeast species thrives, despite losing DNA repair genes years ago

Study discovers origin of neurofibromas that develop throughout the skin of NF1 patients

Researchers evaluate risk factors and outcomes for young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia

Research uncovers potential breakthrough in the understanding of tumor dormancy

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

Mining 25 years of data reveals new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease

Insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes, reveals study

Dog ownership strongly linked to DNA make-up, says new study

Study explores why people at risk for Huntington's disease choose not to undergo genetic testing

Researchers develop new microfluidic device to capture tumor cells

How an “Internet of Things for science labs” startup is going viral

Blood test can assess effectiveness of treatment in patients with skin cancer

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

Cellular conflict is crucial to development of healthy skin

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