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Scientists devise new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy
A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the ...
Researchers identify siRNA that might fight herpes
A molecule that could potentially be used to fight herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) has been discovered by Curtin University scientists ...
Mathematical models target disease with drugs chosen by your DNA
Medicines that are personally tailored to your DNA are becoming a reality, thanks to the work of U.S. and Chinese ...
Enhancer RNAs alter gene expression
The following is an excerpt. In a pair of distinct but complementary papers, researchers at the University of California, San ...
Using DNA technology tack mosquitoes and fight malaria
The following is an excerpt Malaria is responsible for about 700,000 deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and a team ...
Embryonic stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice
The following is an excerpt. For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that ...
Gene therapy: How experimental technique overcame a troubled legacy and is now helping the blind to see
The following is an excerpt. (Medical Xpress)—In 1999, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania injected 19 people with a virus ...
ACMG releases statement on noninvasive prenatal screening
The following is an excerpt. In recent decades there have been many changes and improvements in prenatal genetic screening and ...
Brain-building gene plays key role in gut repair
The following is an excerpt. A gene with a colorful name – mindbomb 1 – plays a key role far ...
Researchers develop universal flu vaccine
The following is an edited excerpt. Annual flu vaccines are designed to build immunity to the three most common strains ...
Acid reflux? It’s in the genes
The following is an excerpt. For many years it has been thought that acid reflux and a related condition called ...
Stem cell research could expand clinical use of regenerative human cells
The following is an edited excerpt. New research has uncovered a method to produce retinal cells from regenerative human stem ...
Genetic link between obesity, melanoma
The following is an excerpt. The gene most strongly linked to obesity and overeating may also increase the risk of ...
New genomics study shows ancestry could help solve disease riddles
Explosive advancement in human genome sequencing opens new possibilities for identifying the genetic roots of certain diseases and finding cures ...
Researchers unravel the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Researchers of the University of Oviedo have contributed to decipher the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Professor of Biochemistry ...
Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments
Hiding deep inside the bone marrow are special cells. They wait patiently for the hour of need, at which point ...
Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress
A University of British Columbia and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) study has revealed that childhood poverty, stress ...
Comparing family history and genetic tests for predicting complex disease risk
In a new theoretical study, 23andMe, the personal genetics company, developed a mathematical model which shows that family history and ...
Developing stem cell model for Gaucher disease and neurodegenerative conditions
A new method of using adult stem cells as a model for the hereditary condition Gaucher disease could help accelerate ...
Study sheds light on bone marrow stem cell therapy for pancreatic recovery
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute have found that a blood vessel-building gene boosts the ability of human bone ...
Statistical method will analyze important, poorly studied areas of human genome
Each year, more and more pieces of the human genome puzzle fall into place, but large holes still remain. Researchers ...
Researchers find possible key to regulation of ovarian cancer stem cells
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have discovered that the micro ribonucleic acid miR-214 plays a critical role in regulating ovarian ...
Mouse pancreatic stem cells successfully differentiate into insulin producing cells
In a study to investigate how transplanted islet cells can differentiate and mature into insulin-producing pancreatic cells, a team of ...
Study shows steps to isolate stem cells from brain tumors
A new video protocol in Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) details an assay to identify brain tumor initiating stem cells ...
Obesity promotes prostate cancer by altering gene regulation
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and early treatment is usually very successful. However, like ...
Genetically engineered rice: Protection from arsenic?
In an article this week, Consumer Reports is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to set standards for how ...
Diseases of aging map to a few ‘hotspots’ on the human genome
Researchers have long known that individual diseases are associated with genes in specific locations of the genome. Genetics researchers at ...
New gene-therapy approach could improve obesity treatment
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have found a new way of using gene therapy to treat obesity. The ...
