Enhancer RNAs alter gene expression

Scott Lafee | Medical Xpress | 
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

Steve Byrns | Medical Xpress | 
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

David Tenenbaum | Medical Xpress | 
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

R. Alan Leo | Medical Xpress | 
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

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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

Michael Purdy | Medical Xpress | 
The following is an excerpt. A gene with a colorful name – mindbomb 1 – plays a key role far ...

Researchers develop universal flu vaccine

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Explosive advancement in human genome sequencing opens new possibilities for identifying the genetic roots of certain diseases and finding cures ...

Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments

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Hiding deep inside the bone marrow are special cells. They wait patiently for the hour of need, at which point ...

Researchers unravel the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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Researchers of the University of Oviedo have contributed to decipher the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Professor of Biochemistry ...

Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress

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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

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In a new theoretical study, 23andMe, the personal genetics company, developed a mathematical model which shows that family history and ...
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Developing stem cell model for Gaucher disease and neurodegenerative conditions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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Researchers have long known that individual diseases are associated with genes in specific locations of the genome. Genetics researchers at ...
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New gene-therapy approach could improve obesity treatment

Raquel Maurier | Medical Xpress | 
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have found a new way of using gene therapy to treat obesity. The ...

Single change in genetic sequence can significantly impact BMI variability

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One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new ...

Geneticists verify cholesterol-cancer link

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University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications ...

Genes could be powerful predictor of our capacity to deal with stress, study shows

Shannon Chapla | Medical Xpress | 
Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might ...
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