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Clinical Genetics
Clinical Genetics is a diagnostic service and "genetic counseling" for individuals or families with conditions which may have a genetic basis.
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NOV 09, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2022Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2022Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancer is a complex disease resulting from mutated cells in the ovaries. As the cells multiply, they can invade ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have recently identified a genetic mutation that causes epilepsy, and carried by at least 90 people. These mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Three Advantages: Reduction in plastic use Time savings Better results Nucleic acids play an essential role in the funct ...Sponsored By: MilliporeSigmaOCT 28, 2022Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a highly aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, has a very poor prognosis due, a ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of iron in differe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Liver diseases are a serious health problem. Chronic liver disease is estimated to impact over 1.5 billion people.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2022Neuroscience
Women tend to get Alzheimer's disease at a significantly higher rate than men; about two-thirds of people with the neuro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a radioactive gel that eliminated pancreatic tumors in 80% of mice. The corresponding study w ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 21, 2022Immunology
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene, which en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A new mitochondrial disease has been identified after a pair of identical twins were showing an unusual symptom. Despite ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 17, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Though invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second-most common type of breast cancer, it has historically been resear ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 17, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism have many things in common; they are both com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2022Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A future pilot study conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and funded by the Australian State Gov ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 13, 2022Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans ...OCT 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Down syndrome is the most common genetic type of intellectual disability. It occurs when a person carries an extra copy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di ...Written By: Annie Lennon
NOV 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2022
Microbiology
While different strains of influenza virus can co-infect cells and form hybrid flus, virus co-infections have tended to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancer is a complex disease resulting from mutated cells in the ovaries. As the cells multiply, they can invade
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have recently identified a genetic mutation that causes epilepsy, and carried by at least 90 people. These mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Shingles, or herpes zoster (HZ), is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chicken po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Three Advantages: Reduction in plastic use Time savings Better results Nucleic acids play an essential role in the funct
...
Sponsored By:
MilliporeSigma
OCT 28, 2022
Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a highly aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, has a very poor prognosis due, a
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of iron in differe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Liver diseases are a serious health problem. Chronic liver disease is estimated to impact over 1.5 billion people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Women tend to get Alzheimer's disease at a significantly higher rate than men; about two-thirds of people with the neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a radioactive gel that eliminated pancreatic tumors in 80% of mice. The corresponding study w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2022
Immunology
Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene, which en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new mitochondrial disease has been identified after a pair of identical twins were showing an unusual symptom. Despite
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 17, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Though invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second-most common type of breast cancer, it has historically been resear
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 17, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism have many things in common; they are both com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2022
Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A future pilot study conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and funded by the Australian State Gov
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 13, 2022
Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans
...
OCT 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Down syndrome is the most common genetic type of intellectual disability. It occurs when a person carries an extra copy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon