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Genetic Disease
Genetic diseases are disorders stemming from mutations in an individual's DNA sequence. These conditions can be a result of mutations in a single or multiple genes. An example of a genetic disease is cystic fibrosis: an inherited, progressive disease that affects the respiratory system.
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MAY 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2023Immunology
Cancer immunotherapy constantly evolves, and discoveries and treatments targeting more aggressive cancers are published ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Labroots is proud to announce that registration is open for the 11th Annual Event in the Genetics Virtual Event Series, ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that biological aging does not follow a simple trajectory. May things can affect the rate of agin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2023Neuroscience
Preteens with obesity display significant differences in cognitive performance, brain structure, and brain circuitry com ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have recently completed a lengthy study in which over 200 people with premature aging disorders that are caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Prostate cancer impacts men from all ethnic and racial groups, and has particularly high mortality rates compared to oth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2023Neuroscience
A memory test may be able to predict cognitive decline ten years later. The corresponding study was published in Neurolo ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2023Health & MedicineHear how renowned genomic experts saved time and improved the yield of their hereditary cancer and rare disease NGS work ...Sponsored By: SOPHiA GENETICSAPR 26, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2023Cancer
The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach. ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
This work has also highlighted the importance of assessing a diverse group of patients when studying a disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2023Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Microbiology
When the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged, it quickly supplanted all other variant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2023Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The number of people with hypermobility is unknown, but the study authors suggested that as many as half of the people i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2023Immunology
New research can help explain why people can be easily reinfected with coronavirus after being infected one, two, or eve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2023Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Ribosomes are molecular machines that translate messenger RNA (mRNA), which is transcribed from DNA, into proteins. Scie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Here's the best practices for growing a crop of cannabis that will give you the best yieldWritten By: Helaine KrysikAPR 05, 2023Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2023
Immunology
Cancer immunotherapy constantly evolves, and discoveries and treatments targeting more aggressive cancers are published
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Labroots is proud to announce that registration is open for the 11th Annual Event in the Genetics Virtual Event Series,
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that biological aging does not follow a simple trajectory. May things can affect the rate of agin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2023
Neuroscience
Preteens with obesity display significant differences in cognitive performance, brain structure, and brain circuitry com
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have recently completed a lengthy study in which over 200 people with premature aging disorders that are caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prostate cancer impacts men from all ethnic and racial groups, and has particularly high mortality rates compared to oth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Neuroscience
A memory test may be able to predict cognitive decline ten years later. The corresponding study was published in Neurolo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2023
Health & Medicine
Hear how renowned genomic experts saved time and improved the yield of their hereditary cancer and rare disease NGS work
...
Sponsored By:
SOPHiA GENETICS
APR 26, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Cancer
The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work has also highlighted the importance of assessing a diverse group of patients when studying a disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2023
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Microbiology
When the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged, it quickly supplanted all other variant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2023
Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The number of people with hypermobility is unknown, but the study authors suggested that as many as half of the people i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2023
Immunology
New research can help explain why people can be easily reinfected with coronavirus after being infected one, two, or eve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2023
Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ribosomes are molecular machines that translate messenger RNA (mRNA), which is transcribed from DNA, into proteins. Scie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Here's the best practices for growing a crop of cannabis that will give you the best yield
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
APR 05, 2023
Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch