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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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MAR 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Over one thousand DNA variations in the human genome are associated with both increased susceptibility to systemic lupus ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 23, 2016Cardiology
To reduce risk of heart attack, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle are clear. But genetics can still stack the deck. A ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 21, 2016Immunology
Were you born in the summer, fall, winter or spring? Scientists believe that birth season impacts risk of developing cer ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 19, 2016Cancer
Here’s yet another reason to limit alcohol intake, especially for females: Researchers at the University of Housto ...MAR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
The genetic culprit behind a rare recessive disorder has been identified, further allowing for great reaches into person ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in ...MAR 15, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Obesity and low-grade inflammation often go hand-in-hand with diabetes and heart disease. When lifestyle changes are not ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2016Neuroscience
The reasons people do the things they do are often the focus of research in neuroscience. Especially where violent behav ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chemotherapy is aggressive poisoning of rogue cells to cure cancer. But do all cancer patients benefit from this therapy ...MAR 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine seeing the world through a set of frosted glasses – this is what vision with cataracts looks like, blurry ...MAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
With an enhanced form of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, scientists were able to read the genome of induced pluripotent stem cel ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Screening melanoma patients’ blood could allow doctors to predict chances of cancer relapse. According to a new st ...MAR 08, 2016Microbiology
A new cell-based model of the human placenta could help explain how pathogens cross from mother to unborn child. The res ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 08, 2016Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign ...MAR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Increased levels of a blood protein may make a person not only more susceptible to strokes, but could also send the pers ...MAR 01, 2016Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 29, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 26, 2016Neuroscience
Studies with genetically modified mice have unveiled additional connections between the immune system and Alzheimer&rsqu ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over one thousand DNA variations in the human genome are associated with both increased susceptibility to systemic lupus
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 23, 2016
Cardiology
To reduce risk of heart attack, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle are clear. But genetics can still stack the deck. A
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 21, 2016
Immunology
Were you born in the summer, fall, winter or spring? Scientists believe that birth season impacts risk of developing cer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 19, 2016
Cancer
Here’s yet another reason to limit alcohol intake, especially for females: Researchers at the University of Housto
...
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
The genetic culprit behind a rare recessive disorder has been identified, further allowing for great reaches into person
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
In a new study of mice with diabetes, scientists gained large insight into the growing prevalence of diabetes, especiall
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in
...
MAR 15, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Obesity and low-grade inflammation often go hand-in-hand with diabetes and heart disease. When lifestyle changes are not
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2016
Neuroscience
The reasons people do the things they do are often the focus of research in neuroscience. Especially where violent behav
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chemotherapy is aggressive poisoning of rogue cells to cure cancer. But do all cancer patients benefit from this therapy
...
MAR 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine seeing the world through a set of frosted glasses – this is what vision with cataracts looks like, blurry
...
MAR 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
With an enhanced form of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, scientists were able to read the genome of induced pluripotent stem cel
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Screening melanoma patients’ blood could allow doctors to predict chances of cancer relapse. According to a new st
...
MAR 08, 2016
Microbiology
A new cell-based model of the human placenta could help explain how pathogens cross from mother to unborn child. The res
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 08, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new small-molecule drug was recently shown to protect Rhesus monkeys from the Ebola virus, decreasing viral loads sign
...
MAR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Until now scientists have believed the variations in traits that exist along a continuum—height, skin color, tende
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Increased levels of a blood protein may make a person not only more susceptible to strokes, but could also send the pers
...
MAR 01, 2016
Immunology
The first gigantic mimiviruses were discovered in 2007 by a research group of France. They named the virus they found &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 29, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a way to make a nasal spray flu vaccine safer for those who are at greatest risk of catching
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 26, 2016
Neuroscience
Studies with genetically modified mice have unveiled additional connections between the immune system and Alzheimer&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker