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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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FEB 22, 2016Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit ...FEB 19, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disord ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
New discoveries have shown that although DNA sticks to “AGCT,” RNA contains modified nucleotides that &ldquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs ...FEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have transformed mouse fibroblasts, the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, into induce ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 09, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have developed a map of genetic differences across the genome of date palms, which produce the Middle East&rs ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund ...FEB 03, 2016Videos
Gene editing is the brave new world of treating diseases and maybe even wiping out genetic disorders. Cas9 is a protein ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr ...JAN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine makes its way to one of the most complicated organs in the body: the brain. Researchers from the Univ ...JAN 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A missing copy of a region in chromosome 16, a mutation associated with autism, will always cause a 25-point drop in IQ, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers recently discovered genetic overlaps in genes linked to mental abilities, educational attainment, disorders, ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 26, 2016Infographics
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and preventionWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 25, 2016Neuroscience
The Breakthrough Prize, awarded annually for groundbreaking science, is a huge deal. Funded by Internet giants Mar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 22, 2016Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2016Immunology
How exactly does our immune system “remember” certain pathogens so the response to an infection is more powe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have gained insight into how developing cells switch to a specialized state and how the process might go wro ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Many cells have microscopic gates, called ion channels, which open to allow the flow of ions across the cell membrane. T ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 22, 2016
Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit
...
FEB 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a progressive neurodegenerative disord
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 17, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
New discoveries have shown that although DNA sticks to “AGCT,” RNA contains modified nucleotides that &ldquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs
...
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have transformed mouse fibroblasts, the most common type of cell in mammalian connective tissue, into induce
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have developed a map of genetic differences across the genome of date palms, which produce the Middle East&rs
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund
...
FEB 03, 2016
Videos
Gene editing is the brave new world of treating diseases and maybe even wiping out genetic disorders. Cas9 is a protein
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr
...
JAN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine makes its way to one of the most complicated organs in the body: the brain. Researchers from the Univ
...
JAN 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A missing copy of a region in chromosome 16, a mutation associated with autism, will always cause a 25-point drop in IQ,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers recently discovered genetic overlaps in genes linked to mental abilities, educational attainment, disorders,
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 26, 2016
Infographics
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 25, 2016
Neuroscience
The Breakthrough Prize, awarded annually for groundbreaking science, is a huge deal. Funded by Internet giants Mar
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 22, 2016
Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2016
Immunology
How exactly does our immune system “remember” certain pathogens so the response to an infection is more powe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have gained insight into how developing cells switch to a specialized state and how the process might go wro
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many cells have microscopic gates, called ion channels, which open to allow the flow of ions across the cell membrane. T
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)