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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 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, over 55 million people around the world have dementia, and 10 million more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Clinical trials play a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge and ensuring the efficacy of treatments across divers ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2024Immunology
Highlights: A natural molecule known as Resolvin T4 (RvT4) aids in preventing atherosclerosis. RvT4 helps reduce inflamm ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 07, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In many amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients, symptoms of autoimmune inflammat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The detection of rare variants in the genome can take time and cost a lot of money. In recent years, scientists and clin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses need host cells, and pathogens have many different ways to infect them. Scientists have revealed a rapid movemen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Millions of people have autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis but it's estim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2024Plants & Animals
Can microgreen be customized based on dietary and medical needs? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 29, 2024Microbiology
Our immune systems can often eliminate bacterial infections, but sometimes those bacteria are very tough and persistent, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2024Cancer
Colorectal cancer (also called bowel cancer) typically develops in the large bowel (colon) or rectum. Recent studi ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
While RNA has long been known as the intermediary between active genes and the proteins they encode for, recent research ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2024Neuroscience
Circadian rhythm, a 24-hour cyclical process of sleep and waking hours, is associated with many aspects of human health ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 22, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
As people age, cognitive dysfunction known as dementia becomes more likely. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2024Immunology
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting many women worldwide. A study published in Rheumatoi ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects nerves and can impact patients in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Sewage can be used to track the spread of diseases, which many people learned about during the COVID-19 pandemic. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
DNA molecules are very lengthy, and most cells in the body have to fit the entire genome into the nucleus. To do so, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, over 55 million people around the world have dementia, and 10 million more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Clinical trials play a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge and ensuring the efficacy of treatments across divers
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Immunology
Highlights: A natural molecule known as Resolvin T4 (RvT4) aids in preventing atherosclerosis. RvT4 helps reduce inflamm
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 07, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In many amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients, symptoms of autoimmune inflammat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The detection of rare variants in the genome can take time and cost a lot of money. In recent years, scientists and clin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses need host cells, and pathogens have many different ways to infect them. Scientists have revealed a rapid movemen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of people have autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis but it's estim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2024
Plants & Animals
Can microgreen be customized based on dietary and medical needs? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 29, 2024
Microbiology
Our immune systems can often eliminate bacterial infections, but sometimes those bacteria are very tough and persistent,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2024
Cancer
Colorectal cancer (also called bowel cancer) typically develops in the large bowel (colon) or rectum. Recent studi
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
While RNA has long been known as the intermediary between active genes and the proteins they encode for, recent research
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2024
Neuroscience
Circadian rhythm, a 24-hour cyclical process of sleep and waking hours, is associated with many aspects of human health
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 22, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people age, cognitive dysfunction known as dementia becomes more likely. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2024
Immunology
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting many women worldwide. A study published in Rheumatoi
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects nerves and can impact patients in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sewage can be used to track the spread of diseases, which many people learned about during the COVID-19 pandemic. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
DNA molecules are very lengthy, and most cells in the body have to fit the entire genome into the nucleus. To do so, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch