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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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JUN 14, 2021Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2021Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers led by King’s College London have found that levels of a protein known as neurofilament light chain (N ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 08, 2021Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2021Immunology
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged over the course of the pandemic, threatening public health efforts to limit ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 07, 2021Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Cardiology
It's thought that in the United States, there is a heart attack once every 40 seconds, or that each year, about 80,0 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now been able to capture an enzyme called RNA polymerase on video as it copies a DNA sequence into an R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2021Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The hippocampus is a region of the brain thought to play a role in many different neurological and psychiatric disorders ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
This kind of research gets us closer to using fecal samples to get a snapshot of the microbiome, and make disease risk p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2021Neuroscience
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the way neurons are connected within different brain region ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2021
Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by King’s College London have found that levels of a protein known as neurofilament light chain (N
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged over the course of the pandemic, threatening public health efforts to limit
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Cardiology
It's thought that in the United States, there is a heart attack once every 40 seconds, or that each year, about 80,0
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now been able to capture an enzyme called RNA polymerase on video as it copies a DNA sequence into an R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The hippocampus is a region of the brain thought to play a role in many different neurological and psychiatric disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
This kind of research gets us closer to using fecal samples to get a snapshot of the microbiome, and make disease risk p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Neuroscience
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the way neurons are connected within different brain region
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch