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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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SEP 30, 2020Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2020Cardiology
For the first time, researchers have gained unprecedented insight into the function of the healthy human heart by creati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While humans beings carry mostly the same genes on two copies of 23 chromosomes, the sex chromosomes are a bit different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2020Cardiology
With the advancement of genomics and genome sequencing, it has become possible for researchers to study diseases down to ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 23, 2020Microbiology
Poxviruses are deadly viruses that are known to infect both animals and humans. Cowpox and monkeypox are both known to s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2020Cancer
The human body has many ways of letting you know something is wrong. It can send signals to tell you that you are hungry ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Cancer
Cancer is an incredibly diverse disease. It has many types and even sub-types, with a vast range of characteristics. Som ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists have used cryo-EM to learn more about how the human genome is replicated.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers are beginning to examine how the world's response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2020Cancer
Precision medicine specific to a patient’s genetics or immune system is spearheading new paths of cancer treatment ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
How Can Genetic Data Make Informed Decisions About Drug Development? Scientists at the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MR ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia highlights the post-operative benefits of soy in treatment ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 14, 2020Plants & Animals
Rest easy, chips-and-dip lovers, the world's guacamole supply has been secured for future generations.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2020
Cardiology
For the first time, researchers have gained unprecedented insight into the function of the healthy human heart by creati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While humans beings carry mostly the same genes on two copies of 23 chromosomes, the sex chromosomes are a bit different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2020
Cardiology
With the advancement of genomics and genome sequencing, it has become possible for researchers to study diseases down to
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 23, 2020
Microbiology
Poxviruses are deadly viruses that are known to infect both animals and humans. Cowpox and monkeypox are both known to s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2020
Cancer
The human body has many ways of letting you know something is wrong. It can send signals to tell you that you are hungry
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Cancer
Cancer is an incredibly diverse disease. It has many types and even sub-types, with a vast range of characteristics. Som
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists have used cryo-EM to learn more about how the human genome is replicated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers are beginning to examine how the world's response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2020
Cancer
Precision medicine specific to a patient’s genetics or immune system is spearheading new paths of cancer treatment
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
How Can Genetic Data Make Informed Decisions About Drug Development? Scientists at the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MR
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia highlights the post-operative benefits of soy in treatment
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 14, 2020
Plants & Animals
Rest easy, chips-and-dip lovers, the world's guacamole supply has been secured for future generations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch