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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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JAN 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New treatments for some diseases can have extremely high price tags. One example is Zolgensma, which might cost $5 milli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2019Immunology
Scientists have created the first retroviral CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing library to explore the regulation of mouse T cells ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 09, 2019Immunology
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder has grown, there is still a lot we don't know about what causes the dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2019Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Videos
As humans have learned more about our genome, we have sought to understand more about how much our genes influence who w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been established that men have slightly higher rates of cancer and a greater likelihood of dying from the disease. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While the exact number now varies by state, newborns are screened for several diseases. Should we be doing more?Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Messenger RNA normally carries genetic information from the genome to the ribosome, but researchers want to use it to tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Immunology
Researchers have identified a target gene that allows for premature aging and inflammation. Target drug therapy allows t ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 03, 2019Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that marijuana is not as safe as it seems. It bases this claim base ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2019Health & Medicine
While ASD spectrum disorder (ASD) is a major disability many people are aware of, the term was practically unhear ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This study is the largest of its kind, and assessed genetic data from over 426,000 people, which is stored in the UK Bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2018Health & Medicine
The 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is coming to an end. Reviewing the literature from the last 100 y ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers created a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that has more in common with the human disease than current mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in eLife, researchers concluded that a protein channel may serve as an effective target f ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 26, 2018Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 25, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New treatments for some diseases can have extremely high price tags. One example is Zolgensma, which might cost $5 milli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
Scientists have created the first retroviral CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing library to explore the regulation of mouse T cells
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder has grown, there is still a lot we don't know about what causes the dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Videos
As humans have learned more about our genome, we have sought to understand more about how much our genes influence who w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been established that men have slightly higher rates of cancer and a greater likelihood of dying from the disease.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While the exact number now varies by state, newborns are screened for several diseases. Should we be doing more?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Messenger RNA normally carries genetic information from the genome to the ribosome, but researchers want to use it to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have identified a target gene that allows for premature aging and inflammation. Target drug therapy allows t
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that marijuana is not as safe as it seems. It bases this claim base
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
While ASD spectrum disorder (ASD) is a major disability many people are aware of, the term was practically unhear
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This study is the largest of its kind, and assessed genetic data from over 426,000 people, which is stored in the UK Bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
The 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is coming to an end. Reviewing the literature from the last 100 y
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers created a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that has more in common with the human disease than current mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in eLife, researchers concluded that a protein channel may serve as an effective target f
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 26, 2018
Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch