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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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MAY 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2018Cardiology
Eating more than one egg was long believed to be bad for your health due to the presence of high cholesterol. Regardless ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers made an animal remember something that hadn't happened to it.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Immunology
Investigators from Osaka University have isolated a neurological protein involved in the activation of immune cells that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2018Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia can be a debilitating disease, and for many years, researchers have been trying to understand more about w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Technology
MIT's Little Devices Lab has created a more affordable solution called Ampli blocks that consists of modular diagnostic ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 22, 2018Cancer
A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has published a comprehensive literature review and outlined a breakthrough ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Microbiology
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms that underlie aberrant protein buildup in neurodegeneration.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a leading cause of infertility in women and can be a cause of miscarriage. Now research has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists constructed a three-dimensional molecule that could replicate genetic material in an effort to learn more abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2018Immunology
A detailed investigation into the epigenome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients revealed unexpected similarities betwe ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2018Neuroscience
The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A strong link between vitamin D and diabetes has been observed by scientists before, but the connection was not well und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Neuroscience
The most reliable indicator of Alzheimer's risk is the presence of the APOE gene. However new research shows that it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a powerful technique that can make permanent edits to the genome; scientists are want to used it to repair hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A research study published in Cell Reports explains that a new drug was seen to reduce symptoms of Rett Syndrome in prec ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c ...Written By: Nouran Amin
MAY 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2018
Cardiology
Eating more than one egg was long believed to be bad for your health due to the presence of high cholesterol. Regardless
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers made an animal remember something that hadn't happened to it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
Investigators from Osaka University have isolated a neurological protein involved in the activation of immune cells that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia can be a debilitating disease, and for many years, researchers have been trying to understand more about w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Technology
MIT's Little Devices Lab has created a more affordable solution called Ampli blocks that consists of modular diagnostic
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has published a comprehensive literature review and outlined a breakthrough
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Microbiology
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms that underlie aberrant protein buildup in neurodegeneration.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a leading cause of infertility in women and can be a cause of miscarriage. Now research has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists constructed a three-dimensional molecule that could replicate genetic material in an effort to learn more abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Immunology
A detailed investigation into the epigenome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients revealed unexpected similarities betwe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2018
Neuroscience
The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A strong link between vitamin D and diabetes has been observed by scientists before, but the connection was not well und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Neuroscience
The most reliable indicator of Alzheimer's risk is the presence of the APOE gene. However new research shows that it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a powerful technique that can make permanent edits to the genome; scientists are want to used it to repair hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A research study published in Cell Reports explains that a new drug was seen to reduce symptoms of Rett Syndrome in prec
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin