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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 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2018Cancer
The team expresses the need for there to be larger studies at this point into the new blood test and says these studies ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNAWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Immunology
A group of scientists are studying all things type 1 diabetes, looking for causation - genetic and environmental - as we ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are investigating how cancer cell growth can be curbed by disrupting their access to nourishment.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2018Immunology
The high fat, high calorie, and low fiber diet commonly referred to as the “Western diet” has long been asso ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Caffeine is a substance found in some foods and soft drinks. According to FDA figures, most adults in the United States ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 10, 2018Cardiology
Scientists have a new test to calculate a person’s risk of early-onset heart disease, taking into account multiple ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 08, 2018Videos
Escherichia coli is a bacterium that normally lives in the gastrointestinal tract, and when it ends up somewhere else, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that a type of bacterium that lives in soil produces a molecule that actually induces the de ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The use of epigenetic profiling for diagnostics and predictive therapy is on the rise, here are 5 recommendations as th ...Written By: Courtney SchaalJAN 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2018Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A device was made to capture tiny cellular particles called extracellular vesicles, to assess the microRNAs inside for d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use signaling networks to carry out their functions, and new work has shown how stress can reshape those networks.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2017Videos
Since the creation of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool, many new opportunities have opened up for the treatment of dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Videos
There are many test kits on the market that claim that when you send in a sample of your DNA, they can return answers ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that regular exercise is good for us, and now researchers have learned more about why vigorous activity can ease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2017Cancer
Participants experienced an improvement in global sleep quality.Written By: Julia Travers
JAN 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2018
Cancer
The team expresses the need for there to be larger studies at this point into the new blood test and says these studies
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Immunology
A group of scientists are studying all things type 1 diabetes, looking for causation - genetic and environmental - as we
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are investigating how cancer cell growth can be curbed by disrupting their access to nourishment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2018
Immunology
The high fat, high calorie, and low fiber diet commonly referred to as the “Western diet” has long been asso
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Caffeine is a substance found in some foods and soft drinks. According to FDA figures, most adults in the United States
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists have a new test to calculate a person’s risk of early-onset heart disease, taking into account multiple
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2018
Videos
Escherichia coli is a bacterium that normally lives in the gastrointestinal tract, and when it ends up somewhere else, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that a type of bacterium that lives in soil produces a molecule that actually induces the de
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of epigenetic profiling for diagnostics and predictive therapy is on the rise, here are 5 recommendations as th
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A device was made to capture tiny cellular particles called extracellular vesicles, to assess the microRNAs inside for d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use signaling networks to carry out their functions, and new work has shown how stress can reshape those networks.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2017
Videos
Since the creation of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool, many new opportunities have opened up for the treatment of dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Videos
There are many test kits on the market that claim that when you send in a sample of your DNA, they can return answers ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that regular exercise is good for us, and now researchers have learned more about why vigorous activity can ease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Cancer
Participants experienced an improvement in global sleep quality.
Written By:
Julia Travers