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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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OCT 25, 2017Immunology
Both genetics and environmental factors play a role in one person’s risk for food allergies, but with experts esti ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2017Neuroscience
Experts on schizophrenia have often pointed to the frontal and temporal region of the brain when explaining the disorder ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Relatively recent advancements in gene editing tools have completely revolutionized biomedical science, and now that tec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti ...OCT 24, 2017Microbiology
The implantation of medical devices inside of the body can have several important health benefits including replacement ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 24, 2017Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, it's often said that she is eating for two. While that may be true, what matters more than ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2017Neuroscience
Neuroscientists and medical researchers have known for a while that seizures can cause memory loss. This is especially r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 23, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wondered how many mutations have to occur within a cell for it to become cancerous.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2017Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 21, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Cardiology
There’s a new explanation for why a unique type of heart failure doesn’t respond to traditional drugs used t ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains thousands of genes, each of which has to be turned on and off at precisely the right times.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2017Cancer
Using gene-editing technology in mice, scientists implicate a new fusion gene in the development of liver cancer. Becaus ...OCT 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Before chemotherapy can be injected into a cancer-ridden eye, doctors must first release some of the eye fluid, also kno ...OCT 17, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Following a heart attack, cells of the heart muscle tissue are in danger of damage and death, because the tissue is left ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah HertrichOCT 11, 2017Videos
Our hair is extremely personal and is part of our expression of our identity. Hair is also inextricably tied to youth. I ...OCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Florida’s oranges are under threat, and while climate change and hurricanes are a part of that threat, weird weath ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common cancer of the blood is lymphoma, but that designation encompasses a wide range of illnesses.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new way to deliver CRISPR that doesn't require a virus, and that worked better than CRISPR-Cas ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2017
Immunology
Both genetics and environmental factors play a role in one person’s risk for food allergies, but with experts esti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Experts on schizophrenia have often pointed to the frontal and temporal region of the brain when explaining the disorder
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Relatively recent advancements in gene editing tools have completely revolutionized biomedical science, and now that tec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infections in the world. Part of the problem is the extended period of ti
...
OCT 24, 2017
Microbiology
The implantation of medical devices inside of the body can have several important health benefits including replacement
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, it's often said that she is eating for two. While that may be true, what matters more than
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2017
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists and medical researchers have known for a while that seizures can cause memory loss. This is especially r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wondered how many mutations have to occur within a cell for it to become cancerous.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2017
Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 21, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Cardiology
There’s a new explanation for why a unique type of heart failure doesn’t respond to traditional drugs used t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains thousands of genes, each of which has to be turned on and off at precisely the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2017
Cancer
Using gene-editing technology in mice, scientists implicate a new fusion gene in the development of liver cancer. Becaus
...
OCT 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before chemotherapy can be injected into a cancer-ridden eye, doctors must first release some of the eye fluid, also kno
...
OCT 17, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Following a heart attack, cells of the heart muscle tissue are in danger of damage and death, because the tissue is left
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 11, 2017
Videos
Our hair is extremely personal and is part of our expression of our identity. Hair is also inextricably tied to youth. I
...
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Florida’s oranges are under threat, and while climate change and hurricanes are a part of that threat, weird weath
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common cancer of the blood is lymphoma, but that designation encompasses a wide range of illnesses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new way to deliver CRISPR that doesn't require a virus, and that worked better than CRISPR-Cas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch