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Hereditary Diseases
Hereditary diseases are diseases that can be passed down to offspring. A common example of this is color blindness, which is an X-linked chromosomal disorder.
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JAN 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Can diets be modified to treat disease? In some cases, the answer may be yes. New research has determined that people wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A few studies have shown that the sound of voices have a hereditary link, and many of us have noticed that some family m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Health & MedicineHear how renowned genomic experts saved time and improved the yield of their hereditary cancer and rare disease NGS work ...Sponsored By: SOPHiA GENETICSAPR 20, 2023Cancer
The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach. ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 24, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
These giant plasma membrane vesicles & advanced microscopy enabled an analysis of cell membrane lipid architecture. Imag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of iron in differe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Adults with a hereditary form of childhood-onset blindness experienced dramatic improvements in night vision within days ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 04, 2022Cancer
In August, President Biden announced his intention to appoint Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as the newest director of the Na ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Plants & Animals
Protein creation is essential to the normal function of healthy cells. Proteins help communicate key information to vari ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 16, 2022Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
When parents mate and produce offspring, their genomes recombine, shuffling the genetic information within. But supergen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Most genetic work is focused on the genome found in the nucleus, which contains the genes that encode for almost all of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Only a few decades ago, people suffering from genetic disorders were left to wonder what was causing their health proble ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability estimated to affect one in 44 children in the Uni ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Cancer
Early-onset colorectal cancer progresses in the same way as average onset colorectal cancer. The corresponding study was ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed miniaturized 3-dimensional bone marrow models that could help physicians to predict whi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 12, 2021Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that disrupts the connective tissues that anchor and link the body's organs, affec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have found that it may be possible for people with a rare genetic disorder to prevent fatal strokes by taking ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Can diets be modified to treat disease? In some cases, the answer may be yes. New research has determined that people wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A few studies have shown that the sound of voices have a hereditary link, and many of us have noticed that some family m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Health & Medicine
Hear how renowned genomic experts saved time and improved the yield of their hereditary cancer and rare disease NGS work
...
Sponsored By:
SOPHiA GENETICS
APR 20, 2023
Cancer
The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 24, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
These giant plasma membrane vesicles & advanced microscopy enabled an analysis of cell membrane lipid architecture. Imag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of iron in differe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Adults with a hereditary form of childhood-onset blindness experienced dramatic improvements in night vision within days
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 04, 2022
Cancer
In August, President Biden announced his intention to appoint Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as the newest director of the Na
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
Protein creation is essential to the normal function of healthy cells. Proteins help communicate key information to vari
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When parents mate and produce offspring, their genomes recombine, shuffling the genetic information within. But supergen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Most genetic work is focused on the genome found in the nucleus, which contains the genes that encode for almost all of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Only a few decades ago, people suffering from genetic disorders were left to wonder what was causing their health proble
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability estimated to affect one in 44 children in the Uni
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Cancer
Early-onset colorectal cancer progresses in the same way as average onset colorectal cancer. The corresponding study was
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed miniaturized 3-dimensional bone marrow models that could help physicians to predict whi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 12, 2021
Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that disrupts the connective tissues that anchor and link the body's organs, affec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have found that it may be possible for people with a rare genetic disorder to prevent fatal strokes by taking
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch