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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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AUG 15, 2018Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is new hope for people that suffer from a rare genetic disease called Hereditary angioedema (HAE).Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 29, 2018Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem want to identify individual genes responsible for specific diseases. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2018Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 23, 2018Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new discovery is making scientists rethink everything they know about rare hereditary diseases. One genetic mechanism ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summitWritten By: Courtney SchaalOCT 25, 2017Cancer
By pouring over the genetic profiles of hundreds of thousands of women, researchers have found 72 new genetic culprits b ...JUL 31, 2017Cancer
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined DNA repair genes and whether mutations in these gene ...JUL 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve ...MAY 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2017Cardiology
The two main active ingredients in most energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, have been linked in the past to an increase ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 01, 2017Immunology
Corneal transplants can be especially risky for some patients, when steroids intended to suppress the immune system fail ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the ...APR 03, 2017Immunology
There is growing evidence for the harmful effects of “circadian disruptions” - or unnatural nighttime light ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2017Immunology
Humans have iron in their blood just like hundreds of other organisms; iron is an essential component in many proteins, ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2017Cancer
Many adults are plagued with hardened skin – calluses – on the soles of their feet and on the palms of their ...FEB 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium and King's College London have found more evidence for the role and importance o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2016Cancer
For cancer, treatment outcome and survival is directly influenced by early detection and intervention. This is especiall ...
AUG 15, 2018
Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is new hope for people that suffer from a rare genetic disease called Hereditary angioedema (HAE).
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Celiac disease is genetically predisposed to hereditary disease and a serious autoimmune disorder that can damage the sm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 29, 2018
Microbiology
Abdominal fat is a major risk factor for disease. New work could help find those at risk for increased belly fat, and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem want to identify individual genes responsible for specific diseases.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2018
Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 23, 2018
Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new discovery is making scientists rethink everything they know about rare hereditary diseases. One genetic mechanism
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summit
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
OCT 25, 2017
Cancer
By pouring over the genetic profiles of hundreds of thousands of women, researchers have found 72 new genetic culprits b
...
JUL 31, 2017
Cancer
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined DNA repair genes and whether mutations in these gene
...
JUL 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
MAY 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2017
Cardiology
The two main active ingredients in most energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, have been linked in the past to an increase
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 01, 2017
Immunology
Corneal transplants can be especially risky for some patients, when steroids intended to suppress the immune system fail
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the
...
APR 03, 2017
Immunology
There is growing evidence for the harmful effects of “circadian disruptions” - or unnatural nighttime light
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2017
Immunology
Humans have iron in their blood just like hundreds of other organisms; iron is an essential component in many proteins,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2017
Cancer
Many adults are plagued with hardened skin – calluses – on the soles of their feet and on the palms of their
...
FEB 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium and King's College London have found more evidence for the role and importance o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2016
Cancer
For cancer, treatment outcome and survival is directly influenced by early detection and intervention. This is especiall
...