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Medical Genetics
Medical Genetics: involves the application of genetics to medical care, including research on the causes and inheritance of genetic disorders, and their diagnosis and management.
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SEP 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists found genomic regions linked to left-handedness, which are associated with the connections between language-r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Major depressive disorder is a serious public health problem, thought to affect around seven percent of American adults ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 70.8 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, with 37,000 people forced to leave their homes ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We can write out the sequence of the genome, but the three-dimensional structure of the molecule is important to its fun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Microbiology
About 90% of the serotonin found in the human body is made in the gut. Some bacteria can encourage the release of seroto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used cutting edge imaging tools to map a region of the human genome that has not been well-described.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2019Technology
A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Changes in the genes we carry can have a big impact on our risk of getting certain diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2019Technology
Will futuristic concepts from the world of technology likely find a place in our medicine cabinet? Maybe! The new concep ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 23, 2019Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 21, 2019Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2019Microbiology
The world is full of bacteria that have to share the world with myriad species, and often have to live in competition wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Clostridium difficile is the primary cause of infections that are acquired in hospital settings; it causes diarrhea and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Addiction to cigarettes, or nicotine, is one of the most widely researched addictions in modern science. And this is no ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Often maligned as a source of bad info, and with good reason, the internet has also helped people find answers.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Cell Reports sheds light on the role of the TP53 gene in preventing the spread of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 31, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Science Signaling suggests surprising insight on melanoma, which although only acc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists found genomic regions linked to left-handedness, which are associated with the connections between language-r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Major depressive disorder is a serious public health problem, thought to affect around seven percent of American adults
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 70.8 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, with 37,000 people forced to leave their homes
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We can write out the sequence of the genome, but the three-dimensional structure of the molecule is important to its fun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Microbiology
About 90% of the serotonin found in the human body is made in the gut. Some bacteria can encourage the release of seroto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used cutting edge imaging tools to map a region of the human genome that has not been well-described.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2019
Technology
A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Changes in the genes we carry can have a big impact on our risk of getting certain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2019
Technology
Will futuristic concepts from the world of technology likely find a place in our medicine cabinet? Maybe! The new concep
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 23, 2019
Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 21, 2019
Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2019
Microbiology
The world is full of bacteria that have to share the world with myriad species, and often have to live in competition wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Clostridium difficile is the primary cause of infections that are acquired in hospital settings; it causes diarrhea and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Addiction to cigarettes, or nicotine, is one of the most widely researched addictions in modern science. And this is no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Often maligned as a source of bad info, and with good reason, the internet has also helped people find answers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cell Reports sheds light on the role of the TP53 gene in preventing the spread of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 31, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Science Signaling suggests surprising insight on melanoma, which although only acc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch