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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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JUL 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has been widely adopted since its relatively recent invention. Researchers have now visuali ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the ...JUN 10, 2017Microbiology
Some genes that encode for the capsule that protects S.pneumoniae bacteria are in an area that can change quickly.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2017Videos
Sleep is incredibly important for rejuvenating our bodies from day-to-day, but sometimes it continues to elude the best ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2017Health & Medicine
Why can’t cardiac tissue repair itself? Maybe if Baylor College of Medicine scientists can figure it out, they can ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2017Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then ...JUN 02, 2017Videos
In popular culture, "OCD" is loosely used to label a person who is quite particular about how neat or clean something sh ...JUN 01, 2017Neuroscience
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In the summer of 2014, Pete Frates, a former Boston College basketball star, came up ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 23, 2017Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’ ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have made progress in understanding the complex organization of DNA in human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2017Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2017Health & Medicine
Small RNA molecules suitably called microRNAs do not code for anything, but they are not purposeless. From the In ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioAPR 18, 2017Videos
Using CRISPR gene-editing technique, scientists at Tokushima University in Japan have genetically engineered tomatoes wi ...APR 18, 2017Neuroscience
Overactive bladder, or OAB, is common in elderly women but two recent research studies show that the most commonly presc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2017Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules may have a role in the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive diseas ...
JUL 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has been widely adopted since its relatively recent invention. Researchers have now visuali
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the
...
JUN 10, 2017
Microbiology
Some genes that encode for the capsule that protects S.pneumoniae bacteria are in an area that can change quickly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2017
Videos
Sleep is incredibly important for rejuvenating our bodies from day-to-day, but sometimes it continues to elude the best
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2017
Health & Medicine
Why can’t cardiac tissue repair itself? Maybe if Baylor College of Medicine scientists can figure it out, they can
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
In popular culture, "OCD" is loosely used to label a person who is quite particular about how neat or clean something sh
...
JUN 01, 2017
Neuroscience
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In the summer of 2014, Pete Frates, a former Boston College basketball star, came up
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2017
Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have made progress in understanding the complex organization of DNA in human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2017
Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
Small RNA molecules suitably called microRNAs do not code for anything, but they are not purposeless. From the In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
APR 18, 2017
Videos
Using CRISPR gene-editing technique, scientists at Tokushima University in Japan have genetically engineered tomatoes wi
...
APR 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Overactive bladder, or OAB, is common in elderly women but two recent research studies show that the most commonly presc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2017
Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules may have a role in the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive diseas
...