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Mutation
Mutation: the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
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APR 23, 2018Cancer
New, non-invasive urine screening test called UroSEEK was developed by Johns Hopkins to detect low grade bladder and uro ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Men who carry this gene variation aren't impacted in the same way. Incredibly, in women, the effect also depends on whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 18, 2018Neuroscience
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers has revealed a previously unknown genetic mutation that is correlated with a variety of serious intellectual ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 13, 2018Health & Medicine
Infant and childhood food allergies have been a problem for decades. Families who have children with food allergies have ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 11, 2018Videos
Neurodegenerative disorders are diseases that cause a progressive loss of nerve cells; that can result in devastating pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2018Immunology
Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, researchers identified two genes responsible for suppressing the immune system and ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 10, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Uterine serous carcinoma is rare occurring in less than 10 percent of all cancer types of the endometrium. However, this ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to identify both the type of cell and its ancestry, for every cell in an organism.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a slowly progressive disease characterized by the buildup of abnormal deposits of a ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now use open-source software to identify rare genetic mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2018Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This work could help create cells that work as therapeutics for heart damage.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 31, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how viruses are able to change to fit into their environment; they use a previously u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2018Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer riskWritten By:MAR 24, 2018Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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 MarkerMAR 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
People had many theories about a small skeleton that was found behind an abandoned church in the Atacama Desert in Chile ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, signs of it were examined in Egyptian mummies. It is caused by the bacterium and pat ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2018
Cancer
New, non-invasive urine screening test called UroSEEK was developed by Johns Hopkins to detect low grade bladder and uro
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Men who carry this gene variation aren't impacted in the same way. Incredibly, in women, the effect also depends on whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
APR 18, 2018
Neuroscience
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers has revealed a previously unknown genetic mutation that is correlated with a variety of serious intellectual
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
Infant and childhood food allergies have been a problem for decades. Families who have children with food allergies have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 11, 2018
Videos
Neurodegenerative disorders are diseases that cause a progressive loss of nerve cells; that can result in devastating pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2018
Immunology
Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, researchers identified two genes responsible for suppressing the immune system and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 10, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Uterine serous carcinoma is rare occurring in less than 10 percent of all cancer types of the endometrium. However, this
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to identify both the type of cell and its ancestry, for every cell in an organism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a slowly progressive disease characterized by the buildup of abnormal deposits of a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now use open-source software to identify rare genetic mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2018
Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work could help create cells that work as therapeutics for heart damage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 31, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how viruses are able to change to fit into their environment; they use a previously u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2018
Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer risk
Written By:
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
MAR 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
People had many theories about a small skeleton that was found behind an abandoned church in the Atacama Desert in Chile
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, signs of it were examined in Egyptian mummies. It is caused by the bacterium and pat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch