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Released: 18-Oct-2021 10:00 AM EDT
Renowned Clinician–Scientist Joins Division of Rheumatology at NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health

Dr. David Beck, nationally known for his work studying a novel inflammatory disorder called VEXAS, joins NYU Langone’s Division of Rheumatology.

Released: 15-Oct-2021 4:40 PM EDT
New genes identified for fibromuscular dysplasia
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Genetic meta-analysis helps researchers detect genes related to FMD, a cardiovascular disease that affects mostly women, and defines relationships to other more common cardiovascular conditions.

Released: 15-Oct-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Genes play key role in exercise outcomes - study
Anglia Ruskin University

A new study has found that genes play a significant role in how our bodies respond to exercise and has identified a number of specific genes that influence the outcomes of different kinds of physical activity.

Released: 15-Oct-2021 12:40 PM EDT
Penn Study Suggests Genetic Disease CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Could Be Treatable after Childhood
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Researchers find that restoring CDKL5 gene activity reverses many disease signs in young adult mice

Released: 15-Oct-2021 12:25 PM EDT
Decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder. They now report that the effects of the therapy appear to be long-lasting, with 90% of patients who received the treatment eight to 11 years ago still disease-free.

Released: 14-Oct-2021 12:50 PM EDT
Supercomputers reveal how X chromosomes fold, deactivate
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Using supercomputer-driven dynamic modeling based on experimental data, researchers can now probe the process that turns off one X chromosome in female mammal embryos.

12-Oct-2021 4:30 PM EDT
Artificial Intelligence-Based Technology Quickly Identifies Genetic Causes of Serious Disease
University of Utah Health

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy. The benchmark finding, published in Genomic Medicine, foreshadows the next phase of medicine, where technology helps clinicians quickly determine the root cause of disease so they can give patients the right treatment sooner.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 6:00 PM EDT
NIH grant helps unravel rare inflammatory genetic disorders
South Dakota State University

Understanding how fully functional LUBAC blocks the cell death pathway can help scientists learn how to treat patients with rare genetic mutations in LUBAC components that impair the enzyme pathway.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 5:35 PM EDT
Stress on mothers can influence biology of future generations
University of Iowa

A mother’s response to stress can even influence her grandchildren.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 3:25 PM EDT
At Initial Cancer Diagnosis, a Deeply Personalized Assessment
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers report that conducting genomic evaluations of advanced malignancies can be effective in guiding first-line-of-treatment, rather than waiting until standard-of-care therapies have failed.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 9:00 AM EDT
High Molecular Weight DNA Now Available from NIGMS and NHGRI Collections
Coriell Institute for Medical Research

The NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository (HGCR) and NHGRI Sample Repository for Human Genetic Research (SRHGR) now offer high molecular weight (HMW) DNA samples isolated from cell lines in the collections. HMW DNA is useful for long-read next-generation sequencing and studies that investigate large-scale genomic variation such as structural variation.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 4:25 PM EDT
Catching malaria evolution in the act
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Ian Cheeseman, Ph.D., and his collaborators can now sequence the genomes of individual parasites found in the blood of infected patients -- even when the infection burden is very low, which can occur during asymptomatic infections. Gaining this incredibly detailed view is expected to help develop more effective treatments, vaccines or therapies.

Newswise: What You Need to Know About the PALB2 Breast Cancer Gene
Released: 12-Oct-2021 12:00 PM EDT
What You Need to Know About the PALB2 Breast Cancer Gene
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital experts explain why the PALB2 gene can increase your breast cancer risk.

Newswise: New Research Center Brings Genomic Medicine to Individuals of Admixed Ancestry
Released: 12-Oct-2021 11:10 AM EDT
New Research Center Brings Genomic Medicine to Individuals of Admixed Ancestry
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine awarded $11.7 million by National Institutes of Health to identify genomic and socioeconomic factors contributing to health and disease in admixed individuals. The new center aims to bring the genomic revolution to all.

Released: 11-Oct-2021 1:15 PM EDT
Scientists assemble a biological clock in a test tube to study how it works
University of California, Santa Cruz

The reconstituted biological clock maintains daily cycles for days on end, allowing researchers to study the interactions of its component parts

Released: 8-Oct-2021 6:05 PM EDT
Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 share a genetic risk factor
University College London

An anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe Covid-19 has been identified by a UCL-led research team.

Released: 8-Oct-2021 5:25 PM EDT
What makes us human? The answer may be found in overlooked DNA
Lund University

Our DNA is very similar to that of the chimpanzee, which in evolutionary terms is our closest living relative.

Released: 7-Oct-2021 8:35 AM EDT
UT Southwestern diabetes researchers show gene editing can turn storage fat cells into energy-burning fat cells
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A team of researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Touchstone Diabetes Center have successfully used CRISPR gene editing to turn fat cells normally used for storage into energy-burning cells.

Released: 5-Oct-2021 4:50 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: New MacArthur ‘genius,’ returning to school during COVID-19 and the science of race and racism
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

SEATTLE — Oct. 5, 2021 — Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news.

   
Released: 5-Oct-2021 2:40 PM EDT
A high-risk, high-reward approach to ALS
University of Michigan

Neurologists say it's time for a moonshot for their patients with ALS, the neurodegenerative disease that is always deadly, often in just a few years or less.



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