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Released: 31-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Groundbreaking genome editing tools unlock new possibilities for precision medicine
Technische Universität Dresden

Traditional genome editing faced limitations in achieving ultimate precision until now. Prof. Buchholz's team has broken through this barrier by creating what many have sought after: a zinc-finger conditioned recombinase.

Newswise: Mapeamento dos comportamentos celulares em glioma de alto grau para a melhora do tratamento
Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Mapeamento dos comportamentos celulares em glioma de alto grau para a melhora do tratamento
Mayo Clinic

Gliomas de alto grau são tumores cancerígenos que se espalham rapidamente no cérebro ou na medula espinhal.

Newswise: وضع خريطة لسلوكيات خلايا الورم الدِبقي عالي الدرجة لتحسين العلاج
Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
وضع خريطة لسلوكيات خلايا الورم الدِبقي عالي الدرجة لتحسين العلاج
Mayo Clinic

الأورام الدبقية عالية الدرجة هي أورام سرطانية تنتشر بسرعة في الدماغ أو الحبل النخاعي. في دراسة جديدة أجريت تحت إشراف مايو كلينك، وجد الباحثون أن هوامش أورام الدماغ الغزوية للورم الدبقي عالي الدرجة تحتوي على تغيرات جينية وجزيئية مميزة بيولوجيًا تشير إلى السلوك العدواني وتكرار المرض. وتُظهر النتائج تصورات متعمقة للعلاجات المحتملة التي يمكن أن تحوّل مسار المرض.

Newswise: Mapeo de los comportamientos celulares en glioma de alto grado para la mejora del tratamiento
Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Mapeo de los comportamientos celulares en glioma de alto grado para la mejora del tratamiento
Mayo Clinic

Los gliomas de alto grado son tumores cancerígenos que se propagan rápidamente en el cerebro o en la médula espinal.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
DNA particles that mimic viruses hold promise as vaccines
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Using a virus-like delivery particle made from DNA, researchers from MIT and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard have created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.

Newswise: University Hospitals Selected as Study Site for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) Study
Released: 30-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
University Hospitals Selected as Study Site for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) Study
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals has been selected by the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program as one of four new study sites for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) study.

Newswise: RNA sequencing analysis may hold the key to more accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment of pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Released: 29-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
RNA sequencing analysis may hold the key to more accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment of pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Elsevier

Pilot study by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and City of Hope proposes a promising global, clinically applicable genomic assay for the diagnosis and treatment of this heterogeneous leukemia, reports The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

Newswise: Hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia
Released: 29-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia
Indiana University

IU School of Medicine investigators and their collaborators in Uganda has revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia, which enhances strong evidence of hydroxyurea’s effectiveness and could ultimately reduce death in children in Africa.

Released: 26-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Ursula Storb, immunologist and role model for women scientists, 1936-2023
University of Chicago Medical Center

Storb was a Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology for more than 29 years.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Bill Introduced in Illinois Would Increase Access to Genetic Testing
Susan G. Komen

Legislation introduced in Illinois would eliminate financial barriers to clinically appropriate genetic testing and additional screenings in an effort to detect breast cancers related to a known inherited gene mutation.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The underground network: Decoding the dynamics of plant-fungal symbiosis
Boyce Thompson Institute

The intricate dance of nature often unfolds in mysterious ways, hidden from the naked eye. At the heart of this enigmatic tango lies a vital partnership: the symbiosis between plants and a type of fungi known as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi.

Newswise: How HIV smuggles its genetic material into the cell nucleus
Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
How HIV smuggles its genetic material into the cell nucleus
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

Around one million individuals worldwide become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each year.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Estudo da Mayo Clinic explora a insuficiência cardíaca e revela a função do gene na recuperação
Mayo Clinic

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic que estudam a genética de pessoas que recentemente desenvolveram cardiomiopatia dilatada (uma das causas mais comuns de insuficiência cardíaca), descobriram um gene particular para o qual o desenvolvimento de futuros tratamentos de terapia medicamentosa poderá ser direcionado.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Un estudio de Mayo Clinic explora la insuficiencia cardíaca y descubre el rol de un gen en la recuperación
Mayo Clinic

Investigadores de Mayo Clinic que estudian la genética de personas que recientemente desarrollaron miocardiopatía dilatada, una de las causas más comunes de insuficiencia cardíaca, descubrieron que deben enfocarse en un gen particular para desarrollar tratamientos farmacológicos en el futuro.

Newswise: Syphilis-like diseases were already widespread in America before the arrival of Columbus
Released: 24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Syphilis-like diseases were already widespread in America before the arrival of Columbus
University of Basel

Researchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people who died in Brazil 2,000 years ago.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Rutgers Health Researchers Develop Software to Predict Diseases
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University

Rutgers Health researcher develops software that can analyze multigenomic and clinical data to discover biomarkers and predict diseases in individuals.

   
Released: 23-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Rutgers Health Researchers Develop Software to Predict Diseases
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

IntelliGenes analyzes genomic data to discover biomarkers associated with health traits.

Newswise: New research guides mathematical model-building for gene regulatory networks
Released: 23-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
New research guides mathematical model-building for gene regulatory networks
Iowa State University

A newly published study provides guidance for building accurate mathematical models for gene regulatory networks. The project, which includes an online database, was supported by undergraduate researchers at Iowa State.

   
Newswise: Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
Released: 22-Jan-2024 6:00 AM EST
Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Sanjeev S. Ranade, Ph.D., who joined the faculty of Sanford Burnham Prebys this month as an assistant professor in the Development, Aging and Regeneration program, studies how proteins called transcription factors (TFs) specifically control the development and function of cardiac cells — and what happens when things go wrong.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Researchers improve blood tests’ ability to detect and monitor cancer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Tumors constantly shed DNA from dying cells, which briefly circulates in the patient’s bloodstream before it is quickly broken down.

12-Jan-2024 5:00 PM EST
Mega-analysis identifies gene variants associated with glaucoma in people of African ancestry
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Analysis aims to fill knowledge gaps and help guide clinical decisions for a group particularly vulnerable to developing glaucoma

Newswise: Researchers chronicle lifetime travels of a single woolly mammoth which wandered the north more than 14,000 years ago
14-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Researchers chronicle lifetime travels of a single woolly mammoth which wandered the north more than 14,000 years ago
McMaster University

An international team of researchers from McMaster University, University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Ottawa has tracked and documented the movements and genetic connections of a female woolly mammoth that roamed the earth more than 14,000 years ago.

Newswise: Largest-ever study of ocean DNA has created essential catalog of marine life
Released: 16-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Largest-ever study of ocean DNA has created essential catalog of marine life
Frontiers

The ocean is the world’s largest habitat, yet much of its biodiversity is still unknown. A study published in Frontiers in Science marks a significant breakthrough, reporting the largest and most comprehensive database of marine microbes to date – matched with biological function, location, and habitat type.

Newswise: Researchers sequence the first genome of myxini, the only vertebrate lineage that had no reference genome
Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Researchers sequence the first genome of myxini, the only vertebrate lineage that had no reference genome
University of Malaga

An international scientific team made up of more than 40 authors from seven different countries, led by the researcher at the University of Malaga Juan Pascual Anaya, has managed to sequence the first genome of the myxini –also known as ‘hagfish’–, the only large group of vertebrates for which there was no reference genome of any of its species yet.

Newswise: Candida evolution disclosed: new insights into fungal infections
12-Jan-2024 5:00 AM EST
Candida evolution disclosed: new insights into fungal infections
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

Identification of genes under recent selection provides insights into the molecular mechanisms of human-related adaptation in Candida pathogens.

Newswise: First genome of slime eels uncovers the deep evolutionary history of our genomes and bodies
11-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
First genome of slime eels uncovers the deep evolutionary history of our genomes and bodies
University of Bristol

The first genome of hagfish – the only vertebrate lineage without a reference genome - has been sequenced by an international team of scientists.

Newswise: Updated genomic landscape for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia enables new treatment possibilities
Released: 11-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Updated genomic landscape for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia enables new treatment possibilities
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital refined and enhanced the classification system for a type of pediatric leukemia using genomic and transcriptomic analysis.

Newswise: First prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA
Released: 11-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
First prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA
Francis Crick Institute

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, working with University of Oxford, University of York and Oxford Archaeology, have developed a new technique to measure the number of chromosomes in ancient genomes more precisely, using it to identify the first prehistoric person with mosaic Turner syndrome (characterised by one X chromosome instead of two [XX]), who lived about 2500 years ago.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
mRNA technology could be possible treatment for rare diseases
University College London

The research, published in Science Translational Medicine, found that messenger RNA (mRNA) could be used to correct a rare liver genetic disease known as argininosuccinic aciduria in a mouse model of the disease.

Newswise: Genetics may influence the body’s response to low oxygen, Pitt study finds
Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Genetics may influence the body’s response to low oxygen, Pitt study finds
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body’s response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the lung.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Rice scientists use blood test to track gene expression in the brain
Rice University

Rice University scientists have developed a noninvasive way to monitor gene expression dynamics in the brain, making it easier to investigate brain development, cognitive function and neurological diseases, according to a study published in Nature Biotechnology.

Newswise: Unravelling individual differences in DNA mutation risks
9-Jan-2024 5:00 AM EST
Unravelling individual differences in DNA mutation risks
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover unexpected patterns in mutation risks across individuals, uncovering 13 distinct genomic patterns.

Newswise: Largest diversity study of ‘magic mushrooms’ investigates the evolution of psychoactive psilocybin production
Released: 9-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Largest diversity study of ‘magic mushrooms’ investigates the evolution of psychoactive psilocybin production
University of Utah

The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Queen Mary University of London study reveals genetic legacy of racial and gender hierarchies
Queen Mary University of London

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have revealed how sociocultural factors, in addition to geography, play a significant role in shaping the genetic diversity of modern societies.

Newswise: Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease
Released: 8-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Researchers find possible neuromarker for ‘juvenile-onset’ Batten disease
University of Rochester Medical Center

The research suggests an easy-to-measure brain process may be a target or biomarker in measuring treatment outcomes in clinical trials for patients with Batten disease.

Newswise: ‘Disease in a Dish' model sheds light on the triggers for some forms of dementia
Released: 8-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
‘Disease in a Dish' model sheds light on the triggers for some forms of dementia
University of Bath

New understanding of a gene that is linked to some forms of dementia and other age-related diseases gives scientists fresh hope that action can be taken against these diseases long before the onset of symptoms.

Newswise: Rensselaer Researcher Helps Scientists Make Sense of Vast Amounts of Molecular Data
Released: 8-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Rensselaer Researcher Helps Scientists Make Sense of Vast Amounts of Molecular Data
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Thanks to technological advances, scientists have access to vast amounts of data, but in order to put it to work and draw conclusions, they need to be able to process it.

Newswise: Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection
Released: 5-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Using a new technology developed at MIT, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling nanoparticle sensors and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumor is present.

   
Released: 5-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
A leap forward in women's health: unlocking genetic clues to gestational diabetes
University of Helsinki

A new study led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, along with colleagues at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, provides significant breakthroughs in our understanding of the genetics behind gestational diabetes.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Study reveals new genetic link between anorexia nervosa and being an early riser
Massachusetts General Hospital

Research indicates that the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is associated with being an early riser, unlike many other disorders that tend to be evening-based such as depression, binge eating disorder and schizophrenia.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
A blood test can identify genetic diseases in fetuses
University of Southern Denmark

A research team from Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark has developed an innovative screening test. With a blood sample from the expectant mother, they can scrutinize all the genes in the fetus.

Newswise: The snail or the egg?
Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
The snail or the egg?
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)

The egg did come first. Egg-laying arose deep in evolutionary time, long before animals even made their way onto land.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 AM EST
Evolution is not as random as previously thought, finds a new study
University of Nottingham

A groundbreaking study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as antibiotic resistance, disease and climate change.



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