Medicine Scientists Discover “Jumping” Genes That Can Protect Against Blood Cancers (Medicine) 9 Apr 2021 New research has uncovered a surprising role for so-called “jumping” genes that are a source of genetic mutations responsible for a number of human diseases. In the new study from Children’s Medical Center…
Medicine A New Co-driver In Breast Cancer (Medicine) 10 Mar 202110 Mar 2021 UC researchers discover how two genes cooperate to cause cancer growth and can target treatments to stop it from happening Cooperation is generally a good thing — working together to…
Biology X Marks The Spot: How Genes On The Sex Chromosomes Are Controlled (Biology) 9 Mar 2021 Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that genes on the X chromosome in male fruit fly germ cells are regulated differently from other cells Because human females have two…
Medicine Gene That Helps Control Egg’s Journey Sheds Light On Why Ectopic Pregnancy May Occur (Medicine) 27 Feb 2021 Study details the first evidence of gene regulation in the transit of eggs from the ovaries to the uterus in mammals Ectopic pregnancy is one of the most common prenatal…
Biology Genes Identified That Increase The Risk of Obesity But Also Protect Against Disease (Biology) 26 Feb 2021 An international team of scientists, including researchers at the University of Copenhagen, have identified 62 genes that lead to both higher levels of body fat but a lower risk of…
Neuroscience Two New Genes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered (Neuroscience) 26 Feb 2021 Study of gene expression in the hippocampus also identified hippocampus-related disease pathways A research team led by Chunshui Yu and Mulin Jun Li of Tianjin Medical University has discovered two…
Medicine International Team Identifies 127 Glaucoma Genes in Largest Study of its Kind (Medicine) 24 Feb 2021 Researchers for the first time analyzed genes in more than 34,000 people with glaucoma across multiple ancestries and found 44 new genetic variants that may lead to new treatment targets.…
