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New sampling method can more accurately detect genetic alterations in tumors

A wholistic tumor sampling method that more accurately detects genetic alterations in tumors, which are critical in allowing treatment to be personalized to each and every patient, has been developed by researchers from the Crick, Roche and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and published in Cell Reports.

12 May 2020

Gene therapy builds muscle mass, reduces fat in mice

Exercise and physical therapy often are recommended to help people who have arthritis. Both can strengthen muscle - a benefit that also can reduce joint pain.

12 May 2020

Research provides new insight into how molecular machines are built in living cells

New findings about critical cellular structures have upended common assumptions about their formation and composition and provided new insight how molecular machines are built in living cells.

8 May 2020

Researchers Develop Chemistry Needed To Create Marijuana Breathalyzer

Chemists have reported the key chemical discovery necessary for the creation of a small, electronic marijuana breathalyzer.

7 May 2020

More Berries, Apples And Tea May Have Protective Benefits Against Alzheimer's

Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

7 May 2020

Geneticists Revealed New Potential Causes Of Female Infertility

Over the last six years, a group of geneticists has studied genes associated primarily with female hormone synthesis and ovarian follicle development.

7 May 2020

Study shows the significance of genetics evaluation and testing for solid tumor cancers

A new study performed by Cleveland Clinic has underscored the significance of genetic testing and genetic evaluation for young adults, adolescents, and children suffering from solid tumor cancers.

6 May 2020

Children Born With A Cleft Lip Unlikely To Be Genetically Inclined To Do Poorly At School

New research has found that children born with a cleft lip are not likely to be genetically predisposed to do less well at school than their peers.

6 May 2020

Half Of UK Rice Breaches Limits On Arsenic For Children

Scientists have called for labeling to warn the public about levels of arsenic in rice after research found rice varieties studied exceeded maximum limits.

4 May 2020

Study Helps Arboreta, Botanical Gardens Meet Genetic Diversity Conservation Goals

In a study, scientists evaluated five trees of life to understand how much genetic diversity currently exists in collections in botanical gardens.

1 May 2020

New Genes Linked To Severe Childhood Speech Disorder

An international study led by Melbourne researchers has discovered nine new genes linked to the most severe type of childhood speech disorder, apraxia.

30 Apr 2020

'Backpacks' Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Kill Cancer

Macrophages are immune cells that patrol the body looking for potential threats like viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells, and engulf and destroy them.

30 Apr 2020

Gene Defects Linked To Eczema, Wheeze And Nasal Disease Among Babies

A link has been discovered between a common gene defect and eczema, nasal blockage, and wheeze among babies as young as six months, according to a new study.

29 Apr 2020

Father's Toxoplasma infection may be transmitted to subsequent generations

Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the Toxoplasma parasite can impact their offspring's brain health and behavior.

28 Apr 2020

A Step Toward A Better Way To Make Gene Therapies To Attack Cancer, Genetic Disorders

A UCLA-led research team today reports that it has developed a new method for delivering DNA into stem cells and immune cells safely, rapidly and economically.

28 Apr 2020

Study finds utrophin-based therapy could be used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

If an actor is not in a position to perform in the theatre, an understudy—preferably one with some practice in the role—can take that role on stage.

27 Apr 2020

Scientists elucidate precise shape of a key player in human metabolism

A USC-led international team of scientists has found the precise shape of a key player in human metabolism, which could lead the way to better treatments for obesity and other metabolic disease.

24 Apr 2020

Researchers develop new molecular workflow to study single-cell genomics of diseases

Although advances in genetics and genomics reveal numerous disease-associated gene mutations, physicians and researchers still wrestle with the tricky challenge of linking those mutations to actual disease-causing processes.

23 Apr 2020

Scientists find gene signature linked to worst prognosis in rare uterine cancer

Women who don't survive a rare and aggressive uterine cancer called uterine serous carcinoma, have high expression of a group of 73 genes, a score scientists say can help identify these women and improve their outcome.

22 Apr 2020

Genetics Linked To Childhood Problems

Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels of genetic vulnerability for adult depression.

20 Apr 2020

Children News and Research

New sampling method can more accurately detect genetic alterations in tumors

Gene therapy builds muscle mass, reduces fat in mice

Research provides new insight into how molecular machines are built in living cells

Researchers Develop Chemistry Needed To Create Marijuana Breathalyzer

More Berries, Apples And Tea May Have Protective Benefits Against Alzheimer's

Geneticists Revealed New Potential Causes Of Female Infertility

Study shows the significance of genetics evaluation and testing for solid tumor cancers

Children Born With A Cleft Lip Unlikely To Be Genetically Inclined To Do Poorly At School

Half Of UK Rice Breaches Limits On Arsenic For Children

Study Helps Arboreta, Botanical Gardens Meet Genetic Diversity Conservation Goals

New Genes Linked To Severe Childhood Speech Disorder

'Backpacks' Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Kill Cancer

Gene Defects Linked To Eczema, Wheeze And Nasal Disease Among Babies

Father's Toxoplasma infection may be transmitted to subsequent generations

A Step Toward A Better Way To Make Gene Therapies To Attack Cancer, Genetic Disorders

Study finds utrophin-based therapy could be used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Scientists elucidate precise shape of a key player in human metabolism

Researchers develop new molecular workflow to study single-cell genomics of diseases

Scientists find gene signature linked to worst prognosis in rare uterine cancer

Genetics Linked To Childhood Problems

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