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Researchers find genetic clues to infant formula pathogen's global persistence
Researchers from the University of Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science are shedding new light on how a dangerous food-borne pathogen—Cronobacter sakazakii—may have adapted to thrive in dried and powdered ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Genetics helps untangle the causes behind a rare and complex vascular disorder
Our genes underlie all aspects of life, from our looks to how our cells behave. This includes diseases, as genetic changes can underlie the development and progression of certain health problems. This is true for arteriovenous ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Major autism study uncovers biologically distinct subtypes, paving the way for precision diagnosis and care
Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition's genetic underpinnings ...
Jul 9, 2025
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Chromosomal abnormality scores unlock path to personalized immunotherapy
In a newly published article in Nature Genetics, researchers from the University of Chicago have identified tumor aneuploidy—an imbalance in the number of chromosomes—as a powerful biomarker associated with resistance ...
Jul 9, 2025
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A 'Google Maps' for tau movement sheds light on why some brain regions resist Alzheimer's
It's been recognized for some time that Alzheimer's disease affects brain regions differently and that tau—a protein known to misbehave—plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps stabilize neurons, but ...
Jul 9, 2025
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Cellular signature explains why some prostate tumors resist standard treatments
A new study by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers identifies a cellular signature that explains why about one-third of prostate cancers respond especially poorly to treatment.
Jul 9, 2025
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Genome editing enables mice to produce their own weight-loss drug for months
Weight-loss drugs have surged in popularity, promising rapid results with regular injections. Now, researchers from Japan report a way for the body to make its own weight-loss drugs, doing away with injections in favor of ...
Jul 9, 2025
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New method traces cancer cell evolution from a single tissue sample
Cancer does not develop overnight. It can take decades for cancer‐promoting changes in the genome to eventually lead to the formation of a malignant tumor.
Jul 9, 2025
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Inhibitory neurons born later found to mature quicker during brain development
The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) that communicate with each other in vast, interconnected networks. For the brain to function reliably, there must be a fine balance between two types of signals: ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Study uncovers key RNA-driven network behind colorectal cancer progression and immune response
A research team led by Prof. Gu Hongcang and Zhang Fan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a novel long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-driven regulatory network that plays ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Are chemicals to blame for cancer in young people? Here's what the evidence says
Cancer is traditionally known as a disease affecting mostly older people.
Jul 8, 2025
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Eye cells 'rewire' themselves when vision begins to fail, study finds
Scientists at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered that certain retinal cells can rewire themselves when vision begins to deteriorate in retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic ...
Jul 7, 2025
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CRISPR screening reveals new drug target for aggressive eye cancer
New research has found a novel target with therapeutic potential for metastatic eye melanoma—an aggressive eye cancer—with implications for a range of other cancers.
Jul 7, 2025
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Twin study reveals that genetics largely influence how long infants cry
How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics, and there is probably not much that parents can do about it. This has been shown in a new Swedish twin study from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Biobank data helps explain why some individuals experience more side effects from antidepressants
Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Genomics have gained a deeper understanding of why some people are more prone to experiencing side effects when taking antidepressants.
Jul 7, 2025
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Incurable blood cancer tied to gene mutation in new lab model
Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model that could make testing potential new treatments and diagnostics easier and quicker, new research has found.
Jul 3, 2025
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A single genetic mutation may have made humans more vulnerable to cancer than chimpanzees
New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to non-human primates. This ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Gene for enzyme in saliva associated with type 2 diabetes
Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch, but many conflicting studies have led to few clear answers.
Jul 3, 2025
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First large-scale stem cell bank enables worldwide studies on genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10% of people over the age of 65 and one third of people aged 85 and above. Besides environmental factors, the genes have a strong ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Change trackers: New consortium to catalog DNA mutations across human lifetime
From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's typically efficient DNA repair machinery and potentially affecting our health and well-being.
Jul 3, 2025
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DNA markers linked to facial features in Iberian Peninsula population
An EHU study analyzing different genetic markers associated with facial features of the European population has shown a strong link between 10 of these markers and the facial morphology of people from the Iberian Peninsula. ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Air pollution may contribute to development of lung cancer in never-smokers
A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people with no or hardly any ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Gene therapy restores hearing in deaf patients
Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet reports. Hearing improved in all 10 patients, and the ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Blood stem cell mutations linked to lower risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease
A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 2, 2025
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Alzheimer's-related protein found to drive lung cancer spread to brain
Researchers at McMaster University, Cleveland Clinic and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered how a protein long associated with Alzheimer's disease helps lung cancer spread to the brain—a discovery that offers ...
Jul 2, 2025
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