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Specific types of gut fungi play a role in infant weight gain and growth

Researchers in the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary in collaboration with the Canadian CHILD Study have found a link between the diversity, or number, of fungal species in the infant gut and the body-mass index (BMI) of infants.

10 Feb 2023

Researchers pioneer a new approach to study mosquito's DNA

When it comes to DNA, one pesky mosquito turns out to be a rebel among species.

10 Feb 2023

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for common liver disease

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a mysterious condition that causes fat to build up in the liver for no clear reason.

10 Feb 2023

Researchers address new quantitative approaches to better define cancer epigenetic landscape

It is now widely understood that cancer is a disease of acquired defects in genes and gene function.

10 Feb 2023

Large-scale differentiation of iPSC-derived motor neurons from ALS patients

A new Cedars-Sinai study in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the Answer ALS consortium has examined the expression of thousands of genes in stem cell generated motor neurons that are known to die in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurological disorder known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.

10 Feb 2023

U.S. people show interest in using genetic technologies to improve offspring education

An article published today in the journal Science indicates that a substantial proportion of Americans are willing to use an essentially unregulated reproductive genetic technology to increase the chances of having a baby who is someday admitted to a top-100 ranked college.

10 Feb 2023

New platform to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes

If watching animals feast on human blood for 30-plus hours isn't your idea of fun, don't worry. The robot can do it.

10 Feb 2023

Protein-rich droplets in cells linked to many unresolved diseases

Most proteins localize to distinct protein-rich droplets in cells, also known as "cellular condensates". Such proteins contain sequence features that function as address labels, telling the protein which condensate to move into.

9 Feb 2023

Oral difelikefalin could reduce the intensity of itch in patients with notalgia paresthetica

Notalgia paresthetica-;a nerve disorder characterized by a persistent itch in the upper back-;is a common and underdiagnosed condition worldwide.

9 Feb 2023

Complete Genomics Drops Genome Sequencing Price to Sub $100 at AGBT General Meeting

Complete Genomics Inc., a global life science tools leader and subsidiary of MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (“MGI”), today launched new revolutionary products and prices at Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting.

From Complete Genomics 9 Feb 2023

New database of genotype-phenotype associations for monogenic cardiovascular diseases

Monogenic cardiovascular disease is a genetic disease in which cardiovascular damage is the only or main phenotype. The total current number of patients worldwide exceeds 10 million.

9 Feb 2023

Strata Oncology publishes study validating integrative pan-solid tumor predictor of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade benefit

Strata Oncology, Inc., a next-generation precision oncology company enabling smarter and earlier cancer treatment, today announced the publication of a new peer-reviewed study validating the clinical utility of the company's proprietary pan-solid tumor predictive biomarker for anti-PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy benefit, Immunotherapy Response Score (IRS).

8 Feb 2023

Potential approach for mitigating ALS pathogenesis

Every year, 5,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with ALS, an incurable neurodegenerative disease that will destroy them within two to five years.

8 Feb 2023

Understanding how tiny organisms thrive after wildfires

UC Riverside researchers have identified tiny organisms that not only survive but thrive during the first year after a wildfire. The findings could help bring land back to life after fires that are increasing in both size and severity.

8 Feb 2023

Novel combination therapy shows promise in acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of cancer that originates in the bone marrow, rapidly spreads to the blood and can quickly cause death if not treated promptly.

8 Feb 2023

Protein that facilitates cancer-causing viruses dodge the immune system

Numerous cancers have been related to the viruses Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). For the first time, UNC School of Medicine researchers have shown that these viruses elude the innate immune response by using a human protein called barrier-to-autointegration factor 1, or BAF, which enables the viruses to propagate and cause disease.

7 Feb 2023

Newly discovered gene signature accurately predicts the functioning of P53 variants

In a paper published in PNAS, Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Wistar's Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center and Ira Brind Professor and Program Leader in the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program, and team have identified a gene signature that accurately predicts the functioning of P53 variants, important information to assessing cancer risk and optimizing choices for cancer therapeutics.

7 Feb 2023

Researchers decipher genomic mechanisms involved in complex eye disease

Researchers at Tel Aviv University identified a new genetic risk factor for the complex eye disease AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration), a leading cause for loss of eyesight at an advanced age.

7 Feb 2023

Groundbreaking discovery could lead to new ways of controlling gene regulation

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a method cells use to turn genes on and off that involves portions of proteins whose function has long been a mystery.

6 Feb 2023

Cerba Research and Teddy Lab sign Memorandum of Understanding on entering into a discussion for Joint Venture

Cerba Research announced today a Memorandum of Understanding with Teddy Clinical Research Laboratory (Wuxi, China), a preeminent central lab provider covering mainland China, to lay the foundation for an in-depth discussion towards the creation of a Joint Venture.

From Cerba Research 3 Feb 2023

Medicine News and Research

Specific types of gut fungi play a role in infant weight gain and growth

Researchers pioneer a new approach to study mosquito's DNA

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for common liver disease

Researchers address new quantitative approaches to better define cancer epigenetic landscape

Large-scale differentiation of iPSC-derived motor neurons from ALS patients

U.S. people show interest in using genetic technologies to improve offspring education

New platform to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes

Protein-rich droplets in cells linked to many unresolved diseases

Oral difelikefalin could reduce the intensity of itch in patients with notalgia paresthetica

Complete Genomics Drops Genome Sequencing Price to Sub $100 at AGBT General Meeting

New database of genotype-phenotype associations for monogenic cardiovascular diseases

Strata Oncology publishes study validating integrative pan-solid tumor predictor of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade benefit

Potential approach for mitigating ALS pathogenesis

Understanding how tiny organisms thrive after wildfires

Novel combination therapy shows promise in acute myeloid leukemia

Protein that facilitates cancer-causing viruses dodge the immune system

Newly discovered gene signature accurately predicts the functioning of P53 variants

Researchers decipher genomic mechanisms involved in complex eye disease

Groundbreaking discovery could lead to new ways of controlling gene regulation

Cerba Research and Teddy Lab sign Memorandum of Understanding on entering into a discussion for Joint Venture

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