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Scientists study the impact of genetic testing used to track unrecognized relatives

Genetic genealogy has grown in popularity in recent years, due to direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and relative-finder services provided by some DTC genetic testing companies.

28 Feb 2022

Researchers create a regulatory map of zebrafish genome

The zebrafish is an important model organism for studying things like genetic diseases. A regulatory map of its genome has been successfully created using high-throughput experiments and AI methods, a team led by Uwe Ohler now reports in Cell Genomics and Nature Machine Intelligence.

25 Feb 2022

Single Use Support brings cell & gene therapy expert Katy Spink on board

Katherine (Katy) Spink has become a member of Single Use Support’s Board of Directors. Her many years of expertise in cell & gene therapy consulting will enrich the companies’ focus on innovating solutions for advanced therapies.

From Single Use Support GmbH 25 Feb 2022

Research says 14-day travel quarantine in England helped prevent the spread of COVID-19

Research says that the 14-day quarantine measures imposed in summer 2020 on travelers returning to England helped in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

25 Feb 2022

A cryptic molecule can awaken killer viruses from their slumber

Some gut bacteria have a spooky superpower: they can reanimate dormant viruses lurking within other microbes.

24 Feb 2022

New technique uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells

Scientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells; researchers say the discovery in rats could potentially lead to the development of a new class of non-invasive therapies for neurological disorders.

From University College London 24 Feb 2022

New study uncovers potential driver of Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease may be driven in part by cell stress-related biochemical events that disrupt a key cellular cleanup system, leading to the spread of harmful protein aggregates in the brain, according to a new study from scientists at Scripps Research.

24 Feb 2022

Researchers analyze how natural killer cells respond to COVID-19

Little is understood until today on how the immune system’s natural killer (NK) cells identify which cells are infected with SARS-CoV-2.

24 Feb 2022

TGen collaborates with Deepcell to employ AI for analyzing single cell morphology

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, is partnering with a Silicon Valley firm to become one of the first research institutes in the world to employ a new Artificial Intelligence-powered imaging and sorting technology to classify and isolate individual diseased cells.

23 Feb 2022

Ether anesthetics can prevent touch-induced trigger in the carnivorous Venus flytrap

Medicine has a broad repertoire of anesthetics at its medication allows patients to better endure painful treatments or even sleep through them.

22 Feb 2022

Researchers employ genetic testing to determine the risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Dignity Health in Arizona is introducing the first research study in North America that will use genetic testing to pinpoint men and women who are at risk of developing a cardiovascular disease based on the composition of their DNA.

22 Feb 2022

Novel platform opens new opportunities in synthetic biology

Using synthetic biology, researchers can include new functions to cells, like the ability to generate new materials or identify and answer in certain ways to diseases.

22 Feb 2022

Researchers study the impact of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the infants’ microbiome

A recent study proves that antibiotic use in the first week of birth is associated with a reduction in the number of healthy bacteria required to digest milk.

22 Feb 2022

Fungi residing in the intestines protect against intestinal injury, study finds

According to a recent preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine, a certain species of fungus found in the intestines can protect against intestinal damage.

22 Feb 2022

Experts identify critical genes that cause coronary heart disease and trigger heart attacks

Recent research identified the major genes involved in coronary heart disease and cardiac arrest.

21 Feb 2022

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

A protein that plays an important biological role in the malaria-causing parasite has been discovered by an international research team.

18 Feb 2022

Study discovers common genetic factors between depression and Alzheimer’s disease

Recent research discovered common genetic factors between depression and AD.

18 Feb 2022

Lifelong exercise may help counteract the deterioration of fat tissue function with age

Fat tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments.

18 Feb 2022

Experts trigger apoptosis in leukemia cells by disrupting their energy maintenance mechanism

A group of researchers from UNIGE in Switzerland and Inserm in France has discovered a previously unknown process that could lead to the creation of novel medicines.

18 Feb 2022

CNIO researchers design new platform to test drugs for possible use in brain metastases

It is estimated that about a quarter of cancer patients are at risk of brain metastases, a rate that is increasing especially among those who suffer relapses after having undergone different cancer treatments.

18 Feb 2022

Medicine News and Research

Scientists study the impact of genetic testing used to track unrecognized relatives

Researchers create a regulatory map of zebrafish genome

Single Use Support brings cell & gene therapy expert Katy Spink on board

Research says 14-day travel quarantine in England helped prevent the spread of COVID-19

A cryptic molecule can awaken killer viruses from their slumber

New technique uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells

New study uncovers potential driver of Parkinson’s disease

Researchers analyze how natural killer cells respond to COVID-19

TGen collaborates with Deepcell to employ AI for analyzing single cell morphology

Ether anesthetics can prevent touch-induced trigger in the carnivorous Venus flytrap

Researchers employ genetic testing to determine the risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Novel platform opens new opportunities in synthetic biology

Researchers study the impact of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the infants’ microbiome

Fungi residing in the intestines protect against intestinal injury, study finds

Experts identify critical genes that cause coronary heart disease and trigger heart attacks

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

Study discovers common genetic factors between depression and Alzheimer’s disease

Lifelong exercise may help counteract the deterioration of fat tissue function with age

Experts trigger apoptosis in leukemia cells by disrupting their energy maintenance mechanism

CNIO researchers design new platform to test drugs for possible use in brain metastases

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