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Researchers identify genes at play in people with osteoarthritis

October 28, 2021 at, genes, identify, Researchers

Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. There is no cure, only pain relief. Patients’ joints become

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New bioengineered reporter system allows to follow protein isoform expression over time in live cells

June 6, 2021 Biomedicine, cell, DNA, genes

Our proteome is much bigger than our genome because one gene produces several variants of proteins called protein isoforms, whose

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New genetic resource may lead to prevention and treatment strategies for malaria

June 1, 2021 gene, genes, Genetic, malaria

A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development of malaria prevention and treatment strategies.

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‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes

April 20, 2021 cancer, Find, genes, help, information, recruited, Scientists, theory', to

Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other forms of information are measured,

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1 in 6 patients with colorectal cancer found to have inherited genetic mutations

April 20, 2021 Blood, cancer, cell, Colon Cancer, colonoscopy, colorectal, colorectal cancer, Gastroenterology, gene, genes, Genetic, Hepatology, medicine, mutation

A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from

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Stem cells of the nervous system age rapidly, shows study

April 13, 2021 aging, Alzheimer’s disease, brain, cell, Cell Biology, Dementia, epilepsy, gene, genes, Gerontology, medicine, Nervous System, Neural Stem Cells, neurons, research, Stem Cells

In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Michael Bonaguidi, PhD,

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Researchers identify nonelectrical cells that transition the brain from plasticity to stability

April 9, 2021 Autism, brain, cell, Central Nervous System, children, epilepsy, Fruit, genes, Genetic, Nervous System, neurons, Neuroscience, protein, research, Schizophrenia

Researchers exploring the developing central nervous system of fruit flies have identified nonelectrical cells that transition the brain from highly

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SARS-CoV-2 inhibits the cellular response to interferon

April 2, 2021 acute respiratory distress syndrome, cell, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease COVID-19, Cytokines, gene, genes, Immune Response, inflammation, Interleukin-6, lungs, Nucleic Acid, protein, receptor, respiratory, Retinoic Acid, RNA, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, syndrome:, virus

Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), characterized by exacerbated inflammation

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New approach may lead to novel treatments for renal fibrosis

March 16, 2021 aging, cancer, cell, dialysis, fibrosis, gene, genes, kidney, kidney failure, Pulmonary Fibrosis, renal failure, research, Telomerase, Telomere, Toxin

Aging is a common factor in many diseases. So, what if it were possible to treat them by acting on

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Neanderthal gene can confer protection against severe COVID-19, finds study

February 22, 2021 Allele, cell, chromosome, Chromosome 12, Chromosome 3, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease COVID-19, DNA, frequency, gene, genes, Genetic, genome, Genomics, Infectious Diseases, Intensive Care, locus, Neanderthal, Phylogeny, receptor, respiratory, RNA, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, syndrome:

Some of the genes in the human genome appear to confer a protective effect against severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),

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