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UVA researcher developing innovative gene therapy to help children with Rett syndrome

March 17, 2021 children, chromosome, gene, Gene Therapy, Genetic, Genetic Disorder, medicine, microRNA, research, Rett Syndrome, RNA, syndrome:, therapeutics, X chromosome

A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist is developing an innovative gene therapy she hopes will slow disease progression

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Researchers identify a genetic defect that increases the risk of debilitating eye disease

March 17, 2021 Amino Acid, blindness, Blood, Blood Vessels, DNA, eye, Eye Disease, gene, Genetic, genome, Medical Research, mutation, research, Vision Loss

A genetic defect could hold the key to preventing or delaying the onset of a debilitating eye disease that can

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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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Immune-compromised people with HIV, APOE4 gene may have a compounded risk for Alzheimer’s

February 22, 2021 A, Alzheimer's, APOE4, compounded, for, gene, Have, HIV, Immune-compromised, may, people, risk, with

People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have a history of severe immunosuppression and at least one copy

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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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Cissampelos pareira L. extracts demonstrate anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro

February 22, 2021 cell, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease COVID-19, efficacy, Estrogen, fever, gene, genes, genome, hormone, in vitro, pathogen, protein, receptor, respiratory, RNA, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Signaling Pathway, Spike Protein, syndrome:, virus

A team of scientists from India has recently investigated the antiviral potency of a traditional medicinal plant Cissampelos pareira L.

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Study reveals how a longevity gene protects brain stem cells from stress

February 20, 2021 A, brain, cells, From, gene, How, longevity, protects, reveals, stem, stress, study

A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according

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Study reveals detailed map of glioblastoma in genetic, molecular detail

February 12, 2021 Acetylation, Blood, Blood Vessels, brain, brain cancer, Brain Tumor, cancer, cell, children, gene, Gene Expression, genes, Genetic, Genetics, Genomic, glioblastoma, Immunotherapy, Laboratory, medicine, Oncology, protein, Proteomics, research, tumor

Glioblastoma is among the most aggressive and devastating of cancers. While rare compared with other cancers, it's the most common

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Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones

February 10, 2021 Bioengineering, cancer, Cas9, cell, chromosome, Crispr, DNA, enzyme, Epigenetics, gene, Gene Expression, genes, genome, Genome Editing, Histones, melanoma, molecule, Phosphorylation, protein, research, students

Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle. Rice University

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Tumor suppressor gene also essential for hormone-controlled development, tissue regeneration and stress-response

February 9, 2021 Also, and, development, Essential, for, gene, hormone-controlled, regeneration, stress-response, suppressor, tissue, tumor

Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These cells are the only

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