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Inflammation amps up neurite growth, gene expression involved in heat, cold sensitivity

September 26, 2019 amps, Cold, expression, gene, growth, heat, in, inflammation, involved, neurite, sensitivity, up

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that inflammation increases neuronal activity, gene expression and sensory nerve (neurite) outgrowth

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Gene mutations coordinate to drive malignancy in lung cancer

August 27, 2019 cancer, coordinate, drive, gene, in, lung, malignancy, mutations, to

Scientists have shown exactly how mutations in two different genes coordinate to drive the development of malignant lung tumors, according

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Gene linked to a rare neurological disorder regulates key enzyme in Alzheimer’s

August 22, 2019 A, Alzheimer's, disorder, enzyme, gene, in, key, Linked, neurological, Rare, regulates, to

A gene that can become mutated and cause a rare balance disorder also regulates the behavior of an enzyme that

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New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

July 26, 2019 A, cancer, Childhood, deadly, drug, for, found, gene, New, of, offers, possibility, targeted, therapy

Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%. For the

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Evolutionary gene loss may help explain why only humans are prone to heart attacks

July 22, 2019 Are, attacks, Evolutionary, explain, gene, heart, help, humans?, loss, may, Only, prone, to, Why

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say the loss of a single gene two to three

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Researchers wirelessly hack ‘boss’ gene, a step toward reprogramming the human genome

July 16, 2019 'boss', A, gene, genome, Hack, Human, reprogramming, Researchers, step, the, Toward, wirelessly

It seems like everything is going wireless these days. That now includes efforts to reprogram the human genome. A new

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Gene associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes is connected to how cells regulate fat

July 2, 2019 2, and, associated, cells, connected, Diabetes, fat?, gene, How, is, obesity, regulate, to, type, with

Why does weight gain cause metabolic problems that can lead to heart disease and diabetes in some individuals, but not

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Dementia gene linked to connections in brain

June 27, 2019 brain, connections, Dementia, gene, in, Linked, to

Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists.

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The gene therapy revolution is here

June 5, 2019 'revolution', gene, Here, is, the, therapy

Gene therapy—for so long something that belonged to the future—has just hit the streets. A couple of weeks back, you

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Germline gene therapy pioneer, teenage son make case for safe treatment

June 3, 2019 Case, for, gene, Germline, Make, pioneer, safe, son, teenage, therapy, treatment

An internationally known embryologist and his son make the case for using gene-editing tools to prevent inherited disease, in an