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Scientists discover a gene that could explain male infertility crisis

April 18, 2019 Could, crisis, DNA, errors, explain, gene, hamper, infertility, male, Scientists, sperm?

Could this gene explain the male infertility crisis? Scientists discover DNA errors that hamper sperm in mice – and it

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New ALS gene expression atlas offers unprecedented detail into disease progression

April 4, 2019 ALS, atlas, detail, disease, expression, gene, into, New, offers, progression, unprecedented

ALS researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have utilized new technologies for mapping gene expression in spinal cord

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Three siblings with a stomach cancer gene have the organ removed

February 28, 2019 cancer, carry, gene, organ, removed, siblings, stomach, three

Three siblings have their STOMACHS removed over fears they will develop the same cancer that killed their mother and sister

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World’s first gene therapy operation for common cause of sight loss

February 19, 2019 cause, common, First, for, gene, loss, of, operation, sight, therapy, world's

Researchers in Oxford have carried out the world’s first gene therapy operation to tackle the root cause of age-related macular

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Another early-onset Alzheimer’s gene mutation is found in a Colombian family, and is traced back to Africa

February 12, 2019 A, Africa, Alzheimer's, and, another, back, Colombian, early-onset, family, found, gene, in, is, mutation, to, traced

For some of us, they carry the bright blue of our grandfather’s eyes. For others they result in the characteristic

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Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale gene study

February 5, 2019 brought, Depression, focus, gene, in, into, Large-scale, of, origins, study

Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality

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Reanalyzing gene tests prompt new diagnoses in kids

November 5, 2018 diagnoses, gene, in, kids, New, prompt, Reanalyzing, tests

Lori Fullen recalls waking to screams from her little boy’s room. She remembers rushing in and seeing the terror in

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Gene therapy for Parkinson’s symptoms shows promise

October 26, 2018 for, gene, Parkinson's, promise, shows, symptoms, therapy

(HealthDay)—A new gene therapy might help improve motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease who aren’t responding to other therapies,

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Researchers find gene that makes some susceptible to middle ear infections

October 25, 2018 ear, Find, gene, infections, makes, Middle, Researchers, some, susceptible, that, to

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes

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Early changes to synapse gene regulation may cause Alzheimer’s disease

October 15, 2018 Alzheimer's, cause, Changes, disease, early, gene, may, regulation, synapse, to

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, involving memory loss and a reduction in cognitive abilities. Patients

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