New drug targets for Alzheimer’s identified from cerebrospinal fluid microbiologystudy
Cellular localization of immune and lysosomal proteins. Credit: Nature Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01972-8 A multitude of genes have been linked […]
Genetics
Protective genetic mutation offers new hope for understanding autism and brain development microbiologystudy
Credit: Human Brain Project Tel Aviv University researchers have made a discovery that could enhance our understanding of genetic mutations
Genetic study links heart shape to cardiovascular disease microbiologystudy
Heart shape component summary. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53594-7 A new, multinational study has revealed that the shape of
Discovery enables effective use of gene therapy for muscular dystrophies and other large-gene diseases microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there
Scientists discover ‘entirely unanticipated’ role of protein netrin1 in spinal cord development microbiologystudy
Cells (blue) at the ventral midline of the spinal cord, expressing netrin1 (red) and a fluorescent tracer (GFP, green). Credit:
Genetic variation enhances cancer drug sensitivity in specific patient groups, study shows microbiologystudy
A graphical summary illustrates the strategy used to identify CYP2D6 as a target for collateral lethality, which is driven by
Australian researchers discover 101 genetic regions linked to cataract risk microbiologystudy
Cataract in human eye. Credit: Wikipedia. QIMR Berghofer researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the largest ever genetic study
Stray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservation microbiologystudy
On a warm, sunny day in April, biologists David Duffy and Jessica Farrell prepare to motor down the Matanzas River
New way to detect drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients microbiologystudy
The “splicing” mechanism in cancer cells allows them to repair their DNA and avoid the cell death caused by PARP
Protein linked to airway obstruction in asthma provides a potential treatment target microbiologystudy
ITLN-1 is an IL-13-induced component of the airway epithelium. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48034-5 Researchers at National Jewish Health