Scientists discover new gene-to-gene interaction that increases risk of alopecia microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King’s College London found that changes in two […]
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How a former navy mechanic defied the genetic odds of inherited Alzheimer’s disease microbiologystudy
Schematic representation of the pedigree for the DIAN family carriers of the pathogenic mutation PSEN2 p.Asn141Ile. Credit: Nature Medicine (2025).
Second-hand smoke exposure during childhood leaves its mark on children’s DNA microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Environment International (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109204 Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show
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Genetic map identifies 1,000 potential kidney disease treatment targets microbiologystudy
Kidney Disease Genetic Scorecard uncovers the genetic architecture of kidney function and putative target genes. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp4753
New study reveals how DNA repair genes play a major role in Huntington’s disease microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.031 A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated
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Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease microbiologystudy
Some of the group members in the Nestor lab at Linköping University. Credit: Johan Sjöholm/Linköping University Researchers at Linköping University
Urine test offers simpler diagnosis for mitochondrial disorders, study finds microbiologystudy
Comparison of phenotypes, biochemical features, muscle histopathology, electron transport chain activities, neuroimaging, and neurophysiological studies between all groups. Credit: Orphanet
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Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells microbiologystudy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein normally expressed in cells that develop into
Bioluminescent cell imaging gets a glow-up
Imaging live cells with fluorescent proteins has long been a crucial technique for understanding cellular behavior. While bioluminescent proteins offer