Lipodystrophy is a fat metabolism error, which manifests clinically in the form of excessive fat deposition in some areas such […]
Fibromyalgia Explained
Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by musculoskeletal pain all over the body. Widespread pain is often accompanied with fatigue, sleep […]
Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet on the Gut Microbiota
Skip to: Why a Gluten Free Diet? How Does a Gluten-free Diet Affect the Microbiota? What are the Difficulties in […]
Three genes predict success of naltrexone in alcohol dependence treatment
Considering a patient’s genetics could inform clinicians which medications would be most effective in controlling cravings and treating alcohol use […]
These genes help explain how malaria parasites survive treatment with common drug
The essential malaria drug artemisinin acts like a “ticking time bomb” in parasite cells—but in the half a century since […]
Genes related to inflammation and stress may help tailor treatments for depression
In addition, these findings could potentially help towards developing personalised treatments for depression that involve the use of anti-inflammatories. The […]
Gene editing tool gets sharpened by WFIRM team
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists have fine-tuned their delivery system to deliver a DNA editing tool to alter […]
Cancer research: The genetic context is crucial
Dr. Thomas Grünewald studies the genetics and molecular pathology of Ewing sarcoma, a malignant bone cancer that is found primarily […]
Patterns in DNA reveal hundreds of unknown protein pairings: Method will be applied to human genome to learn more about how our proteins interact to carry out biological functions
Sequencing a genome is getting cheaper, but making sense of the resulting data remains hard. Researchers have now found a […]
Scaffold helps cells repair torn meniscus in lab tests: Scaffold-aided repair led to stronger meniscus, laying groundwork for potential human tests
About a million times a year, Americans with a torn meniscus in their knee undergo surgery in hopes of a […]