Himalayan marmots can survive at altitudes up to 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Pakistan and […]
Undiplomatic immunity: Mutation causing arterial autoimmune disease revealed
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers reveal how a single mutation in a regulatory gene leads to immune system […]
Genetic changes associated with physical activity reported: Machine learning adds value to UK Biobank activity data
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown. In […]
Natural selection in the womb can explain health problems in adulthood
Conditions encountered in the womb — when the embryo consists of only about 100 cells — can have life-long impact […]
Promising lead in genetic approach to treating glioblastoma
Glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer that has grabbed headlines for claiming the lives of Sens. Edward Kennedy and John McCain, […]
Re-programming the body’s energy pathway boosts kidney self-repair: ‘Lift and push’ may also benefit victims of heart, liver, brain disease
A team of researchers led by Jonathan Stamler, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals […]
Synthetic molecule invades double-stranded DNA
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that can recognize and bind to double-stranded DNA or RNA under […]
To what extent do our genes really dictate longevity?
Scientists from Calico Life Sciences, a research and development company — in collaboration with colleagues from Ancestry, an online genealogy […]
Abnormalities in genes linked to IRSP in Alzheimer’s disease
(HealthDay)—Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have abnormalities and reductions in gene expression in the parahippocampal gyri that map to genes […]
Researchers identify the genes involved in skin cancer
Research carried out at the Health Sciences department of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain, has identified the […]