A study led by the Latin American Genomics Consortium (LAGC), a pioneering collaborative network co-founded and co-led by Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, reveals a significant disparity in psychiatric genomics research, with more […]
Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But some of the most changeable regions of our DNA have been off-limits to researchers—until now.This […]
In psychology, the term subjective well-being (SWB) is used to describe the extent to which different people feel happy and satisfied with their lives. While some studies have found that there is a link between […]
A research team has unveiled a crucial mechanism that helps regulate DNA damage repair, with important implications for improving cancer treatment outcomes.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Breast cancer is becoming increasingly treatable, but in some cases the disease can resurface even decades after a patient has been declared cancer free. This is because of cells that detach from the original tumor […]
Will a child who’s evaluated for autism later develop an intellectual disability? Can this be accurately predicted? Early-childhood experts in Quebec say they’ve have come up with a better way to find out.This article was […]
The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The […]
For patients with disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, mutations in the same gene could require different treatments, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine (YSM).This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Scientists have uncovered more than 20 genes whose mutations cause familial forms of Parkinson’s disease. One of these genes is known as VPS13C, and mutations in this gene may contribute to the disease’s onset by […]
Three months after Colorado’s first-of-its-kind sperm donor regulations went into effect, state lawmakers are weighing whether to unwind some of those requirements amid concerns that the new rules have chilled donations for would-be parents who […]
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