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African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia—a dangerous pregnancy complication
Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It's a complication characterized by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during... Read more -
Mapping immune cell battles to understand gene expression changes
Immune system scientists and computational biologists are developing a new tool to investigate how the body fights disease. With this... Read more -
A multi-omic approach implicates novel protein dysregulation in post-traumatic stress disorder
Stress-related disorders stem from the interplay of genetic susceptibility and stress exposure, shaping gene and protein expression through epigenetic modifications... Read more -
What do we know about genes and environmental factors in autism?
U.S. Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has expressed views on the causes of autism that clash with scientific... Read more -
Certain traits in romantic partners can amplify the impact of a person's genetic risk for alcohol problems
A study led by Virginia Commonwealth University and Rutgers University has revealed new insights into how romantic partners can influence... Read more -
Alzheimer's 'genetic clock' model offers timeline for disease onset in families
A group of researchers in the lab of Prof. Lucía Chávez Gutiérrez (VIB-KU Leuven) has unraveled the genetic contributions to... Read more -
Distinct placental gene expression in males and females could shed light on pregnancy outcomes
The genes of male and female placentas have marked differences in how they are expressed, according to a study by... Read more -
AI uncovers hidden patterns in genes that shape disease vulnerability
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered protein models combined with genome sequencing technology could help scientists better diagnose and treat genetic diseases, according... Read more -
Investigational gene therapy gives children with rare immune disorder a new lease on life
An investigational gene therapy has successfully restored immune function in all nine children treated with the rare and life-threatening immune... Read more -
Clusterin expression marks aging in hematopoietic stem cells
In recent years, there has been a growing trend of an aging patient population and an increasing prevalence of age-associated... Read more -
Seasonal gene expression affects drug effectiveness and metabolism in primates, study shows
Nagoya University researchers in Japan have found that drug effectiveness, alcohol tolerance, and carbohydrate metabolism change with the seasons. Their... Read more -
A protein link between brain diseases and leaky blood vessels
Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis... Read more -
Genetic factors highlight the many ways health and height are linked
Height is determined by thousands of signals in our genes. Three world experts on human growth, including Associate Professor Louise... Read more -
Crowdsourcing the brain: Meta-atlas reveals new clues about development and disease
One in three Americans is likely to be affected by a brain disorder in their lifetime. Many of these conditions,... Read more -
Researchers discover novel gene variant in Finns that increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Found in the Finnish population, a rare variant of the TYROBP gene significantly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a... Read more
