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Study reveals why some immune disorders trigger severe food allergies, and others don't
A new study has shed light on why patients with certain rare immune disorders develop severe, food-triggered allergic reactions while... Read more -
Rare genetic variant protects against malaria-causing parasite by making red blood cells bigger
Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent... Read more -
Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic "base pairs" to... Read more -
Genetics helps explain who gets the 'telltale tingle' from music, art and literature
Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while... Read more -
New targeted base-editing tool corrects genetic brain disorder in mice
Researchers have found that a new base-editing gene therapy can help treat a rare neurodevelopmental disorder called Snijders Blok–Campeau syndrome... Read more -
Down syndrome study sheds new light on early brain development
A research team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) has found new... Read more -
Toxic exposure creates disease risk over 20 generations, epigenetic inheritance study suggests
A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited... Read more -
Gene variants help explain why food allergies run in families
People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic... Read more -
AI tool debuts with better genomic predictions and explanations
Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. In biology, AI tools called deep neural networks (DNNs) have proven invaluable... Read more -
New method estimates Epstein-Barr virus in blood using standard genome sequencing data
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common... Read more -
DeepRare AI outperforms doctors on rare disease diagnosis in head-to-head test
Rare diseases are complex medical disorders that are notoriously difficult to diagnose because many present with a wide variety of... Read more -
Huntington's disease offers a rare clean test case for brain research
Neuroscience rarely enjoys clean experiments. Most brain disorders are mosaics of risk genes, aging, lifestyle and chance that leave their... Read more -
How age, sex and genetics shape our antibodies
Age, biological sex, and human genetic factors influence the production of antibodies during the immune response. A team of scientists... Read more -
Disease patterns found to vary with genetic ancestry for Hispanic patients with IBD
Hispanic patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have varying disease patterns depending on their genetic ancestry, according to a study... Read more -
Study splits schizophrenia genetic risk into two pathways, one shared with bipolar disorder
A new study by researchers at King's College London has split schizophrenia risk into two genetically distinct pathways. One is... Read more
