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Largest study of pregnancy sickness uncovers six new genetic links
The USC research team that recently identified the hormone-encoding gene GDF15 as a key driver of pregnancy sickness has identified... Read more -
Lab-grown retina gives gene change clue to rare childhood eye condition
A study using tiny retinas grown in a lab has revealed how subtle changes in a key growth-controlling protein can... Read more -
Newly identified RPN1 disease helps explain how protein damage can disrupt early brain development
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators have used a genetic sequencing technique... Read more -
Neuroinflammation triggers autism-like regression in mouse model
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition estimated to affect approximately 1 in 100 children worldwide. This condition is... Read more -
Chloride ions do more than help neurons fire—they may also help control how genes are expressed
Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role... Read more -
Genetic variants in 1 in 10 people may reduce blood‑sugar response to GLP‑1 diabetes drugs
More than a quarter of people with Type 2 diabetes take GLP-1 receptor agonists, but the popular diabetes drugs might... Read more -
Skin protein K16 found to control inflammation in stressed skin
Keratin is the fibrous, waterproof protein that builds everything from our hair and nails to a rhino's horn. However, a... Read more -
Overlooked non-coding genes cause diabetes in babies, study reveals
Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies—in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked... Read more -
Light in the dark: The search for new treatments for hereditary blindness
One night, Tomás realized something was seriously wrong. He went for a stroll, along the same paths near his village... Read more -
Mental and physical illnesses go hand in hand. A new genetic study explains why
For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of... Read more -
Mapping mutations at scale in a single gene reveals new neurodevelopmental condition
The ability of different genetic variants—changes to one or more building blocks of DNA—to cause disease, and to what extent,... Read more -
Lab-grown pineal gland organoids produce melatonin, offering a new sleep model
Organoids are miniature, simplified versions of an organ. Over the past two decades, scientists have developed them for the gut,... Read more -
How childhood dementia begins in brain cells
An Australian-led international research collaboration has delivered a promising breakthrough in the quest to better understand and treat childhood dementia.... Read more -
Nearly 29,000 genetic 'switches' found unique to East Asian populations
Researchers have mapped how genetic switches are regulated in East Asian populations, identifying tens of thousands of unique markers linked... Read more -
New approach could transform epilepsy treatment
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have used an advanced gene-editing technique to correct the underlying cause of a... Read more
