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Study shows HIV speeds up body's aging processes soon after infection
HIV has an "early and substantial" impact on aging in infected people, accelerating biological changes in the body associated with... Read more -
Scientists discover link between genetics and failure of joint replacements
Scientists from leading biotech company ExplantLab in Newcastle (UK) have discovered a genetic link to explain why some patients develop... Read more -
Novel gene for Alzheimer's disease in women identified
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million... Read more -
Researchers identify important factors for regulating the body's immune response
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how special regulatory T cells can impact the immune... Read more -
Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules
Ann was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last... Read more -
Blockchain not just for bitcoin. It can secure and store genomes too
Blockchain is a digital technology that allows a secure and decentralized record of transactions that is increasingly used for everything... Read more -
Role identified for key gene in developmental disability syndrome
A single gene that was previously found to be the driving force in a rare syndrome linked to epilepsy, autism... Read more -
New genes with mutations for developmental disorders identified
The causes of intelligence impairment or epilepsy remain unexplained in more than 50% of cases. Together with international colleagues, researchers... Read more -
New insights into pathogenesis of primary familial brain calcification
A joint research team led by Dr. Liu Jingyu and Dr. Zhu Shujia from the Institute of Neuroscience (ION), CAS... Read more -
Dysfunctional gene discovery leads to potentially treatable hearing loss
Researchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the... Read more -
Researchers untangle the APOE4 gene, the most significant genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million... Read more -
Cell therapy for lung disease? Proof-of-concept study shows promise
Many serious pulmonary diseases, including genetic lung diseases, lack an effective treatment other than the most extreme: lung transplant. A... Read more -
Scientists unravel mystery of rare neurodevelopmental disorder, provide definitive diagnoses to 21 families worldwide
A collaborative team of scientists led by Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has discovered 15 additional genetic mutations in... Read more -
Researchers halt the progression of spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 in a cell model
Similar to Alzheimer's disease, the hereditary disease spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) leads to the destruction of brain nerve cells... Read more -
TCF-1 protein plays essential role in breaking down barriers as T cells form
The protein TCF-1 enables various parts of otherwise insulated DNA segments to intermingle in a way that is required for... Read more
