Genetic risk score can help identify women at higher risk of invasive breast cancer
Studying a person’s genetic makeup can predict if they will go on to develop invasive breast cancer after…
How are pesticides and Parkinson’s disease linked? One doctor’s research spans 25 years
While Dr. Beate Ritz was undergoing training in psychiatry in Germany, her 62-year-old department chair developed Parkinson’s disease. It…
New tool enables and enhances protein investigations
A new tool greatly improves scientists’ ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells,…
Enzyme technology enables first successful blood type conversion in kidney transplant
The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used…
AI serves as a tool to fight drug resistance and accelerate new antibiotic development
Researchers at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made two scientific breakthroughs at once:…
New study explains how pathogenic bacteria digest ethanolamine
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Liverpool, has revealed how pathogenic bacteria construct tiny…
Study links high neuroinflammation in young people with Down Syndrome to Alzheimer’s risk
Down syndrome is associated with accelerated aging. It is estimated that up to 90% of individuals with the…
Stem cells and organoids offer a new understanding of APOL1 kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental…
Discovery reveals hidden differences in herpes virus cultures
Matthew Taylor likened his recently published work alongside doctoral student Gary Dunn to kicking over a rock. Once…
Genetic and behavioral link found between musicality and language skills
In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck…
Inactive blood marker SDMA emerges as potential predictor of cardiovascular risk in CKD
When University of Texas at Arlington researcher Paul J. Fadel and his colleagues launched a study on vascular health in…
Highly targeted gene therapy could revolutionize treatment for cancers linked to herpesvirus
In a preclinical study, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists developed a highly targeted gene therapy that could…