Genetic secrets of Spanish flu revealed through century-old sample
Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH’s Medical Collection to…
Is fruit juice good or bad for diabetes? New research reveals a genetic twist
New research reveals that enjoying fruit juice may help offset genetic risk for type 2 diabetes, at least…
Genetic links between type 2 diabetes and subcortical brain structure revealed
Recently, the team led by Chief Physician Quan Zhang and Associate Professor Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University…
Mapping vulnerability or resilience in Alzheimer’s through imaging and genetics
It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau – a…
New gene editing approach targets mutation behind common genetic heart disease
Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the…
Joseph L. Goldstein: Unraveling the Genetic Code of Cholesterol
Joseph L. Goldstein is a pioneering American physician and geneticist whose work in cholesterol metabolism has left an…
Genetic bottlenecks limit the rise of pandemic cholera strains
A new study by the Genomics and Microbial Evolution Group at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH)…
Comprehensive study maps genetic mutations in SLC13A5 linked to epilepsy
Citrate is essential for the metabolism and development of neurons. A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 plays a…
Ionophore use in farming drives global spread of antibiotic resistance genes, study finds
A global analysis reveals that bacteria in food animals and humans are sharing resistance genes through the use…
A company is hiding my genetic information.
BarcelonaMiquel Roura has spent hours and hours researching genealogy platforms where users can post the results of a…