Genes

The new Research Training Group 'Gene Regulation in Evolution: From Molecular to Extended Phenotypes' gives a boost to Mainz University as a major center of research in the life sciences The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved…

UC San Diego researchers discover new role for epidermal growth factor receptor in blood stem cell development, a crucial key to being able to generate them in the laboratoryCredit: UC San Diego Health Blood diseases such as…

Research uncovers a new genetic basis of a form of brain aneurysm, and suggests that it could be treated by an existing drug currently used to tackle cancerCredit: Taken directly from paper published in American Journal of Human Genetics,…

Investigators at the University of British Columbia (UBC)/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) and BC Children's Hospital have examined more than 25 years of data to reveal new insights into predicting the age of onset…

Study reveals key step in production of proteins from genes, which is fundamental to all life Findings could help our understanding of some cancers and conditions such as motor neuron disease, which are linked to faults in protein…

First-of-its-kind study may pave the way for computational methods that help pinpoint genetic mutations in neurological disorders Philadelphia, May 16, 2019 - A team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated…

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet. Based on data from more…

The highly competitive eight-year research grant will provide up to $9.17 million to fund innovative research on the molecular signals regulating glial cell function in the healthy brainCredit: ASRC New York, May 15, 2019 - Patrizia…

New Haven, Conn. -- According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts: It is able to stop certain cancer cells from repairing their DNA in order to survive. The…

Credit: Trotman lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- An estimated 450,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with a cancer that's driven by MYC, an oncogene that hijacks growth and metabolism in cancer cells. MYC has a storied…