Protective APOE2 Gene Softens the Damage Wrought by Alzheimer’s Risk Gene APOE4
New research in mice shows that the protective APOE2 allele actively counteracts amyloid plaque buildup, microglial dysfunction, and proteomic changes ...
Tag: genetics
Genes and upbringing may drive the screen time and mental health link, twin study finds
A study of more than 21,000 Swedish twins published in Nature Human Behaviour finds that shared genetic and family factors ...
MS Severity Gene Variant Also Tied to Slower Thinking in Healthy Adults, UK Biobank Study Finds
A genetic variant linked to faster multiple sclerosis progression is associated with subtly poorer reaction time, fluid intelligence and prospective ...
Tinnitus May Signal Inherited Hearing Loss Gene, Chinese Study Finds
A study of Chinese families finds that POU4F3 gene variants cause over 10 percent of autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing loss ...
Gene Behind Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Linked to Rare Plaque-Only Dementia
An international study of 726 patients links novel SPG4/SPAST mutations to a rare plaque-only form of early-onset dementia, expanding the ...
Giant Muscle Gene Titin Emerges as a Driver of Drug-Resistant Childhood Leukemia
A study of 152 Chinese children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia links mutations in the titin gene to prednisone resistance, poor ...
Medical Students Know the Genetics of Personalized Diabetes Care but Feel Unready to Use It
A survey of 352 Palestinian medical students found that while most understood the concepts of pharmacogenomics in diabetes care, fewer ...
Rare Neurological Diseases in Children Are Rising Worldwide, First Global Analysis Finds
The first global assessment of rare neurological diseases in children finds rising prevalence and disability from 1990 to 2021, declining ...
Rare ERBB2 Variants Expand the Genetic Picture of a Multisystem Congenital Disorder
A Lithuanian case report describes a boy with novel compound heterozygous ERBB2 variants, only the second family ever documented with ...
One Gene, Four Very Different Fates: Rare Wolfram Syndrome Cases Reveal Family Puzzle
A Palestinian family case series shows four girls with the same homozygous WFS1 mutation developing strikingly different Wolfram syndrome features, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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