Browsing: Genetics

Summary A study identified a genetic locus associated with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) from mitochondrial-related genes, and also found 6…

Summary Parkinson’s disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the death of specific neurons in the brain due to…

Summary A recent study published in Cell by Ganz et al. revealed new insights into the mutational landscape of brain…

The researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have made progress in understanding why animals evolve sex chromosomes by studying fruit flies.…

A new study by scientists at deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveals that sequence variants play a significant role…

New study examines the correlation between DNA methylation, gene expression, and sequence variants linked to diseases and human traits. A…

New study highlights challenges in targeting mutant huntingtin mRNA in Huntington’s disease. A study on Huntington’s disease found that short…

People who have experienced a stroke are at an increased risk of suffering another stroke or major cardiovascular event. A…

Marshall University received a $3.3 million grant from NIDA to study genetic mechanisms of fentanyl addiction. Fentanyl overdose was the…

Legumes thrive in low-nitrogen environments with the help of rhizobia, bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form for…