Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes
Study populations This study complies with all relevant ethical regulation and was approved by the appropriate ethics committees.…
How Your Genes May Shape Gut Microbes to Shield You from Disease
A groundbreaking study from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre is reshaping our understanding of how genetics…
A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout
Kuo, C. F. et al. Global epidemiology of gout: prevalence, incidence and risk factors. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 11,…
Tiny Genetic Light Switches Revolutionize Disease Control
Imagine a future where diseases inside living cells can be controlled as effortlessly as flipping a light switch.…
Scientists just made CRISPR three times more effective
CRISPR gene-editing machinery could transform medicine but is difficult to get into tissues and disease-relevant cells New delivery…
Study of breast cell changes in motherhood provides clues to breastfeeding difficulties
image:Â University of Cambridge researchers have identified genes associated with the dramatic transformation of the mammary gland in…
Massive Study Shows Where Gout Comes From, And It’s Not What We Thought : ScienceAlert
Gout is often blamed on overindulgence in alcohol or unhealthy eating, but research suggests genetics plays a much…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…
Genetic kit gives producers eight Salmonella results per test
A genetic testing kit that identifies and quantifies multiple Salmonella serovars in the same reaction tube could help…
LNPs Powering the Future of Gene Editing & Therapy
Gene therapy has long promised to transform the treatment of genetic and acquired diseases by addressing the underlying…
How Advances in Genetics Are Transforming Treatments for Pediatric Epilepsy
For Sucheta Joshi, MD, MS, FAAP, FAES, Medical Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in the Neurological Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,…
How Micronutrient Shortages Changed Human DNA
Tiny elements in the human diet, such as micronutrients, may have influenced human evolution in ways greater than…