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Spiritual care should be routine for patients with neurological diseases

August 24, 2026

On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) might seem…

SScience

SLIT2 protein levels in the eye and blood linked to cognitive function

August 10, 2026

A single human gene can produce multiple protein isoforms through alternative splicing, greatly expanding the functional diversity of…

HHealth

Exploring melatonin therapeutic potential in systemic lupus erythematosus

July 14, 2026

For decades, researchers studying myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have focused on the disease’s underlying genetic cause: a…

HHealth

Study provides first worldwide validation of new GLIS model in older patients with heart failure

April 4, 2026

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that…

HHealth

Biallelic variants in RNU2-2 cause the most prevalent known recessive neurodevelopmental disorder

April 3, 2026

A major genetic study has uncovered a surprisingly common recessive cause of neurodevelopmental disorder, revealing how hidden changes…

HHealth

Enhanced Genomics extends Series A funding to USD $19 million to drive development of therapeutics pipeline

April 1, 2026

Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among the large number…

HHealth

Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk

March 9, 2026

Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a “master switch” failure, disrupting how the…

HHealth

Study provides new insights into understanding the origins of schizophrenia

January 17, 2026

In an important new study, Chinese researchers have discovered the previously unrecognized role of alternative splicing of the…

HHealth

Blood-based biomarkers reveal barriers to diversity in Alzheimer’s disease trials

November 11, 2025

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, affects nearly 40 million individuals globally, resulting in a gradual…

HHealth

Understanding the role of m6A methylation in acute lung injury pathogenesis

October 30, 2025

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a critical clinical condition characterized by diffuse inflammation of the lung parenchyma and…

GGenetics

NYU Langone strengthens world-leading GI cancer program with renowned leaders

October 17, 2025

Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks…

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Study: A genetic common factor underlying self-reported math ability and highest math class taken. Image Credit: Aree_S / Shutterstock

September 23, 2025

An exciting new study reveals the hidden genetic architecture of quantitative ability, showing how brain wiring and signaling…

Shared protein pathology redefines treatment for multiple neurodegenerative diseases

Study uses alternative splicing data to predict protein function

Myotonia may play a much larger role in driving muscle damage than previously recognized

Toxic RNA drives progressive heart damage in myotonic dystrophy

Study identifies a common hidden genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorder in children

Genomic study advances prioritization of variants in cancer diagnostics

FOXJ3 gene identified as the critical link between abnormal brain development and epilepsy

Alternative splicing of DOC2A gene shown to drive schizophrenia risk

Targeting RNA splicing errors protects against tau-induced neurodegeneration

Understanding the role of m6A methylation in acute lung injury pathogenesis

Cancer hijacks embryonic gene editors to fuel growth

Scientists uncover 53 genetic clues that shape math ability beyond IQ