Genetic testing can guide safer chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer patients
For some patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers like colorectal and pancreatic cancer, chemotherapy can cause severe, sometimes life-threatening…
Surge in use of Beef + Lamb NZ’s nProve genetic tool
The nProve Beef tool is “a key output” of the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme, which aims…
Genetic markers could help prevent age-related frailty
New research links previously unknown genes to frailty, raising hope for early predicting and preventing age-related decline. Study: Large-scale…
Scientists map the genes behind diet and dementia risk
Scientists reveal a new genetic resource from the MIND diet trial, opening the door to precision nutrition strategies…
Prime editing reverses symptoms of severe childhood neurological disease
Scientists use a precise form of gene editing called prime editing to correct the most common genetic mutations…
Scientists reveal how rare gene mutations drive schizophrenia risk
Uncovering how rare genetic changes disrupt brain signaling and structure, this landmark study sheds new light on the…
Salk Institute’s ShortStop revolutionizes genetic search
Proteins sustain life as we know it, serving many important structural and functional roles throughout the body. But…
$5.5 million federal grant funds research to improve measurement of FXTAS treatments
UC Davis Health Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences David Hessl will help lead a major research project…
Researchers classify how specific genetic mutations correspond to rare disorders
The NF-κB signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in how our bodies fight infection, heal, and regulate inflammation.…
Innovative nanopore system enables controlled DNA unzipping
DNA holds the instructions that make us who we are. If we want to read those instructions, say…
Genetic profiling offers hope for understanding multiple sclerosis risk
In a major step towards early detection, University of South Australia researchers are investigating the biology behind multiple…
Researchers pinpoint PRMT5 as a promising target for cancer drugs
A potential target for experimental drugs that block PRMT5 – a naturally occurring enzyme some tumors rely more…