Genetics

Genetic Abnormalities May Cause Cerebral Palsy

For years it was thought that a difficult birth and other perinatal factors were the leading causes of cerebral palsy (CP), a group of…    

Genes and timing of menopause

An international team of researchers has discovered 13 new regions of the genome associated with the timing of menopause. These genes shed light on…    

Gene therapy proves effective for hemophilia B

A single treatment with gene therapy, an experimental technique for fixing faulty genes, has been shown to boost output of a vital blood clotting…    

Genetic Screening in Yeast Reveals New Candidate Gene for Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Penn Study Finds

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a universally fatal neurodegenerative disease. Mutations in two related proteins, TDP-43 and FUS, cause some…    

A treatment for one form of albinism?

Individuals with oculocutaneous albinism, type 1 (OCA1) have white hair, very pale skin, and light-colored irises because they have none, or very little, of…    

How key genes cooperate to make healthy skin

Skin is the body’s armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet mutations in a single gene,…    

Gene that controls chronic pain identified

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A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2,…    

Scientists show how gene variant linked to ADHD could operate

A study using mice provides insight into how a specific receptor subtype in the brain could play a role in increasing a person’s risk…    

Life scientists use novel technique to produce genetic map for African Americans

UCLA life scientists and colleagues have produced one of the first high-resolution genetic maps for African American populations. A genetic map reveals the precise…    

New mechanism in the regulation of human genes

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich and the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and along with their colleagues from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)…    

Gene migration helps predict movement of disease

Until recently, migration patterns, such as those adopted by birds all across the Amazonian rainforest, have not been thought to play an important role…    

Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Death

In a large and comprehensive investigation into the underlying causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) – a surreptitious killer of hundreds of thousands annually…    

Those aching joints could be in your genes

A common complaint, back pain is one of the many side effects of aging. Over three quarters of the population experience it at some…    

Rare genetic disorder provides unique insight into Parkinson’s disease

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators appear to have found the mechanism behind a previously reported link between the rare genetic condition Gaucher disease and the…    

Genetic testing in epilepsy—it takes more than 1 gene

Imagine two flat screen televisions tuned to the same channel and sitting side-by-side. From a distance, their pictures are virtually the same, however up…    

Possible susceptibility genes found in neurodegenerative disorder

An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear…    

Genetic Factor Controls Health-Harming Inflammation in Obese

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a genetic factor that can regulate obesity-induced inflammation that contributes to chronic health…    

Doctor, How Sick Will I Get? It’s All In The Genes

Johns Hopkins Institute for Genetic Medicine researchers working as part of the North American Cystic Fibrosis Consortium have discovered two regions of the genome…    

Einstein researchers find key gene in childhood cancer

There are no effective treatments for rhabdoid tumors – aggressive childhood cancers that usually strike children under three years old and affect the brain…    

Gene therapy shows promise against age-related macular degeneration

A gene therapy approach using a protein called CD59, or protectin, shows promise in slowing the signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to…    

Many parents would get gene tests for kids: study

If given the chance, many parents would test their children to see if they are genetically predisposed to diseases like diabetes or heart disease,…    

Study provides first link between 2 major Parkinson’s genes

As Parkinson’s Awareness Month gets underway, a Canadian-led international study is providing important new insight into Parkinson’s disease and paving the way for new…    

Scientists find five new Alzheimer’s risk genes

Scientists looking for the genetic triggers that lead to Alzheimer’s have identified five more, doubling the number linked with the mind-wasting disease.

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Gene Therapy Reverses Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

A gene therapy called NLX-P101 dramatically reduces movement impairment in Parkinson’s patients, according to results of a Phase 2 study published today in the…    

Gene therapy shows promise for Parkinson’s

A small trial has shown that a type of gene therapy for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease can reduce symptoms of the devastating brain…