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How mutation functions in the brain, affects anxiety and sociality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): New research using genome editing technology has allowed scientists to create a model and assess a gene mutation associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in humans. The study has revealed how the mutation functions in the brain and affects anxiety and socia
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Do you know iron buildup in brain linked to higher risk for movement disor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
San Diego (California) [US] August 2 (ANI): The body absorbs too much iron due to a condition known as hereditary hemochromatosis, which is brought on by a gene mutation. This causes tissue damage and diseases like liver disease, heart disease, and diabetes. However, scant and conflicting re
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Scientists finds new way to understand genetic disorder in children
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of scientists have stepped closer to understanding the unsolved Mendelian diseases. They have found that Mendelian diseases are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm by studying th
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New clues on unsolved genetic diseases in children
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new way to interpret unsolved Mendelian diseases which are inherited from either parent due to gene mutations in the developing egg or sperm through studying the inheritance of a protein known as SMCHD1 which is coded by the SMCHD1
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Gene mutations provide 'precise' head and neck cancer treatment targets: S
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], April 30 (ANI): About one-fifth of the often fatal head and neck cancers contain gene mutations in pathways important for normal cell proliferation, according to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Scientists claim that these mutations have the capac
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Study details gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], April 28 (ANI): According to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, about one-fifth of the often fatal head and neck cancers contain gene mutations in pathways important for normal cell proliferation, and scientists say these mutations that cause cancer
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Study finds Calcium is vital not just for bones but also heart
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Suita [Japan], January 23 (ANI): The human heart, the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone, tirelessly beats an average of 100,000 times a day. However, conditions that stop the heart from pumping blood efficiently can cause serious problems and ultimately
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Study finds why moles become melanomas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Melanocytes are cells that give colour to the skin to protect it from the sun's rays. Specific changes to the DNA sequence of melanocytes, called BRAF gene mutations, are found in over 75 per cent of moles. The same change is also found in 50 per cent of m
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Role of gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in brain's immune cells i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Indiana University School of Medicine researchers investigated how the immune cells in the brain -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation recently found in Alzheimer's disease patients.
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Study investigates role of gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in bra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have been investigating how the immune cells in the brain -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation recently found in Alzheimer's disease patients.
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Study: New unknown childhood genetic condition discovered along with its p
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Discovering a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers also found a potential method to prevent the gene mutation by administering a drug during pregnancy.
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Panel finds more gene mutations, treatment targets for leukemia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): A gene panel that looks for about 10 times the number of cancer-causing genes as panels currently used to diagnose and fine tune treatment for a variety of cancers is effective at identifying problematic genes in the most common leukemia, investigators repo
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