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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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Gene therapy strategy found effective in mouse model of hereditary disease
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has now shown that gene therapy can effectively treat mice that express one of the mutated genes that cause the tuberous sclerosis complex disease.
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Study reveals single gene 'invented' haemoglobin several times
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): Thanks to the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii, an animal whose genes have evolved very slowly, a team of scientists have shown that while haemoglobin appeared independently in several species, it actually descends from a single gene transmitted to all by
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Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): In new research, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that Chiari 1 malformation (common brain disorder) can be caused by variations in two genes involved in brain development.
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Researchers develop new gene therapy for deafness
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 27 (ANI): An innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear, gas been developed by researchers from Tel Aviv University. The genetic material "replaces" the genetic defect and enables the cells to conti
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11 of 950 passengers from UK test positive for COVID-19 at Delhi airport:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Eleven out of 950 passengers who came in four flights from the UK at Indira Gandhi International airport have tested positive for coronavirus, Dr Gauri Agarwal, Director, of Genestrings Diagnostic Centre, said on Wednesday.
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Covid-19 testing lab team doubled at IGI Airport for passengers arriving f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In the wake of the government's directive to conduct mandatory RT-PCR testing for all passengers and crew arriving from the United Kingdom, the organisation tasked with conducting Covid-19 tests at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Genestrin
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Study reveals reliable COVID-19 test could reduce virus spread
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets three viral genes to increase reliability and could cut COVID-19 detection time to 20 minutes, have been peer-reviewed in a new study.
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A large-scale tool to investigate the function of autism spectrum disorder
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Scientists at Harvard University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and MIT have developed a technology to investigate the function of many different genes in many different cell types at once, in a living organism.
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Genesis Finance MD, others booked for fraudulent transfer of equity shares
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): The Delhi Police has booked Genesis Finance Ltd, its Managing Director Naresh Garg and 11 others in connection with a case related to the alleged fraudulent transfer of equity shares of the company by allegedly forging signatures.
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Study reveals two-thirds of older adults in US say they won't treat their
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Utah [US], November 21 (ANI): According to the findings of a new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor-- nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Americans aged 65 or older who have concerns about having depression will not seek its treatment.
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'It's just genes': Jason Momoa on his hunky physique
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): Hollywood star Jason Momoa recently revealed that the key to his hunky physique lies in the genes.
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