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Researchers look for drugs to keep HIV dormant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Illinois [US], March 24 (ANI): The human immunodeficiency virus infects the cells that can either exploit them to start making more copies of itself or remain dormant, a phenomenon called latency. Researchers during a recent study found a way to look for chemicals that can keep the virus sup
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Preimplantation genetic testing helping at-risk couples minimize risk of c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs during conception due to an extra chromosome. People with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes in their cells instead of 46.
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Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, show
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Boston [US], March 20 (ANI): Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau--a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease--in an animal model of the condition.
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Study sheds light on rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung can
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. While the risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors like smoking, studies estimate that 18 per cent of lung cancer cases are due to inherited genetic variants. New research
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More precise diagnoses made possible with whole genome sequencing, finds s
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], March 17 (ANI): More than 1,200 people with rare diseases have received a diagnosis thanks to the integration of large-scale genomics into the Stockholm region's healthcare system. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that analysed the result of t
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Non-Invasive Liquid Biopsy to help cancer diagnosis gets CE Certification
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): Datar Cancer Genetics, a global leader in non-invasive cancer diagnostics, has received Conformite Europeenne (CE) Mark for its innovative TruBlood solution, a new paradigm in cancer detection, diagnosis and management.
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Study maps full evolutionary journey of hospital superbug
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge[UK], March 9 (ANI): Researchers during a new study discovered that antibiotic treatment and modern hospitals alone don't create the antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that are seen today. Instead, it was the selection pressure prior to the widespread use of antibiotics that i
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Despite past isolation events, genetic connectivity between chimpanzee sub
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 6 (ANI): The findings of a new large-scale study conducted by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology discovered that despite past isolation events, there is recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies.
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Delhi couple resorts to crowdfunding for treatment of their infant sufferi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): A couple living in Delhi's Paschim Vihar are trying to raise Rs 16 crore through crowdfunding to save their 10-month-old child Rehansh's life, who is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) 1, a rare genetic disease.
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Scientists discover new way to facilitate development of antibody-based dr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], March 5 (ANI): Keeping an eye on the recent therapeutic antibodies discoveries that have transformed the treatment of cancer, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on genetic scissors CRISPR-Cas9, that facilitates antibody d
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Researchers uncover subspecies of chimpanzees despite isolation events
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 5 (ANI): A new large-scale study led by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology uncovered recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events.
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Evolution drives boys to be more prone to autism and other conditions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): A team of genetic researchers during a recent study concluded that evolutionary forces drive a glaring gender imbalance in the occurrence of many health conditions, including autism.
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