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Study reveals rare, damaging inherited mutations work together to reduce l
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 13 (ANI): The combined effects of rare and damaging mutations present at birth have a negative impact on healthspan and longevity, suggests a novel study.
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Study focuses on mechanism to explain role of gene mutations in kidney dis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 5 (ANI): A mechanism that appears to explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome has been uncovered by researchers from the Center for Precision Disease Modeling at the University of Maryland School
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Gene mutation enhances cognitive flexibility in mice
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have discovered in mice what they believe is the first known genetic mutation to improve cognitive flexibility -- the ability to adapt to changing situations. The research was led by researchers at the National Institute of
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Researchers find link between genes and ability to exercise
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a connection between genetic mutation that reduces a patient's ability to exercise effectively.
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Researchers study role of mutation in blood cancers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): A team of researchers, biologists, oncologists discovered a new genetic mutation that disrupts how DNA sends messages to the rest of a cell which has been linked to a large number of blood cancers.
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Study reveals role of mutation in blood cancers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 3 (ANI): A team of researchers -- including biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and an oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) -- has discovered how a mutation triggers a chain of biological events that lead to most leukaemias.
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Deadly gene mutation leading to blood cancer identified by researchers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A recent study has linked a variety of blood cancers to a dangerous gene mutation that triggers a chain of biological events which hinders the pathway through which DNA sends instructions to the rest of a cell.
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Scientists unveil drug-duo to fight off cancer
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Scientists have figured out a combination of two drugs that show promise in halting the proliferation of cancer cells that harbour a specific gene mutation.
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Researchers discover new tumour-driving mutations in under-explored region
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new
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Researchers use deep learning to predict disease related mutations of meta
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): In an effort to find the origin of various human diseases, a research team has used deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sites in a protein.
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Study suggests evolutionary changes in human brain potentially cause anxie
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 26 (ANI): Evolutionary changes in the human brain are the potential cause of anxiety, new research has found.
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Scientists discover new technique depicting cancer cells grow, spread in c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): Researchers have observed how stem cell mutations quietly arise and spread throughout a widening field of the colon until they eventually predominate and become malignant.
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