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Y chromosome loss in men can lead to deadly heart failure, research shows

The loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age causes the heart muscle to scar and can lead to deadly heart failure, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.

14 Jul 2022

Early treatment with interferons could mitigate severe COVID-19 in people with specific genetic factors

Researchers from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators have discovered that people of European and African ancestries who were hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to carry a particular combination of genetic variants in a gene known as OAS1 than patients with mild disease who were not hospitalized.

14 Jul 2022

Study detects ten avian influenza A viruses in poultry from four provinces in China

Researchers identified 10 avian influenza A(H5N6) viruses in poultry from four Chinese provinces, with immune-evasion and complex genetic recombination potential.

14 Jul 2022

The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A during coinfection

Researchers assessed the host response to influenza A and COVID-19 during coinfection.

14 Jul 2022

The successful transplantation of genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Researchers successfully transplanted two genetically engineered heart pigs into recently deceased humans in June and July 2022.

14 Jul 2022

Hitting rewind on the spread of pancreatic cancer

News-Medical speaks to Linxiang Lan, a staff scientist at The Institute of Cancer Research, about a fundamental discovery that could pave way for new pancreatic cancer treatments.

14 Jul 2022

MINAR2 gene mutations cause progressive hearing loss

Researchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found that inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene caused deafness in four families. The gene variation mostly affects the inner ear hair cells, which are critical to hearing.

14 Jul 2022

Study finds the cause behind women experiencing higher rates of depression than men

Although treatments for depression exist, sometimes these treatments don't work for many who use them. Furthermore, women experience higher rates of depression than men, yet the cause for this difference is unknown, making their illnesses, at times, more complicated to treat.

14 Jul 2022

Study reveals a new molecular perspective to the cause of Gaucher's disease

A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions is the first to associate neuronal activity to the levels of sphingolipids, a type of fat, in brain cells.

13 Jul 2022

New underlying cause of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome discovered

Researchers at the Salk Institute and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have discovered a new underlying cause of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a rare genetic disease that leads to bleeding and immune deficiencies in babies.

13 Jul 2022

Surveillance program for high risk patients aids in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Surveillance programs for people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancers can help detect precancerous conditions and cancers early, when they are most treatable, according to a new multicenter study directed by experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

13 Jul 2022

Study reveals tiny gene fragments as crucial new players in retinal development and vision

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona reveal that Srrm3 is a master regulator gene crucial for the development of photoreceptors, cells in the back of the retina which capture and process light, sending signals to the brain that enable vision.

13 Jul 2022

Study uncovers a new defense mechanism used by the immune system to combat Candida infections

Of all the fungi that live in the human body, the most infamous is probably the yeast Candida. This distant cousin of baker's yeast is notorious for causing various types of thrush that can be a major nuisance, but it can also lead to an invasive infection that may, on occasion, prove fatal.

13 Jul 2022

Study reveals a specific metabolic adaptation in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia

An article published in the journal Nature Communications describes a specific metabolic adaptation in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia affected by tandem mutations in the FLT3 gene.

13 Jul 2022

Study uncovers an over-looked mechanism that likely contributes to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common genetic condition that can lead to kidney failure and that has no cure.

13 Jul 2022

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

A collaboration between researchers at the Center for Virology of the Medical University of Vienna and the Pasteur Institute in Paris has provided unexpected insights into the atomic interactions of the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in infected cells.

13 Jul 2022

Immunoglobulin G isotypes switch class following repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

Researchers reported a class switch in SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies due to repeated mRNA vaccinations.

13 Jul 2022

Constant activation of p53 in hepatocytes of CLD patients could promote the development of liver cancer

p53 is one of the most important proteins in cancer biology. Often referred to as a "guardian of the genome," p53 becomes activated in response to various cellular stressors like DNA damage.

12 Jul 2022

Specific form of age-related macular degeneration linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke risk

Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to new research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

12 Jul 2022

Study calls for more conservation efforts to preserve adaptive DNA diversity of dolphin populations

The first widespread census of the genetic diversity of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) populations living along 3000km of Australia's southern coastline has raised key pointers for future conservation efforts.

12 Jul 2022

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Y chromosome loss in men can lead to deadly heart failure, research shows

Early treatment with interferons could mitigate severe COVID-19 in people with specific genetic factors

Study detects ten avian influenza A viruses in poultry from four provinces in China

The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A during coinfection

The successful transplantation of genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Hitting rewind on the spread of pancreatic cancer

MINAR2 gene mutations cause progressive hearing loss

Study finds the cause behind women experiencing higher rates of depression than men

Study reveals a new molecular perspective to the cause of Gaucher's disease

New underlying cause of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome discovered

Surveillance program for high risk patients aids in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Study reveals tiny gene fragments as crucial new players in retinal development and vision

Study uncovers a new defense mechanism used by the immune system to combat Candida infections

Study reveals a specific metabolic adaptation in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Study uncovers an over-looked mechanism that likely contributes to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

Immunoglobulin G isotypes switch class following repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

Constant activation of p53 in hepatocytes of CLD patients could promote the development of liver cancer

Specific form of age-related macular degeneration linked to cardiovascular disease and stroke risk

Study calls for more conservation efforts to preserve adaptive DNA diversity of dolphin populations

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