Genetics & Stem Cells News  

A gene that is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle has bee...  Read more

While cellular imaging offers a wealth of data about how cells respond to stimuli, harnessing it to study biological systems is a massive challenge.

In a study published online ...  Read more

Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), report that a genetic molecule, called Tbx3, which is crucial for many aspects of early developmental processes in mammals, significant...  Read more

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have said that tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripoten...  Read more

For the first time definitive variants associated with biological ageing in humans have been identified by scientists. The team analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations across the entir...  Read more

Researchers say that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells has shown promise in healing acute lung injury.

The lung cells were derived from human embryoni...  Read more

The use of haplotype tagging (hap-tag) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to study the relationship between genetic predispositions in bacterial vaginosis, and preterm birth will be reve...  Read more

DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery have been identified by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

The ...  Read more

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have shown, through a map, how the human genome is modified during embryonic development.
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Researchers at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná and Instituto Carlos Chagas have evaluated the therapeutic potential of purified and expanded CD133+ cells human umbilical cord ...  Read more