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Damages in DNA may Lead to Cancer and Genetic Diseases

Damages in DNA may Lead to Cancer and Genetic Diseases

The damages occurring in the DNA influence mutations. Many of the inheritance mutations are not caused by errors in DNA replication, rather caused by damage to this fragile molecule. The stu...

DNA Methylation in Womb may Cause Health Problems in Adulthood

DNA Methylation in Womb may Cause Health Problems in Adulthood

Conditions experienced in the womb will have life-long impact on health. When conditions are harsh, random differences in gene expression may provide a survival advantage to the embryos. By ...

Chinese Scientist Created World’s First ‘Gene-Edited Twins’

Chinese Scientist Created World’s First ‘Gene-Edited Twins’

A little known Chinese researcher, Jainkui He has created the world’s first gene-edited twins. He claimed to have done this apparently to provide resistance to HIV-AIDS. The scientist used t...

Over 6,000 Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Bacteria That Inhabit the Human Gut Discovered

Over 6,000 Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Bacteria That Inhabit the Human Gut Discovered

A new approach helps identify thousands of antibiotic resistance genes found in bacteria that inhabit the human gut, said University of Birmingham scientists. The human gut is home to ...

Platelets Grown from Stem Cells Prove Promising

Platelets Grown from Stem Cells Prove Promising

A new way to grow human platelets in the laboratory from stem cells derived from fat tissue has been developed by scientists. The achievement, reported today in the journal Blood, suggests m...

Alcohol Dependence and Psychiatric Disorders are Genetically Linked

Alcohol Dependence and Psychiatric Disorders are Genetically Linked

A gene has been identified that is known to cause the risk of alcohol dependence in people. The study also reports that alcohol dependence is genetically linked to psychiatric disorders such...

World's First Genetically Edited Babies Created in China: CRISPR

World's First Genetically Edited Babies Created in China: CRISPR

A Chinese scientist claims that he has succeeded in creating the world's first genetically-edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical breakthrough. He Jia...

Genes Linked to Suicide Risk Discovered

Genes Linked to Suicide Risk Discovered

Variants in four genes (SP110, AGBL2, SUCLA2 and APH1B) occurred more frequently in people who died by suicide pointing to increased risk in vulnerable individuals, stated University of Utah...

Organ Growth Controlled by Light

Organ Growth Controlled by Light

A new technique has been developed to stop organ-shaping processes in fruit fly embryos, which allows control over a crucial step in embryonic development. Earlier in this field, light was u...

Gene Editing can Halt Kidney Damage

Gene Editing can Halt Kidney Damage

The progression of kidney disease in a life-limiting genetic condition can be halted by the process of ‘gene editing’. Using this method, kidney damage can be stopped in patients with Jouber...

Leigh Syndrome: New Findings

Leigh Syndrome: New Findings

The inherited mutation in the Barnett family, a change in one nuclear gene that arose spontaneously generations ago among both parents' Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors has been discovered by Falk...

Observing Mutations in MicroRNAs That can Contribute to Diseases

Observing Mutations in MicroRNAs That can Contribute to Diseases

Disturbance in the normal function of microRNAs can alter the expression of their target genes which is known to be associated with a wide variety of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular ...

Gene Editing Technique Finds Applications in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Gene Editing Technique Finds Applications in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The CRISPR, the genome-editing technique promises to be a ‘transformative leap’ in every area of medicine that includes - plastic surgery, with potential advances ranging from prevention of ...

Gene Linked to Normal Function of ALS and Dementia Identified

Gene Linked to Normal Function of ALS and Dementia Identified

Normal function of C9orf72 gene linked to the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been discovered by Bath University scientists. Both ALS, the mos...

New Stem Cell Research Could Give Hope to Men Who Received Childhood Cancer Treatment

New Stem Cell Research Could Give Hope to Men Who Received Childhood Cancer Treatment

A new way to grow human stem cells destined to become mature sperm in an effort to provide fertility options later in life to males who are diagnosed with cancer and undergo chemotherapy and...

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