Disclosure of incidental genetic findings can have positive impact for patients
A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has found that providing unanticipated information about risk of coronary artery disease during […]
Month: January 2016
Twenty-five-point drop in IQ caused by lack of gene copy
Researchers measured the intelligence of 700 family members who had at least one relative carrying the same genetic mutation on chromosome 16, which is known […]
Paracetamol use in pregnancy can cut female fertility, study finds
Using painkillers in pregnancy may reduce fertility in subsequent generations, research suggests. Tests in rats found that when a mother was given painkillers during pregnancy, […]
Depression may pass from mothers to daughters
Depression appears to be passed down from mothers to daughters, say researchers who have been looking at similarities in brain structures between generations. The research […]
Fishing for answers on bone loss in space
During spaceflight, astronauts lose bone mineral density, but it is not clear exactly what causes this loss. Scientists trying to understand why recently went fishing […]
Identification and characterization of sORF-encoded polypeptides.
Molecular biology, genomics and proteomics methods have been utilized to reveal a non-annotated class of endogenous polypeptides (small proteins and peptides) encoded by short open […]
Xenopus as a model system for studying pancreatic development and diabetes.
Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by the loss or dysfunction of the insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas. To date, much of our knowledge about […]
Human genetics of nephrotic syndrome and the quest for precision medicine.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review, we take a combined membrane biologist’s and geneticist’s view of the podocyte, to examine how genetics have informed our […]
A new emerging hallmark of cancer
Normally, tissues demonstrate a slightly acidic intracellular pH (pHi) and slightly alkaline extracellular pH (pHe). However, proliferating tissues demonstrate transient pH Gradient Reversal i.e. alkalinization […]
Mom’s in control – even before you’re born
Egg’s epigenetic ‘blueprint’ important for placenta development in pregnancy. Researchers have uncovered previously unappreciated means by which epigenetic information contained in the egg influences the […]