Mouse study shows knocking out key gene leads to autistic traits
Cerebellar Purkinje cells, stained and magnified 63 times, revealing fine details of dendritic spines. Credit: Hatten Lab More than 70 ...
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Discovery of new TNIP1 gene mutation offers new hope for disease that can lead to blindness
These findings could lead to new treatments for Sjögren's syndrome and lupus caused by TNIP1 gene variants. Credit: Tracey Nearmy/ANU ...
Brazil releases GMO mosquitoes carrying deadly gene into the wild
Faced with an explosion in dengue cases, Brazil has decided to deal with mosquitoes in its own way... by introducing, ...
Junk DNA in birds could be key to safe and effective gene therapy
Retrotransposons found in the genomes of the white-throated sparrow and zebra finch have been shown to safely introduce transgenes into ...
New gene therapy shows promise for motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia
Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.022 Macquarie University neuroscientists have developed a single-dose genetic drug proven to halt the progression of ...
Mouse study finds birth coincides with rapid changes in gene activity
Transcriptional heterogeneity in the posterior embryo at the onset of somitogenesis. A, Reintegrated 3D UMAP of 121,118 cells from selected ...
Gene therapy to help chronic heart failure
The leading cause of death in the United States, heart failure can be treated with gene therapy. A new study ...
Pioneering technique reveals new layer of human gene regulation
DNA, which has a double helix structure, can have many mutations and genetic variations. Credit: NIH A technique can determine ...
New study identifies gene suspected of causing ALS and dementia
Representative human spinal cord tissue imaged at a 4X objective for DAPI (blue), CD80 (red), and Iba1 (green) from a ...
Team discovers mechanism that protects tissues after faulty gene expression
Credit: Nucleic acid research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae055 A study from the CECAD excellence group in aging research at the University ...
