Genetics·April 17, 2012·3 min readNew Genetically Engineered Mice Aid Understanding of Incurable Neuromuscular DiseaseA team of scientists from the University of Missouri created a genetically modified mouse that mimics key features of Charcot-Marie-Tooth...Read More
Genetics·April 16, 2012·1 min readScientists Find Neural Stem Cell RegulatorLack of regulator can cause neural tube defects. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 11, 2012·3 min readResearchers Convert Skin and Umbilical Cord Cells Directly into Nerve CellsUntil recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development....Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 5, 2012·2 min readResearchers Show How Embryonic Stem Cells Orchestrate Human DevelopmentYale researchers show in detail how three genes within human embryonic stem cells regulate development, a finding that increases understanding...Read More
Genetics·March 28, 2012·4 min readNew Layer of Genetic Information DiscoveredWithin Redundancy of Genetic Code Exists Information that Helps Determine How Fast Proteins are Produced A hidden and never before...Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·March 9, 2012·2 min readGenetic Manipulation Boosts Growth of Brain Cells Linked to Learning, Enhances Effects of AntidepressantsSouthwestern Medical Center investigators have identified a genetic manipulation that increases the development of neurons in the brain during aging...Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 10, 2012·3 min readComplex Wiring of the Nervous System May Rely on Handful of Genes and ProteinsDiscovery provides clues to development of neurological diseases and cancer. Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a startling feature...Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 10, 2012·4 min readResearchers Develop Gene Therapy to Boost Brain Repair for Demyelinating DiseasesOur bodies are full of tiny superheroes—antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems...Read More
Genetics·February 9, 2012·2 min readScientists Identify Most Lethal Known Species of Prion ProteinFindings suggest new view of “mad cow” and other neurodegenerative diseases. Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 8, 2012·4 min readGene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Succeeds in Patients’ Other EyeIn three adults, repeat dose safely improves vision. Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers...Read More
Genetics·February 7, 2012·2 min readResearchers Increase Understanding of Gene’s Potentially Protective Role in Parkinson’sTreatments for Parkinson’s disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of...Read More
Genetics·February 2, 2012·4 min readDNA Test that Identifies Down Syndrome in Pregnancy Can Also Detect Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13A newly available DNA-based prenatal blood test that can identify a pregnancy with Down syndrome can also identify two additional...Read More
