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Detection of gene variants causing hearing loss
Belgian scientists have found a gene variant that causes hearing loss. They hope this discovery will open new therapies, instead of the current surgery. Hearing loss is…
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New finding: GAB2 gene linked to Alzheimer's disease
According to a new study by scientists, the GAB2 gene is involved in the late onset of Alzheimer's disease. In people with damaged versions of this gene, the risk of get…
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Tobacco mutates genes in semen
Canadian researchers have performed tests on mice and pointed out that cigarette smoke can cause changes in the sperm cell's DNA sequence, which can potentially be inher…
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Finding the gene that causes serious disease
In the largest study ever before about the role of genes in genetic diseases, scientists have identified 15 types of genes or caused common diseases.
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Successful experiments on cardiovascular and diabetes prevention drugs
US researchers have just successfully tested cardiovascular and diabetes prevention drugs in mice. It is expected that this drug will be developed to prevent these two d…
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4 new cancer genes discovered
Scientists have discovered four new genes that have a significant effect on the development of breast cancer in women. This finding allows doctors to predict the risk of…
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Detection of gene variants that slow AIDS development
According to US scientists, HIV patients with specific gene variants will have a slower transition to AIDS than those in the same situation but without these variants.
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Diagnosis of embryonic disease
Two British couples with family history of breast cancer became the first candidates to apply the screening embryos technique to prevent the risk. inherit this disease f…
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Blurred vision, cured by gene transfer
A group of doctors at London Eye Hospital used gene therapy for the first time to treat patients associated with eye regulation disorders. This new gene therapy allows d…
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Key gene discovery helps prolong life
American scientists at the Salk Institute in San Diego have discovered a key gene that can explain why a diet helps animals live long, after studying in the laboratory a…
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Discover 4 new genes related to diabetes
Scientists have discovered four new genes linked to type 2 diabetes, the disease that affects more than 170 million people around the world, and
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Identify genes that cause spina bifida
Researchers from McGill University (Canada) have identified the gene that causes live cracks, a birth defect caused by a defect in the fetal spinal cord formation. For e…
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Some people can't be fat
Scientists said there was a clear association between gene and obesity. Accordingly, people with two versions of a fat gene will have 70% more risk of obesity than those…
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Fabrication of stitches only from bacteria
A US company modified the genes of the bacterium Escherichia coli thanks to DNA re-engineering techniques that made it a polymer used to make wound healing threads. This…