A gene regulatory network is a set of genes, or parts of genes, that interact with each other to control a specific cell function. Gene regulatory networks are important in development ...

Diabetes Test Results: Types of Tests and How to Read Them If you or someone in your family has diabetes, you might be wondering if it is genetic. There are different types of diabetes. For each type, ...

Gene therapy involves the introduction of new genes into cells, to restore or add gene expression, for the purpose of treating disease. Most commonly a mutated gene is replaced with DNA encoding a ...

Genetic testing plays a crucial role in identifying the risk of these disorders ... Other disorders like Biotinidase deficiency, Phenylketonuria or Galactosemia can be screened using simple ...

A research team has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from ...

Not all stressors have the same impact on health. Stress arising from threats to social safety is most likely to affect psychological, biological, and clinical outcomes. This is the conclusion ...

An Italian family hit hard by Alzheimer’s offers clues about a potential genetic cause of the neurodegenerative disease, a new study has found. In a family of 15 people in northern Italy ...

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in human embryos could significantly lower the likelihood of developing ...

Twin studies have found the heritability of obesity to be approximately 40% to 75%. Up to 500 obesity-related genes have been recognized in humans. Although evidence for a genetic link with obesity is ...

With the increased genetic sampling in the country, especially by international scientists, it is vital to revisit ethical rules and guidelines relevant to conducting research among Indigenous peoples ...

Sometimes genes can have changes, called mutations. Some mutations may cause health problems. When gene mutations are passed down from parents to children, this is known as ‘inheritance’. ‘The Gene ...