Gene mutation that traffics iron in the brain linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Photo Cred: Geralt/Pixabay By Avery St. Onge Mutations in the LRRK2 gene, which cause some forms of Parkinson’s disease, were found to misdirect iron in activated microglia in a new...
Read MoreNewly discovered hormone may be a critical driver of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Liz Gold A newly identified hormone named fabkin that helps regulate metabolism may play a significant role in the development of both type 1 and...
Read MoreDNA sequencing potential connection to OCD risk
Photo Cred: Pixabay By Avery St. Onge A new study led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found both common and rare variance in DNA...
Read MoreResearchers aim to understand how gut microbiome communicates with immune system
Photo Cred: Kindel Media/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury An international team of scientists has identified a new connection between certain molecules produced by the microbiome and the function of a protein...
Read MoreResearchers say pregnant women should follow COVID-19 vaccine schedules for full antibody protection
Photo Cred: Juan Encalada/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The two-dose immunization schedule for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines ultimately stimulates comparable antibody responses in pregnant, lactating, and nonpregnant women of reproductive age, but...
Read MoreResearch examines new method for delivering healing stem cells to kidney injury patients
Photo Cred: Markus Spiske/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Scientists are reporting promising results in the early stages of a clinical trial designed to gauge the feasibility of a new type of...
Read MoreNasal microbiota could point to who develops COVID-19 symptoms
Photo Cred: Michael Holahan/Augusta University By Katherine Shagoury The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for assessing how sick an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
Read MoreResource could boost genomics-driven precision medicine
Photo Cred: Misael Moreno/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury By analyzing genomic data from more than 30,000 people, an international team has revealed thousands of new regulatory regions that control disease-linked genes,...
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