About 4 out of 5 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 suffer neurologic symptoms such as muscle…
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Covid-19 could spread by airborne transmission: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an updated guidance on Monday said…
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160 genes linked to brain shrinkage in study of 45,000 adults
A new study implicates 160 genes in brain shrinkage seen on MRIs of 45,000 healthy…
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Surprisingly many peculiar long introns found in brain genes
In a recent study of genes involved in brain functioning, their previously unknown features have…
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Genes that predispose to cancer by impairing the immune system
The idea that the immune system ‘monitors and prevents’ the development of cancer, which is…
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Breakdown of normal 3-D shape of DNA allows harmful interactions of genes in rare form of gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Most cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type of soft-tissue cancer (sarcoma), are caused…
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AI identifies genes linked to heart failure
Genetic research led by Queen Mary University of London could open the way to earlier…
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Understanding probiotic yeast
Researchers led by Prof. Johan Thevelein (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology) have discovered that Saccharomyces…
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Biological ‘rosetta stone’ brings scientists closer to deciphering how the body is built
Every animal, from an ant to a human, contains in their genome pieces of DNA…
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Regulating the activity of RNA molecules
Messenger RNA molecules contain genetic information and thus control the synthesis of proteins in living…
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