All Rare & Genetic Disorders articles – Page 7
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ArticleCRISPR and single-cell sequencing highlight genetic variants for traits and diseases
This article highlights a new approach to address human genetics, using STING-seq which provides roadmap to identify variants and genes, enabling deeper understanding of the noncoding genome and targets for therapies
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ArticleRevolutionary nanoparticles enable gene-editing in lungs
This article outlines the development of a new type of nanoparticle that can perform gene-editing in the lungs. Scientists from MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have collaborated to create this Ribonucleic acid (RNA) delivery particles, which have the potential to revolutionise the treatment of lung diseases such ...
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NewsImproved cognitive function in rats with serine racemase upregulation
US researchers have found that increasing the expression of the enzyme serine racemase in the prefrontal cortex of middle-aged rats can enhance cognitive function.
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NewsStudy identifies microbe-gut signalling as potential new treatment for IBD
New research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests blocking IL-22 and IL-1R could offer a promising IBD treatment.
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NewsNew self-powered drug delivery system
US researchers have invented a drug delivery technology that has implications for opioid epidemic, cancer treatment, rehabilitation care and more.
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NewsScientists create organoid to understand hearing loss
The ground-breaking study is an important step towards modelling cochlear function in a dish.
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NewsExperimental antidepressant could also treat alcohol use disorder
A US pre-clinical study investigating the antidepressant: MAP4343, discovered it reduced alcohol intake in a mouse model of alcoholism.
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NewsDifferent cardiac reactions to stress hormone in mouse study
US researchers use new imaging technique to see cardiac reactions to noradrenaline, the ‘fight or flight’ hormone.
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NewsNovel therapeutic approach aims to prevent ARDS
UCLA researchers have found peptide blocks that cause the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.
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News50 year old blood pressure drug offers alternative treatment for PTSD
US scientists offer a new purpose for the blood pressure drug clonidine as a treatment to reduce the affects of PTSD.