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20 Jul 2023

Gene Mutation Explains Why Some People Don’t Get Sick From Covid-19: Study

The research helps to solve the mystery of why some people can be infected without ever getting sick from COVID-19.

High blood pressure

11 Jun 2023

High BP: Cause And Cure For Common Type Of Hypertension, Reveals Study

The researchers discovered that this form of hypertension could be cured by unilateral adrenalectomy - removing one of the two adrenal glands.

30 Apr 2023

Gene Mutation Can Be Linked To Some Types Of Heart Disease: Study

The study reveals variants associated with cardiovascular disease risk are often found "incidentally" when people undergo genetic testing for non-cardiac reasons.

02 Feb 2020

Deadly gene mutation leading to blood cancer identified by researchers

The deadly chain of events begins with RNA splicing, a process that converts messages from DNA into instructions for making proteins in a cell.

28 Aug 2018

Gene mutations that helped mammoths tolerate cold identified

Temperature affects the interaction of lipids and proteins, a mutation in the woolly mammoth channel would most likely affect this interaction and could explain how these animals adapted to their cold environment, said Alexander.

04 Sep 2017

Fifteen genes behind intellectual disabilities identified

A common cause of intellectual disabilities is a de novo mutation (ie a mutation present in a child, but not in its parents) damaging a gene so severely that it is no longer able to produce functional proteins.

Alzheimer's disease

04 May 2017

Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's patients

According to researchers, people with Alzheimer's risk, who have the gene mutation called the BDNF Val66Met allele, or the Met allele may have a more rapid decline of memory and thinking skills.

22 Mar 2017

Gene mutation linked to unexplained female infertility

Researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientists, have identified a gene mutation that may cause low reproductive success and fertility in women.

01 Jan 2017

Ancient protective DNA can elevate Alzheimer's risk in humans

A gene mutation that protect ancient humans has become a threat for the modern humans, making them prone to the risk of diseases like Alzheimer's.

Prostate cancer

07 Jul 2016

Prostate cancer risk can be predicted by testing gene mutation: Study

The findings by researchers in the US revealed that 11.8 per cent of men with metastatic prostate cancer had mutations in at least one gene known to help repair Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) -- such as BRCA1 and BRCA2.

01 Jul 2016

Gene mutation 'hotspots' improve breast cancer outcomes

Kataegis -- the multiple mutations that cluster in a few hotspots in a genome -- occurs in nearly 55 per cent of breast cancers.

Multiple sclerosis

02 Jun 2016

Genetic mutation can cause multiple sclerosis, say scientists

Multiple sclerosis is known to run in certain families, but attempts to find genes linked to the disease have been elusive.

20 Apr 2016

Breast cancer gene mutation may hamper fertility

The study analysed the levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), an indicator of egg counts, in women with either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

15 Dec 2015

Gene mutation linked to muscle damage, heart problems

This condition leads to progressive weakening and damage of skeletal muscle, making movement and coordination difficult.

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