New method for evaluating male subfertility based on trace element analysis

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith declining birthrate becoming a social problem, the number of couples in Japan suffering from subfertility due to male factors is rep

Updated on: November 23,2024

New method for evaluating male subfertility based on trace element analysis

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith declining birthrate becoming a social problem, the number of couples in Japan suffering from subfertility due to male factors is rep

Updated on:November 23,2024

How a former navy mechanic defied the genetic odds of inherited Alzheimer's disease

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressSchematic representation of the pedigree for the DIAN family carriers of the pathogenic mutation PSEN2 p.Asn141Ile. Credit:Nature Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.

Updated on: February 19,2025

How a former navy mechanic defied the genetic odds of inherited Alzheimer's disease

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressSchematic representation of the pedigree for the DIAN family carriers of the pathogenic mutation PSEN2 p.Asn141Ile. Credit:Nature Medicine(2025). DOI: 10.

Updated on:February 19,2025

Study outlines an activity-regulated genetic program underlying the formation of synapses during development

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressNeuronal activity modulates synapse formation in the developing PDE axon. a, Schematic representation and line scan of the PDE axon and its synapses labeled using a c

Updated on: September 03,2024

Study outlines an activity-regulated genetic program underlying the formation of synapses during development

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressNeuronal activity modulates synapse formation in the developing PDE axon. a, Schematic representation and line scan of the PDE axon and its synapses labeled using a c

Updated on:September 03,2024

Study deciphers pathological mechanisms of spermatogenic impairment in cryptorchidism

byChinese Academy of SciencesSpermatogenic failure in cryptorchidism is due to abnormal spermatogonia, activated mast cells, and impaired testicular niche. Credit: Wang Xiaoyan and Zhuang ZiyanC

Updated on: September 14,2024

Study deciphers pathological mechanisms of spermatogenic impairment in cryptorchidism

byChinese Academy of SciencesSpermatogenic failure in cryptorchidism is due to abnormal spermatogonia, activated mast cells, and impaired testicular niche. Credit: Wang Xiaoyan and Zhuang ZiyanC

Updated on:September 14,2024

Scientists outline key challenges and promising avenues in obesity genetics

byPennington Biomedical Research CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch on the genetics of obesity dates to the early 1920s, with many of the initial findings indicating the complexity

Updated on: August 08,2024

Scientists outline key challenges and promising avenues in obesity genetics

byPennington Biomedical Research CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch on the genetics of obesity dates to the early 1920s, with many of the initial findings indicating the complexity

Updated on:August 08,2024

South Africa's new research guidelines are not a green light for heritable human genome editing

by Bonginkosi Shozi,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recently updatedSouth African Ethics in Health Research Guidelineshave been a recent cause of concern, with s

Updated on: December 11,2024

South Africa's new research guidelines are not a green light for heritable human genome editing

by Bonginkosi Shozi,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recently updatedSouth African Ethics in Health Research Guidelineshave been a recent cause of concern, with s

Updated on:December 11,2024

Study identifies the main culprit behind flare-ups in a rare genetic disorder

byKyoto UniversityCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00174-3Through a series of cell and animal studies, a research team has identified the principal culpr

Updated on: December 12,2024

Study identifies the main culprit behind flare-ups in a rare genetic disorder

byKyoto UniversityCredit:EMBO Molecular Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00174-3Through a series of cell and animal studies, a research team has identified the principal culpr

Updated on:December 12,2024

AI promises to ramp up PCR tests for faster DNA diagnostics and forensics

byFlinders UniversityDiagrammatic explanation of the firefly algorithm used to suggest new PCR programs in this study. Credit:Genes(2024). DOI: 10.3390/genes15091199Promising new inr

Updated on: October 09,2024

AI promises to ramp up PCR tests for faster DNA diagnostics and forensics

byFlinders UniversityDiagrammatic explanation of the firefly algorithm used to suggest new PCR programs in this study. Credit:Genes(2024). DOI: 10.3390/genes15091199Promising new inr

Updated on:October 09,2024

Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease

by Karin Söderlund Leifler,Linköping UniversitySome of the group members in the Nestor lab at Linköping University. Credit: Johan Sjöholm/Linköping UniversityResearchers at Linköping University

Updated on: February 19,2025

Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease

by Karin Söderlund Leifler,Linköping UniversitySome of the group members in the Nestor lab at Linköping University. Credit: Johan Sjöholm/Linköping UniversityResearchers at Linköping University

Updated on:February 19,2025

Few Medicaid-participating primary care physicians providing longer-acting birth control methods, finds study

by George Washington UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMedicaid beneficiaries face barriers in accessing medical care—and that includes contraceptive care. A new study finds that despit

Updated on: June 07,2024

Few Medicaid-participating primary care physicians providing longer-acting birth control methods, finds study

by George Washington UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMedicaid beneficiaries face barriers in accessing medical care—and that includes contraceptive care. A new study finds that despit

Updated on:June 07,2024

Exploring how our first language is echoed in our genes

by Mary-Lou Watkinson,Vanderbilt UniversityWorldwide variation in the relationship between genetics and language. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 1

Updated on: December 11,2024

Exploring how our first language is echoed in our genes

by Mary-Lou Watkinson,Vanderbilt UniversityWorldwide variation in the relationship between genetics and language. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 1

Updated on:December 11,2024

Study reveals molecular mechanism of genetic variant that causes mirror movement disorder

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of Canadian and American scientists has made a promising breakthrough in understanding the origins of a mysterious neurological di

Updated on: October 09,2024

Study reveals molecular mechanism of genetic variant that causes mirror movement disorder

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of Canadian and American scientists has made a promising breakthrough in understanding the origins of a mysterious neurological di

Updated on:October 09,2024