Whereas decrease vertebrates can restore their grownup hearts after a coronary heart assault, mammals -- together with people -- can not. The power to regenerate lifeless muscle tissue in mammalian hearts disappears only a few days after start as a result of the center muscle cells, known as cardiomyocytes, exit ...

Newly recognized genes might assist clarify why ladies expertise completely different coronary heart illness signs than males do, which regularly results in misdiagnosing critical issues.

In lots of mammals together with people, the placenta invades the wall of the uterus throughout being pregnant in the identical means that most cancers cells invade surrounding tissues. Utilizing genomic sequences and gene expression info, researchers have been in a position to predict particular signaling proteins that drive the ...

An experimental gene remedy for sickle cell illness restored blood cells to their regular form and eradicated extreme ache crises for years after therapy, a multicenter research has discovered.

When immune cells transfer all through the mind, they act as the primary line of protection towards viruses, poisonous supplies and broken neurons, dashing over to filter out them. Researchers have been investigating how these immune cells within the mind -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation just lately ...

Researchers have developed a brand new methodology to profile the exercise of mobile genes concerned in correcting DNA injury, and utilized this methodology to pave the best way for dramatic enhancements to genome modifying applied sciences.

A analysis workforce led by Dr Karen Wing Yee YUEN, Affiliate Professor from the College of Organic Sciences on the College of Hong Kong (HKU), revealed the mechanism of synthetic chromosome (AC) formation within the embryos of the mannequin organism Caenorhabditis elegans, a 1-mm lengthy, clear nematode.

Imaginative and prescient loss could be a facet impact from stroke. Neurons do not regenerate, and stem cell remedy is dear, troublesome, and chancy. Researchers have found out a means to make use of gene remedy to get better misplaced imaginative and prescient after a stroke in a mouse mannequin. ...

A brand new research delves into the evolution and performance of the human progress hormone receptor gene, and asks what forces in humanity's previous might have pushed adjustments to this very important piece of DNA.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the commonest of all genetic coronary heart ailments and is the main reason behind sudden cardiac dying. It's characterised by an irregular thickening of the center muscle, which over time can result in cardiac dysfunction and, in the end, coronary heart failure.