Brain

Two studies highlight the need for genetic screening for ethnically diverse prostate cancer

NEJM Study: Genetic Anomaly Hidden Behind Late-Onset Common Cerebellar Ataxia

Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, McGill University and other institutions have found that a well-hidden genetic variation in the FGF14 gene, called DNA tandem repeat expansion, causes a common form of late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a disorder that interferes with coordinated movement. Tandem repeat expansions are only found in 50 conditions, …

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Replay targets genetic brain disorders with new gene therapy company, Kaleibe

Replay targets genetic brain disorders with new gene therapy company, Kaleibe

Replay, a genome-writing company, today announced the launch of Kaleibe, an HSV gene therapy company targeting genetic brain disorders. This is the third of Replay’s product companies to launch since the company’s inception in July and will leverage Replay’s high-carrying herpes simplex virus (HSV) delivery vector, synHSV, to target genetic disorders of the brain. Kaleibe …

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Research links genetic variants to fatal drug-induced brain infection

Research links genetic variants to fatal drug-induced brain infection

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain New research has confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but often fatal brain infection that can be triggered by dozens of FDA-approved drugs. The research, published in Frontiers in Neurology on December 14, will allow physicians to screen out patients at highest …

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Severe COVID looks scary like old age in human brain, study finds

Severe COVID looks scary like old age in human brain, study finds

Severe COVID-19 looks frighteningly like old age in the human brain, according to post-mortem analysis of 54 healthy and infected individuals. The study authors say their research is the first to link COVID-19 to molecular signatures of brain aging. “We observed that gene expression in the brain tissue of deceased COVID-19 patients closely resembled that …

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Does Consciousness Require a Brain to Explain Why the Laws of Physics Don’t Actually Exist (Planet Earth Report Weekend)

Published on December 10, 2022 in Planet Earth, Science This weekend’s stories include What the World’s Largest Liquid Mirror Telescope Means for Astronomy to How Mass Extinction and Evolution Are Intertwined, and much more. Consciousness may not require a brain–Are plants conscious? asks Annaka Harris, New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide …

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