ANEVA technique detects when a gene’s activity level is abnormal enough to be disease-causing — ScienceDaily

A team led by a scientist at Scripps Research has invented a new genomics technique for tracking down the causes of rare genetic diseases.

The technique, which the researchers report in Science, makes use of the fact that people inherit two copies or “alleles” of virtually every gene, one from the mother and one from the father. The new method compares activity levels of maternal and paternal…

Fruit flies: ‘Living test tubes’ to rapidly screen potential disease-causing human gene

IMAGE: The fruit fly is a laboratory animal model that works as a ‘living test tube’ in which researchers can test the roles genes might play in human conditions. view more 

Credit: S. Yamamoto/Baylor College of Medicine

It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born without a thymus, an important organ of the immune system, and without functional immune cells.…

Researchers assassinate disease-causing bacteria with virus cocktail

[ad_1] Researchers have succeeded in targeting and killing E. coli without causing harm to the surrounding community of commensal bacteria in a simulated small intestinal microbiome using a cocktail of viruses (bacteriophages). The study proved that this approach is as effective as using broad-spectrum antibiotics. The experiment underlines the potential of using bacteriophages for…

New American research has found that fructose consumption could alter and potentially damage hundreds of genes in the brain. These genetic modifications could be linked to medical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and attention deficit…… Newsmax Health – Health NewsFructose Linked to Disease-Causing Gene Damage