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A joint research team comprised of Professor Jeong Wook Lee and Ph.D. candidate Chang Ha Woo and Professor Gyoo Yeol Jung and Dr. Sungho Jang have together developed a SENSR (SENsitive Splint-based one-pot isothermal RNA detection) technology that allows anyone to easily and quickly diagnose COVID-19 based on the RNA sequence of the virus.

When the brain forms a memory of a new experience, neurons called engram cells encode the details of the memory and are later reactivated. This remodeling, which allows specific genes involved in storing memories to become more active, takes place in multiple stages spread out over several days. Changes to the density and arrangement of chromatin can control how active specific genes are within a given cell.

Examination of 14th and 15th century latrines in Jerusalem and Riga, Latvia, identifies some of the microbes that colonized the gut of these pre-industrial populations and sheds light on how the human gut microbiome has changed since the Middle Ages.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have discovered a key control mechanism that cells use to self-organize in early embryonic development.

Samplix launched a new service into today’s cutting-edge gene-editing technology, CRISPR. Xdrop™ is Samplix’ proprietary technology to enrich genomic regions longer than 100 kb from as little as 1 ng genomic DNA and with single-molecule resolution. Unlike other target enrichment methods, Xdrop™ requires knowledge of only a short sequence within or flanking the target region for efficient target selection.

Vico Therapeutics, a biotech company focusing on the development of RNA modulating therapies for rare neurological disorders, announced the appointment of Rupert Sandbrink, M.D., Ph.D., as the company’s chief medical officer and Anders Hinsby, Ph.D., as independent Director on the 1st October.

Scientists have identified mutations in single genes that can be responsible for at least some cases of cerebral palsy, according to a new study

A new, rare genetic form of dementia has been discovered by a team of Penn Medicine researchers. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a buildup of proteins, called tau proteins, in certain parts of the brain. Following an examination of human brain tissue samples, researchers discovered a novel mutation in the Valosin-containing protein (VCP) gene in the brain.

Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few. The type and direction of the force on a cell alters gene expression by stretching different regions of DNA, researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators in China found in a new study.

A new study suggests that coffee consumption may be associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Earlier studies have shown that coffee consumption may protect against the development of Parkinson's disease in people who have no genetic risk factors for the disease.