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Genes located in 'copy number variants' (CNVs) – parts of chromosomes that are missing in some individuals and duplicated in others – that are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders affect more than just brain development, according to new research.

By sequencing microRNA within exosomes originating in the brain, it is now possible to definitively distinguish blood samples of ALS patients from healthy controls, suggests the results of a new study.

Researchers have identified a new mechanism, involving the malfunction of astrocytes, implicated in a special form of migraine caused by genetic mutation.

Researchers have developed transgenic rice that contains several anti-hypertensive peptides, lowering the blood pressure of hypertensive rats.

For the first time, researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues have succeeded in using RNA sequencing as an alternative to immunohistochemistry for cancer diagnostics.

Why are some people more affectionate than others? A new study suggests variability in affectionate behavior can be explained 45% by hereditary influences.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an infertility disorder affecting at least 15% of reproductive-age women, may have at least two different subtypes, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

A new precision drug targeting cancer’s ability to repair its DNA has shown promising results in a clinical trial. The study, designed to test the drug’s safety, found that half of the participants given the new drug either alone or with platinum chemotherapy saw their cancer stop growing, and two participants saw their tumors shrink or disappear completely.

As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, scientist provide direct evidence of nanoplastic accumulation in terrestrial plants too.

A newly discovered Alzheimer's gene may drive the first appearance of amyloid plaques in the brain, according to a new study.