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Anorexia in a Dish

Newest “disease-in-a-dish” technique suggests novel gene may contribute to Anorexia Nervosa.
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New 'Gene Silencer' Drug Reduces Cholesterol by Over 50 Percent

The first in a new class of gene-silencing drugs, known as inclisiran, has halved cholesterol levels in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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A Zika Diagnostic for Less Than $5

Device can detect the Zika virus within just a few minutes and at a very low cost that could be available for use as early as next summer.
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Transforming Cell States to Cure Bladder Disease

Scientists have begun to unlock the genetic code to understand how the lining of the bladder functions as a barrier to store urine - paving the way for possible new treatments for chronic bladder diseases.
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Missing Link to Proteins Found

A 60-year-old mystery has been solved investigating the origin of digestion-inhibiting proteins thought only to exist in two plant families.
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Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality

Abundant soil phosphorus in the Yahara watershed of Southern Wisconsin has a large, direct and long-lasting impact on water quality.
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Enabling Personlized Medicine for Minority Populations

Sanford Health and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital will sequence the genes of nearly 1,000 Latino and Hispanic people in an effort to better understand the health needs of those populations.
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Visualising DNA in Action

Knowing where all the genes and control elements are at a given moment will help us understand the molecular mechanisms that control and maintain their expression.
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Preventing Loss of Vision with CRISPR

Silencing a gene called Nrl in mice prevents the loss of cells from degenerative diseases of the retina, according to a new study.
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The Genetics Behind African Obesity

First study of its kind looks at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans.
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