2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (157+ words) A new study shows that restricting calorie intake in mice resulted in fewer DNA mutations as they age. Researchers found fewer mutations in tissue and cells from the kidney, liver, and brain, demonstrating for the first time that diet can…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) Bat Genetics Provide Insight into Longevity Labroots Bat Genetics Provide Insight into Longevity Sudamant is an Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). His lab uses computational, statistical, and experimental techniques to investigate the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (59+ words) Bringing innovative therapeutics to market requires faster, smarter clinical development strategies. As R&D investments continue to rise, genetic analysis has become an essential tool for improving trial efficiency, reducing enrollment timelines, and enabling precision medicine. Download this white paper…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (65+ words) Bringing innovative therapeutics to market requires faster, smarter clinical development strategies. As R&D investments continue to rise, genetic analysis has become an essential tool for improving trial efficiency, reducing enrollment timelines, and enabling precision medicine. Download this white paper…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (228+ words) A Neanderthal gene associated with bone and muscle growth still exists in some people, who tend to have more muscle mass and other Neanderthal-like features, according to a new study in Current Biology. The presence of Neanderthal growth hormone receptor…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (132+ words) Drug attrition remains stubbornly high because biology is complex—and traditional models often fail to capture it. As the industry moves toward human-relevant New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), brain organoids are emerging as powerful models for understanding neurodevelopment, disease, and toxicity....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (538+ words) For this study, the investigators collected blood samples from 333 study participants, obtaining three blood samples over a six month period. For each blood draw, the activity levels of about 14,000 genes were assessed. The researchers determined that the expression levels of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (198+ words) This work has shown that while known hallmarks of Alzheimer’s, like tau tangles and amyloid plaques, are still relevant, changes in the 3D organization of DNA, or chromatin, are also linked to the pathology of the disorder. "Our study represents a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (420+ words) Labroots A Disease of Rapid Aging is Discovered & Linked to the Epigenome A novel genetic disorder has been discovered that could provide many new insights into how aging occurs. Researchers have found that Heyn-Sproul-Jackson syndrome (HESJAS) causes the aging process…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (185+ words) Labroots Asia Pacific Live Session - Bridging the Clinical Gap: Retrospective Microsatellite Instability Testing to Inform Complex Biospecimen Cohort Generation Predictive biomarkers remain a key foundation of personalized medicine, enabling the identification of patients most likely to benefit from specific therapeutic…...