by Queen Mary, University of London Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The study, published today (12 October) in Nature, is the largest ever genome-wide association study, using the DNA of over 5 million people from 281 contributing studies. It plugs a sizeable gap in our understanding of how our genetic differences account for differences in height. Over...
by University of Tsukuba Credit: WAKIMOTO Arata Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of fat in the liver unrelated to alcohol abuse or other liver diseases. It is often associated with obesity and diabetes and is considered a manifestation of metabolic syndrome. It progresses into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with the onset of inflammation,...
by RIKEN H3K9 methylation levels in the cerebellum were lower in the Suv39h2-deficient mice than in control mice controls. Credit: RIKEN New research from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan shows that a deficit in histone methylation could lead to the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A human variant of the SUV39H2...
by KU Leuven Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An interdisciplinary team led by KU Leuven and Stanford has identified 76 overlapping genetic locations that shape both the face and our brain. What the researchers didn’t find is evidence that this genetic overlap also predicts someone’s behavioral-cognitive traits or risk of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. This means that the...
by Calley Jones, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new method for studying gene function shows how high blood sugar and bone density are connected in diabetes patients. Scientists have discovered thousands of genetic variants—tiny changes in the genetic code—that are linked to increased risk of various diseases. Learning what these variants...
