More than six million Americans are affected by Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia marked by accumulation of amyloid-β within the brain. Amyloid-β is a relatively small protein that forms toxic ...

Researchers have identified a distinct and reproducible gene expression program associated with neurotransmission in the ...

Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study ...

Much of the phenotypic variation that is observed within and between species is the result of differences in gene regulation: specifically when, where and how much the genes are expressed. Given the ...

Researchers have determined whether a specific chemical modification of a protein that packages the genome called a histone affects gene activity and cell proliferation. Researchers have determined ...

Our genes contain all the instructions our body needs to function, but their expression must be finely regulated to guarantee that each cell performs its role optimally. This is where DNA and RNA ...

Learn about epigenetic studies related to Alzheimer's disease in Mayo Clinic's Precision Medicine in Neurodegeneration Lab led by Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D., Ph.D.

On the 22nd of January, KAIST (represented by President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced that the joint research team led by Professors Seyun Kim, Gwangrog Lee, and Won-Ki Cho from the Department of ...

A cell-free genomics approach silences cellular noise and reveals transcription drivers, improving our understanding of a ...

Recent studies reveal that changes in gene regulation, not just gene sequences, are crucial for the evolution of animal ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to ...