Gene therapy for cholesterol: Initial test results cheerA new gene editing medicine, VERVE-102, offers hope for millions with heart conditions. Eli Lilly's drug showed significant reductions in b...
27 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Scientists just found the holy grail gene that could let humans regrow their own limbs one dayScientists studying naked mole rats discovered a gene linked to high levels of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA), a substance ...
11 May, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Baby to be made by just one person? That's what a fertility research dubbed as 'holy grail' is sayingA groundbreaking fertility development, "holy grail" research, may allow for single-parent conception using lab-grown eggs and sperm from o...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
New research reveals genetic basis for blood pressure and hypertension tiskA recent study delves into the genetic underpinnings of blood pressure regulation and the risk of developing hypertension. Researchers iden...
01 May, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Study finds app-based tests effective in detecting dementia before symptoms appearA new study reveals that data collected through a mobile app, including voice recordings and body movements, can aid in the early detection...
06 Apr, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
Study reveals men with low sperm count face heightened risk of cancerA recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that men with lower sperm counts or azoospermia (no sperm pr...
22 Feb, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Scientists identify four new breast cancer risk genesScientists have found at least four new genes associated with breast cancer that may help identify women at increased risk of the disease. ...
21 Aug, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
- Genetic tool created to identify risk of heart disease
London, Sep 24 (IANS) To identify individuals at risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) much earlier and improve its prevention, a new geneti...
24 Sep, 2016, 02.47 PM IST
How a Bengaluru lab is trying to fix the gene as therapy for hereditary health problemsAs Narayana Nethralaya is fronting it, the focus is on ocular (eye) diseases, though Ghosh’s own area of work is in muscular dystrophy.
23 Apr, 2016, 10.58 AM IST
Aspirin lowers risk of cancer in overweight people: studyThe study found that being overweight more than doubled the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic disord...
18 Aug, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
New genetic form of obesity, diabetes discoveredCPE deficiency is a recessive condition, so a person would need to inherit the altered genetic sequence from both parents to be affected.
01 Jul, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Blood, urine tests can guage genetic risk for prostrate cancerMen ranked in the highest percentiles for risk in the study have a prostate cancer risk comparable to the breast cancer risk among women.
18 Jun, 2015, 06.34 PM IST
Whole-genome sequencing can identify cancer-linked mutationsAbout 5 to 10 per cent of all cancers are caused by known inherited gene mutations. These mutations are passed down from generation to gene...
24 Dec, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
11 new genetic variants linked to high blood pressure foundResearchers from London examined the DNA of 87,736 individuals of European ancestry to discover genetic variants associated with blood pres...
21 Feb, 2014, 02.07 PM IST
Scientists remove HIV cells with enzymeResearchers used a genetic modification technique and developed an enzyme that can identify a sequence of the virus and remove it with 90 p...
19 Dec, 2013, 01.17 PM IST
- India, University of Cambridge tie up for research venture at Bangalore
India's Department of Biotechnology and the University of Cambridge are setting up a new initiative for chemical biology and molecular ther...
14 Sep, 2012, 12.41 PM IST
- Mitra Biotech gets VC funding
The Bangalore-based Mitra Biotech, a biology research firm and spin-off from MIT, US, has received venture capital funding from Accel Partn...
27 Apr, 2010, 01.52 AM IST