Decoding the chemistry of life: Maximum entropy reveals how mutations alter enzymes and drive drug resistance

For decades, Arieh Warshel, USC Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a 2013 Nobel laureate, has used computer simulations ...
New Atlas

There's now a single gene that can directly cause mental illnesses

In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – ...

For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

What we know — and don’t — about the causes of autism

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. Decades of ...

Order of cancer-driving mutations affects the chance of tumor development, study shows

The order of cancer-driving mutations—genetic changes—plays an important role in whether tumors in the intestine can develop, ...

Childhood leukemia aggressiveness depends on timing of genetic mutation, research reveals

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same ...
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Mutations In a Single Gene Can Cause Mental Illnesses, Landmark Study Finds

Changes to just one gene, called GRIN2A, have now been tied to psychiatric symptoms, including early-onset schizophrenia.
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Sperm donor with cancer gene used for nearly 200 children across Europe

Nearly 200 children across Europe were conceived using sperm carrying a dangerous cancer-linked gene mutation. The case raises urgent questions about donor screening and international fertility ...

H3N2 influenza explained: Causes, symptoms, risks, and why this flu strain hits harder

H3N2, a potent influenza A subtype, is driving significant flu outbreaks globally, causing substantial hospitalizations, ...
Bangalore Mirror

Researchers find rare mutation that causes neurological decline in kids

Doctors confirm rare gene mutation in child which causes changes in how immune system behaves during early development ...
Science Daily

Small root mutation could make crops fertilize themselves

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By ...

Newborn diagnosed with gene mutation after signs ‘something was not right’

A child was diagnosed with a rare, life-shortening gene mutation at three months old after his parents noticed “something was ...