A new study published in revealing a breakthrough discovery combining genetic variants in the gene with a significantly increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that affects almost 2% of adults older than 65 years. This work, conducted by an international team of scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, Astrazeneca and Jan and Dan […]
ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using nitroglycerin -available nitroglycerin slices applied to the skin. One day, scientists want to use this type of switches to trigger cell therapy for various metabolic diseases. The body regulates its metabolism precisely and constantly, with specialized cells in the pancreas constantly monitor, […]
Certain sequences in the genome turn genes on and off. Until now, it was believed that each of these gene switches, or so-called enhancers, had its own place in DNA. Different enhancers are therefore separated from each other, even if they control the same gene and turn it on in different parts of the body. […]