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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… red blood cells take a sickle shape, blocking blood flow and decreasing oxygen delivery. Little is known about … and the blood cells in Sickle cell disease, which do not flow through the circulatory system smoothly. Credit: Darryl …
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Researchers have used a new combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a specific gut bacterium from the sea of microbes in the human microbiome.
… which is used to capture small amounts of liquid in flow cells of hair-thin channels and wells. The flow cells consist of two credit card size glass plates … on top of one another that allow individual cells to flow in small channels to receiving wells. The scientists …
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NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).
… of the walls of the blood vessels, hindering blood flow to the brain and resulting in strokes. The treatment … in the wals of the blood vessels, hindering blood flow to the brain and result in strokes. Image Credit: Darryl …
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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… the blood stream, reaches the lungs and stops blood flow. While people who experience pulmonary embolism may not … blood cells to become rigid and sticky, which blocks blood flow. While people with sickle cell trait typically do not …
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NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… those with roles in endurance, heart function, blood flow and pain perception. What terriers lacked in sporty …
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Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… in these families," she said. "While information tended to flow to first degree relatives, an important next step was to …
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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
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NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.
… that codes for abnormal hemoglobin, which affects blood flow and causes pain, fatigue and other symptoms. Patients …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… seven surveys that ask questions about health risks, the flow of health information among family and friends, the use …
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… levels, or not at all. This generally disrupts the normal flow of information in the cell. Importantly, these flags can …