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NIH researchers researchers and collaborators have gained some key insights into the biological inner-workings of regrowing a body, the evolution of aging and a unique method to dispose of aging cells, by studying the genomes of a hermit crab (Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus).
… healing, is essential to understanding human health and disease. Humans have some capacity to regenerate, like …
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NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… elements that may be relevant to human health and disease. Because a human genome is incredibly long, … of diseases , including hemophilia, chronic granulomatous disease and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Humans have two sets … out how these differences contribute to human biology and disease,” Miga said. Both Phillippy and Miga agree that …
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. The new program will be led by Leslie Biesecker, … terms of discoveries about the genetic basis of health and disease,” said NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … to identify subtle but important factors related to human disease that would be otherwise difficult to discern. The new …
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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… provide insights about their health, helping to diagnose disease, predict outcomes and guide medical treatments. … in genomic analyses. For example, predicting a genetic disease might not work as well for someone whose genome is … of the main study. “For example, predicting a genetic disease might not work as well for someone whose genome is …
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In a study published in the journal Science, collaborators at NHGRI, the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida, Augustine, reported that activation of the gene Tfap2 in adult stem cells in Hydractinia can turn those cells into germ cells in a cycle that can repeat endlessly.
… a surprisingly large number of genes that are like human disease genes, making it a useful animal model for studying … new and better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. Science is an unpredictable and incremental process …
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Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… of Intramural Research and head of the Inflammatory Disease Section at NHGRI. From L to R: Dan Kastner, M.D., … "The genes that turned up in the genomic analyses of the disease we focus on belong to inflammatory pathways, like … such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease. In July 2017, Rohith and his family got their visas …
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Dr. Wilson officially retired from The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in September 2020, yet he remains on as a scientist emeritus in its Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, where he was co-chief for 14 years.
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NIH researchers and their colleagues identified multidrug-resistant pathogens on the skin of residents in nursing homes. They found that these potentially dangerous microbes spread widely among residents, indicating a need for improved testing and infection control measures to protect people in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations.
… are of growing concern, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) , because of this fungus’s frequent … said Mary Hayden, M.D., a professor and infectious disease specialist at RUSH University Medical Center in …
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On November 18, 2021, NHGRI will host an NIH Genomics and Health Disparities Special Interest Group lecture, "NIH Approach to Inclusive Excellence - The COSWD Viewpoint" by Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
… – 1) Older Adults, and 2) Dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease. She co-led the NIH-wide Inclusion Governance …
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NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… said Meru Sadhu, Ph.D., an investigator in the Genetic Disease Research Branch at NHGRI and senior author of the …