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BeginNGS® newborn screening by genome sequencing program launches international collaboration with Sidra Medicine in Qatar

Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine
Business Announcement

Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine announces agreement with Sidra Medicine, a world-class specialty healthcare organization for women, children and young people in the State of Qatar, to collaborate on implementing RCIGM’s genome-based newborn screening program, BeginNGS.

SARS-CoV-2 infects testicular cells and uses cellular machinery to replicate and form

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research conducted on mice revealed that the COVID-19 virus uses cells responsible for testosterone production to replicate, thereby interfering with lipid metabolism. This helps explain the drop in testosterone and possibly cholesterol in patients with s

Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Hidden impacts of spraying: new study explores effects of fungicide use on corn health and microbiome

American Phytopathological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Corn is one of the most valuable cash crops globally, with annual grain production in the United States alone valued at nearly $80 billion. Fungicides are widely used to protect crops and promote yield, but new research published in Phytobiomes Journal suggests we may be overlooking a hidden cost: the loss of beneficial fungi essential to plant health.

Journal: Phytobiomes Journal
Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service

Education gap linked to differences in biological aging

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology researchers shows that Americans with less education are aging faster than their peers with more schooling, and the gap has grown over the last 30 years.

The study examined “biological aging,” which goes deeper than simply counting birthdays. Biological aging measures how the body is changing over time, including how well organs and systems are working.

Journal: Demography
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

Risk management: Making gene therapy safer and more effective

Yale University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is not without risk. When this type of “genetic surgery” is performed on DNA, for instance, there is always the danger of leaving permanent genetic scars that may even be heritable.

Journal: Cell

Boston University awarded funding to improve engagement of autistic adults in colorectal health research

Boston University
Grant and Award Announcement

Boston University has been approved for a funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Project aimed at improving colonoscopy access, participation and patient experience for autistic adults

Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Millions of malaria diagnoses may actually be brucellosis, Texas A&M researchers find

Texas A&M University

Until recently, scientists have not known how often brucellosis is mistaken for malaria or other febrile illnesses, but new research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has discovered that as many as 7 million people worldwide may receive a misdiagnosis each year — vastly increasing the number of people estimated to have the disease.

Journal: BMC Public Health