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The discovery of what activates the gene that forces potatoes to convert starch into sugar when they’re stored in cold storage is a significant leap forward for the savory snacks industry.

"It has the potential to affect every single bag of potato chips around the world," said plant geneticist Jiming Jiang.

In a breakthrough for the snack food industry, a team of scientists led by Michigan State University professors Jiming Jiang and David Douches has discovered a key mechanism behind the darkening and potential health concerns associated with cold-stored potatoes.

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have transformed the treatment of blood cancers in recent years. And there have been positive signs the "living drugs" can be harnessed against other diseases, like autoimmune disorders.

University Hospitals has been selected as one of four new study sites for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) Study.

University Hospitals has been selected by the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program as one of four new study sites for the Black and African American Connectio

University Hospitals (UH) has been selected by the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2) as one of four new study sites for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) study, according to a news release. The Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease is an initiative of Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program […]

An international team of scientists today announced the results of a systematic effort to map the genetic changes underlying lung cancer, the world’s leading cause of cancer deaths.

News from Grant County, New Mexico

Among African populations, a novel genetic risk factor for Parkinson disease that affects GBA1 has been identified.