It has been said many times that there is very little irrigation development in Africa, that there is little water storage per head of population, that this adds up to high vulnerability to droughts.

Across drought-hit southern Africa, COVID-19 has spurred governments to dispatch water tankers, drill boreholes and repair taps - solutions experts and residents of thirsty slums and villages say must last long after the pandemic has passed.

New study identified and confirmed the gene responsible for lutein esterification in bread wheat. The activity of this gene regulates the timing of esterification

Socio-economic migration within the UK was found to affect the geographic distribution of human DNA linked to traits such as education levels and health, revealed major new study.

Pluripotent stem cells research provides insight into how Huntington's Disease (HD) develops and may help pave the way for identifying pathways for future treatments.

Stem cell therapy aids a 26-year-old Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patient in UP to survive. Children suffering from DMD usually die of cardio-respiratory failure.

CYLD cutaneous syndrome (CCS) is a genetic disease that affects areas of the body where there are hair follicles. Skin tumours called cylindromas are also seen in CSS patients.

Three in five people with Down syndrome were found to be diagnosed with dementia by age 55, revealed new study of 3,000 people in Wisconsin. Not

Lymphatic system was found to play an important role in hair regeneration, said new research in Science, led by Elaine Fuchs, the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor.

Even when using very sensitive methods, there are no cell lines with chromosomal aberrations in IVF kids. Hence, in vitro fertilization does not pose

CRISPR-Cas9 protein was found to help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process, revealed a team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet.

Genetic variation in enhancers (non-coding regulatory regions) was found to play a role in a person's risk of developing psychiatric or neurological conditions, stated new study.

Scientists have discovered a new approach in which three different gene delivery vectors were injected intravenously and directly into the kidneys of mice.

Human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were found to display unlimited proliferative potential in culture, which

There is no link between oral infections and the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of the procedure, found new study.

A gene that is associated with severe genetic kidney disease has been identified successfully. This groundbreaking discovery could open up new avenues for more precise treatments.

Researchers discovered a polymer sheet that functions as an artificial muscle as it transforms stem cells into bones. Stem cells are known for their

Human stem cells can provide long lasting pain relief without producing any side effects, in a single treatment, according to a study done on mice. The

Scientists are working globally to educate clinicians and families on how to identify, test and provide care for those born with fragile X syndrome, often linked to autism.

Genetic screening helped to detect genes that protect against the toxic effects of a mutant protein causing Huntington's disease. These efforts yielded

Gene therapy to treat aldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (ALDH2) deficiency helps prevent increased risk for esophageal cancer and osteoporosis linked to chronic alcohol exposure, revealed study.

Gene repeats that cause Fragile X Syndrome normally regulate how and when proteins are made in neurons, said a Michigan Medicine team. This process may

A new study in mice has revealed administering stem cell or enzyme therapy in utero paves path to alleviating some congenital diseases that often result in losing a pregnancy.

Specific nutrients were found to directly influence the stem cell development, revealed Biomedical scientists from KU Leuven and Harvard University published these results in Nature.

New study has discovered a genetic mutation that reduces a patient's ability to exercise efficiently. The findings of the study are published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i.

Accumulation of DNA breaks can cause aging, cancer, and Motor Neurone Disease (MND). But a novel toolkit discovered could help repair DNA breaks caused

New genetic screening platform using CRISPR technology for targeting thousands of genes in a massively-parallel fashion give an accurate and fast method

Gene therapy could prevent or reverse cardiac dysfunction in Barth syndrome according to the new research at Boston Children's Hospital. The findings,

CRISPR-Cas9, the gene editing technology helps better understand facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and explore potential treatments, found new study.

Novel mechanism that helps explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome has been mapped

New study proposes a method to extend polygenic scores, the estimate of genetic risk factors and personalized medicine revolution, to individuals with

New study finds more evidence for the efficacy of a telehealth-delivered behavioral intervention in treating language problems in youth with fragile X syndrome (FXS).

New, previously unknown form of inflammatory skin disorder known as familial (hereditary) cold urticaria develops when exposed to temperatures below 15

Novel genetic risk assessment tool detected more men at increased risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, according to the study presented at the American

Scientists have reported substantial variability from state to state and region to region in the number of donor organs recovered from drug-intoxication-related deaths.

Even though recipients who received liver grafts from older donors (70 and older) had improved outcomes with reduced mortality, graft loss and postoperative

Nine patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) after receiving lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease

Doctors can safely transplant hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs into people who are in dire need for a new organ, reports a new study. The findings

Despite a new system designed to reduce inequities, significant racial disparities exist among patients awaiting kidney transplants, finds a new study.

Ariana Dey, a Kolkata-based newborn, has become India's youngest liver transplant patient, says the doctors from Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi.

After kidney transplant, kids who developed anti-human leukocyte antibodies against their donor kidney, known as de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA)

New study on the viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics has been conducted by a group of researchers from Harvard Medical

French transplant centers are far more likely to transplant kidneys from older donors, revealed new study led by Penn Medicine and Paris Transplant Group.

Scientists have created a simulated organ market and placed a dollar value factor using data from the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

The waitlist policy which aimed to protect children lives by giving importance to children anticipating heart transplantation in the U.S has unwanted consequences.

Many hearts are reported unfit for donation due to stress-induced heart failure. But a new study finds that this condition has no significance on the

Tamil Nadu government announced that it had directed all blood banks in the state to use the blood donation feature on Facebook to reach out to the voluntary donors.

A tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys has been developed by researchers.

From 1965 to 2015 in European countries, rates for all the types of kidney replacement therapy were consistently higher in men than women, stated new study.

In an adult recipient, the first purely laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplantation has been successfully performed by Cleveland Clinic researchers.