Japanese create stem cells from wisdom teeth August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Japanese scientists said Friday they had derived stem cells from wisdom teeth, opening another way to study deadly diseases without the ethical controversy of using embryos. | |
Scientists uncover molecule that keeps pathogens like salmonella in check August 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick. | |
 Exploding chromosomes fuel research about evolution of genetic storage August 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Human cells somehow squeeze two meters of double-stranded DNA into the space of a typical chromosome, a package 10,000 times smaller than the volume of genetic material it contains. | |
Medicine tailored to your genome, not your race: Venter August 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Personalised, genome-based health care could help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths caused each year by adverse drug reactions, genetics pioneer Craig Venter said Tuesday. | |
Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A large genetic study of bipolar disorder has implicated machinery that balances levels of sodium and calcium in neurons. The disorder was associated with variation in two genes that make components of such ion channels. ... | |
Gene's newly explained effect on height may change tumor disorder treatment August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A mutation that causes a childhood tumor syndrome also impairs growth hormone secretion, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. | |
New insight into most common forebrain malformation August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified one of the molecular mechanisms underlying the genetic brain malformation called holoprosencephaly (HPE). The findings not only yield insights into the most ... | |
Maelstrom quashes jumping genes August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists have known for decades that certain genes (called transposons) can jump around the genome in an individual cell. This activity can be dangerous, however, especially when it arises in cells that produce eggs and ... | |
Large reservoir of mitochondrial DNA mutations identified in humans August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Newcastle, England, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech in the United States have revealed a large reservoir of mitochondrial DNA mutations present in the general population. ... | |
Obesity genes revealed August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A study of 228 women has revealed genetic variants responsible for body shape. Based on work in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, research published today in the open access journal BMC Genetics identifies natural ... | |
Beyond PTEN: Alternate genes linked to breast, thyroid and kidney cancer predisposition August 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new discovery may lead to more effective screening and treatment for patients with a difficult to recognize syndrome characterized by tumor-like growths and a high risk of developing specific cancers. The research, published ... | |
Study helps pinpoint genetic variations in European Americans August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An international team of researchers has identified just 200 positions within the curves of the DNA helix that they believe capture much of the genetic diversity in European Americans, a population with one of the most diverse ... | |
Researchers uncover West Nile's targets August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Screening the entire human genome, a team headed by Yale University scientists have identified several hundred genes that impact West Nile virus infection. The findings reported Wednesday online in the journal Nature ... | |
Testosterone and body fat are controlled by the same genes August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Genes that control percentage of body fat are also responsible for circulating levels of testosterone in men, research published in the latest edition of Clinical Endocrinology shows. The research shows a 23% overlap between ... | |
Cutting the brakes on the immune system August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Your immune system may have more in common with a Corvette than you thought. When a virus or bacteria enters a human body, the immune system revs up to fight and expel the invader. Once the invader is gone, the body puts ... | |
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