Genetic mutation linked to walking on all 4s June 02, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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What are the genes implicated in upright walking of humans? The discovery of four families in which some members only walk on all fours (quadrupedality) may help us understand how humans, unlike other primates, are able ... | |
 Researchers Pinpoint Gene Mutations Responsible for 10 Percent of Schizophrenia May 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scans of the genome of patients with schizophrenia have revealed rare spontaneous copy number mutations that account for at least 10 percent of the non-familial cases of the disease. Researchers describe specific ... | |
The Rett gene -- a rogue activator May 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In 1999, when Dr. Huda Zoghbi and her Baylor College of Medicine colleagues identified a mutation of the gene MeCP2 as the culprit in Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder, the discovery was only the prelude to understanding ... | |
Scientists identify genetic cause for a type of childhood epilepsy May 29, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Imagine “blanking out” of consciousness up to 200 times daily while you’re learning in a classroom, playing baseball, taking ballet lessons or riding a bike. This is a common occurrence in the life of a child with childhood ... | |
New treatments for viral and other diseases by blocking genes May 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The elusive goal of developing effective treatments for viral diseases such as AIDS and influenza has been brought closer by dramatic progress in the ability to interfere with viral genetic machinery. The stage was set for ... | |
Oocyte-specific gene mutations cause premature ovarian failure May 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Mutations in a gene called FIGLA cause premature ovarian failure in at least a percentage of women who suffer from the disorder, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Shandong University in China ... | |
Stabilizing cancer-fighting p53 can also shield a metastasis-promoter May 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Efforts to protect the tumor-suppressor p53 could just as easily shelter a mutant version of the protein, causing cancer cells to thrive and spread rather than die, according to research by scientists at The University of ... | |
Gladstone scientists reveal the genetics of fat storage in cells May 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New research by the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has revealed the genetic determinants of fat storage in cells, which may lead to a new understanding ... | |
Researchers develop improved gene therapy agent May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to make gene therapy a more viable option for treating genetic diseases such as ... | |
Researchers close in on new melanoma gene May 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
It has long been known that prolonged exposure to the suns harmful UV rays can lead to Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An unanswered question, however, is why some people are more likely to develop melanoma than ... | |
Researchers identify gene linked to vertebral defects in patient populations May 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Stowers Institute researchers Karen Staehling-Hampton, Ph.D., Managing Director of Molecular Biology, and Olivier Pourquié, Ph.D., Investigator, collaborated with colleagues from around the world to show that genes known ... | |
Effect of mutant p53 stability on tumorigenesis and drug design May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Guillermina Lozano (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues reveal how the stabilization of a mutated form of p53 affects oncogenesis, and lends startling new insight into the potential ... | |
 Families Shed Light on Likely Causative Gene for Alzheimer's May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The genetic profile of two large Georgia families with high rates of late-onset Alzheimer's disease points to a gene that may cause the disease, researchers say. | |
Genetic variation linked to sugary food May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A new study released today in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidence of the role that ... | |
Scientists discover small RNAs that regulate gene expression and protect the genome May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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RNA is best known as a working copy of the DNA sequence of genes. In this role, it’s a carrier of the genes’ instructions to the cell, which manufactures proteins according to information in the RNA molecule. | |
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