Researchers define characteristics, treatment options for XXYY syndrome August 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and The Children's Hospital in Denver have conducted the largest study to date describing the medical and psychological characteristics of a rare genetic disorder in which males ... | |
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. | |
Genetic predisposition may play a role in anxiety disorders August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Finnish scientists have identified genes that may predispose to anxiety disorders. Research conducted under the supervision of Academy Research Fellow Iiris Hovatta have focused on genes that influence human behaviour, and ... | |
Scientists nail childhood nerve cancer gene August 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers have identified the hereditary gene mutations behind a deadly form of childhood cancer, opening the way to genetic tests in high-risk families, according to study released Sunday. | |
 Genome of simplest animal reveals ancient lineage, confounding array of complex capabilities August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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As Aesop said, appearances are deceiving—even in life's tiniest critters. From first detection in the 1880s, clinging to the sides of an aquarium, to its recent characterization by the U.S. Department of ... | |
Munich researchers discover key allergy gene August 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Together with colleagues from the Department of Dermatology and Allergy and the Center for Allergy and Environment of the Technische Universität München, scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have pinpointed a major ... | |
First gene associated with dry macular degeneration found August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In a study that underscores the important role that individual genetic profiles will play in the development of new therapies for disease, a multi-institutional research team – led by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD professor of ophthalmology ... | |
Gene that causes childhood cancer neuroblastoma is found August 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists have discovered gene mutations that are the main cause of the inherited version of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. In addition, the researchers found that the same mutations play a significant role in high-risk ... | |
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