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. ... | |
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 ... | |
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. ... | |
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 ... | |
When our protective armor shows weakness August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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New knowledge points to the fact that a genetically induced lack of filaggrin, a key protein of the skin barrier, plays a decisive role in the origin of allergies. In a large study on more than 3000 school-children scientists ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
 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. | |
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 ... | |
Gene may put women with migraine at increased risk of heart disease and stroke July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women who experience migraine with aura appear to be at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke if they have a certain gene, according to a study published in the July 30, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the ... | |
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