Beyond PTEN: Alternate genes linked to breast, thyroid and kidney cancer predisposition 6 hours ago | 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 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | 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: 4.7 / 5 after 7 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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Inherited form of hearing loss stems from gene mutation July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Pat Phalin learned she had hearing loss at 30, when she volunteered to give hearing tests at her local school. The pupils heard sounds she could not hear. | |
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 ... | |
Searching for shut eye: Study identifies possible sleep gene July 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
While scientists and physicians know what happens if you don't get six to eight hours of shut-eye a night, investigators have long been puzzled about what controls the actual need for sleep. Researchers at the University ... | |
Defining DNA differences to track and tackle typhoid July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For the first time, next-generation DNA sequencing technologies have been turned on typhoid fever - a disease that kills 600,000 people each year. The results will help to improve diagnosis, tracking of disease spread and ... | |
Researchers identify gene responsible for rare childhood disease July 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The chromosomal abnormality that causes a rare, but often fatal, disorder that affects infants has been identified by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, who happened to treat two young ... | |
Genetic mutation identified for eye complaint July 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
An international research collaboration including research teams from the Children's Hospital in Boston (USA), King's College London and the Peninsula Medical School, has identified a gene that, when mutated, causes Duane ... | |
Consortium develops new method to manipulate genetic material July 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A multi-institutional team of researchers, including scientists at the University of Minnesota Medical School, have developed a powerful tool for genomic research and medicine. The robust method will allow researchers to ... | |
Study of dark-skinned mice leads to protein linked to bone marrow failure in humans July 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The study of dark-skinned mice has led to a surprising finding about a common protein involved in tumor suppression, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The results may lead to new treatments ... | |
Researchers discover a gene that regulates and blocks ovulation July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A group of Canadian and European researchers have unlocked the mystery of a gene with the potential to both regulate and block ovulation. The new study – a collaboration between the Université de Montréal in Canada and the ... | |
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