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Promise of Outpatient Brain Gene Therapy is One Step Closer
• Genetics • • Neurology • Oct 18 10

In the October 17 issue of Nature Methods, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University describe how they can transfer genes into brain neurons intravenously,… Promise of Outpatient Brain Gene Therapy is One Step Closer   

 
 

New gene associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 25 10

Researchers have identified a gene that appears to increase a person’s risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common type of the… New gene associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease   

 
 

Stress can control our genes
• Genetics • • Neurology • Sep 25 10

Stress has become one of the major disease states in the developed world. But what is stress? It depends on from where you look.… Stress can control our genes   

 
 

Taste genes predict tooth decay
• Dental Health • • Genetics • Sep 22 10

Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease that is disproportionately distributed in the population. Caries occurrence and progression is known to be influenced by… Taste genes predict tooth decay   

 
 

Discovered gene causes Kabuki syndrome
• Genetics • • Pregnancy • Aug 16 10

Using a new, rapid and less expensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that account for most cases of Kabuki syndrome, a… Discovered gene causes Kabuki syndrome   

 
 

Hebrew University researchers identify gene related to chronic pain
• Genetics • • Pain • Aug 06 10

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and elsewhere have succeeded in identifying for the first time a gene associated with susceptibility to chronic… Hebrew University researchers identify gene related to chronic pain   

 
 

Marfan, A “Look-Alike” Disorder, Or Neither? Researchers Offer Simple List of Signs for Early Detect
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Aug 05 10

Johns Hopkins researchers have compiled what they believe are reliable lists of tell-tale physical signs to help doctors recognize children with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz… Marfan, A “Look-Alike” Disorder, Or Neither? Researchers Offer Simple List of Signs for Early Detect   

 
 

Gene for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease identified through genome scan
• Genetics • • Heart • Aug 05 10

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., are some of the first… Gene for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease identified through genome scan   

 
 

Consumer gene test results misleading: U.S. probe
• Cancer: Prostate • • Diabetes • • Genetics • Jul 23 10

People who send off their saliva to genetic testing companies to find out their risk for prostate cancer or diabetes are likely to get… Consumer gene test results misleading: U.S. probe   

 
 

Gene linked to aging also linked to Alzheimer’s
• Genetics • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Jul 23 10

MIT biologists report that they have discovered the first link between the amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and a… Gene linked to aging also linked to Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Disease genes that followed the Silk Road identified
• Genetics • • Immunology • • Public Health • Jul 20 10

Scientists have identified key genes responsible for a severe inflammatory disease that has spread along the old silk trading routes from the Far East… Disease genes that followed the Silk Road identified   

 
 

Scientists Identify Critical Genes for Down Syndrome
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 18 10

Down syndrome is a well known cause of mental retardation and other medical problems, including early onset of Alzheimer disease. It has long been… Scientists Identify Critical Genes for Down Syndrome   

 
 

A New Spin on Gene Delivery
• Genetics • Jul 08 10

Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech have discovered how to “greatly enhance” the delivery of DNA payloads into… A New Spin on Gene Delivery   

 
 

Mother’s diet, genes raise birth defect risk in mice
• Dieting • • Genetics • • Pregnancy • Jul 06 10

Mothers who eat a high fat diet before and during pregnancy may be putting their offspring at risk of birth defects, scientists said on… Mother’s diet, genes raise birth defect risk in mice   

 
 

‘Copy-and-paste DNA’ more common than previously thought
• Genetics • • Public Health • Jun 28 10

Researchers at the University of Leicester have demonstrated that movable sequences of DNA, which give rise to genetic variability and sometimes cause specific diseases,… ‘Copy-and-paste DNA’ more common than previously thought   

 
 

New Autism Susceptibility Genes Identified
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 09 10

Mount Sinai researchers and the Autism Genome Project Consortium (AGP) announced today that they have identified new autism susceptibility genes that may lead to… New Autism Susceptibility Genes Identified   

 
 

In India, 1 in 25 People Carry Gene That Causes Heart Failure
• Genetics • • Heart • Jun 08 10

One in 25 people from India and other south Asian countries carries a mutated gene that causes heart failure.

Studying this gene, and the… In India, 1 in 25 People Carry Gene That Causes Heart Failure   

 
 

Future Continues to Brighten for Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Heart • Jun 03 10

Research about quality of life is improving the treatment of children with velocardiofacial syndrome, a chronic, genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms,… Future Continues to Brighten for Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome   

 
 

Genes and obesity
• Genetics • • Obesity • Jun 03 10

Thick or thin. Whichever you are, it may not be your fault.

HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo says our weight may boil down to a… Genes and obesity   

 
 

Genes explain why Tibetans thrive in high places
• Genetics • May 14 10

Researchers have identified two genes that appear to explain why Tibetans are able to live comfortably in rarefied air at very high altitudes.

Dubbed… Genes explain why Tibetans thrive in high places   

 
 

New mutant genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Genetics • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 10 10

A large study of European populations has uncovered seven new clusters of defective genes that may be responsible for rheumatoid arthritis, a painful… New mutant genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

Gene therapy sets stage for new treatments for inherited blindness, Penn veterinary researchers say
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Apr 29 10

Veterinary vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have safely and successfully used a viral vector in targeting a class of photoreceptors of the… Gene therapy sets stage for new treatments for inherited blindness, Penn veterinary researchers say   

 
 

Genes affect smoking behavior, lung cancer risk
• Cancer: Lung • • Genetics • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 27 10

Addicted to smoking and unable to quit? Your genes may be partly to blame, according to a trio of studies published Sunday in… Genes affect smoking behavior, lung cancer risk   

 
 

Gene linked to obesity and higher Alzheimer’s risk
• Genetics • • Obesity • Apr 20 10

A variant of an obesity gene carried by more than a third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, raising carriers’ risk of… Gene linked to obesity and higher Alzheimer’s risk   

 
 

Obesity Caused by Genetics Can Be Overcome
• Genetics • • Obesity • Apr 18 10

Obesity caused by genetic factors can be overcome, according to a new study, which indicates physical activity during adolescence is the key.

For… Obesity Caused by Genetics Can Be Overcome   

 
 
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