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Gene Discovery Aids Understanding of Neurological Disorder
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jun 21 07
Scientists have identified the gene responsible for one type of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder, a common inherited neurological disease, thanks to the chance appearance of a…
Novel Gene Therapy Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Shows Promise
• Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 16 07
It is estimated that 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are diagnosed each year, adding to the estimated one to 1.5 million…
Japan experts link osteoarthritis to gene variant
• Arthritis • • Genetics • Mar 26 07
Researchers in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be responsible for osteoarthritis, a painful condition in the joints that affects more than…
Autism gene identified by researchers at Yale working with a global research consortium
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 13 07
Yale School of Medicine autism experts Fred Volkmar, M.D. and Ami Klin are part of a global research consortium from 19 countries to identify…
Gene variations contribute to aggression and anger in women
• Gender: Female • • Genetics • Mar 09 07
Ever wonder why some women seem to be more ill-tempered than others? University of Pittsburgh researchers have found that behaviors such as anger, hostility…
Major Gene Study Uncovers Secrets of Leukemia
• Genetics • Mar 07 07
Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered previously unsuspected mutations that contribute to the formation of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the…
Study examines genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 05 07
Cardiff University researchers have found evidence for new genes involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study, to be published in the next…
Computer tool helps pinpoint risky gene mutations
• Genetics • Feb 16 07
Certain cancer risks can be passed down through families, the result of tiny changes in a family’s genetic code. But not all genetic changes…
Genes, lifestyle raise macular degeneration risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 08 07
New research suggests that one’s genetic make-up interacts with two modifiable risk factors - obesity and smoking - to multiply the risk of developing…
Alzheimer gene kicks in only in old age
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jan 08 07
A gene that predisposes its carriers to Alzheimer’s disease - APOE4 - appears to be active only in old age and has nothing to…
Genetic Mechanism Helps Explain Chronic Pain Disorders
• Genetics • • Pain • Dec 25 06
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that commonly occurring variations of a gene trigger a domino effect in…
Scientists identify gene mutation in autism
• Genetics • Dec 18 06
French scientists have identified genetic mutations in a small number of children with autism which could provide insight into the biological basis of the…
Whoever said people were much the same was wrong!
• Genetics • Nov 23 06
An international research team have come up with a new genetic map which could demand a fundamental shift in how we think genes work.
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Gene linked to aggressive ‘wet’ age-related macular degeneration
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Nov 22 06
A gene variant that increases the risk of developing the aggressive “wet” form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness…
Mutant gene causes severe kidney disease in infants
• Genetics • Nov 06 06
Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered a previously unknown cause for a severe, early-onset form of kidney disease and renal…
Researchers Find Gene Linked to Crohn’s Disease
• Genetics • Oct 26 06
An international team of researchers has identified another gene mutation linked to the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
The team,…
Nanocantilever biosensors detect multiple genes
• Genetics • Sep 19 06
Using nanoscale cantilevers in a microfluidics device, a team of European researchers has developed a portable biosensor capable of detecting specific genetic sequences.
Such…
Late gene mutants of bacteriophage lambda are an efficient expression vector
• Genetics • Sep 18 06
According to recently published research from South Korea, late gene mutants of bacteriophage lambda are an efficient expression vector.
“The disadvantage of a bacteriophage…
Genetic map identifies close to 200 cancer genes
• Genetics • Sep 08 06
The first genetic map of colon and breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes - most of them previously unknown - help tumors…
Discovery of a new gene that stimulates the growth of natural bypasses
• Genetics • Sep 05 06
World Congress of Cardiology Report - Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research (MPI) in Bad Nauheim, Germany, have identified a gene,…
Age-related hearing loss may be genetic
• Genetics • Aug 28 06
Researchers at the University of Antwerp have discovered that hearing loss is linked to flaws in a specific gene.
Hearing loss is very common…
First treatment for Hunter disease
• Genetics • Aug 17 06
An article reporting results from a pivotal clinical trial that helped gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the first treatment for Hunter…
Gene defects in young present serious risk from environmental tobacco smoke
• Genetics • Aug 07 06
The dangers of passive smoking are even more pronounced among young people carrying common gene defects, researchers at the University of Dundee have found.
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Different Genes May Cause Autism in Boys and Girls
• Genetics • Aug 03 06
Like detectives trying to solve a murder case, researchers searching for the biological cause of autism have come up with some surprising suspects. They’ve…
Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females
• Genetics • Jul 10 06
UCLA researchers report that thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females - something never detected to this degree.…