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Link Between Vitamin D And Skin Cancer
Categorie : GeneticsA Henry Ford Hospital study has shown a link between Vitamin D levels and basal cell carcinoma, a finding that could lead researchers to better understand the development of the most common form of skin cancer... ...
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Sat Mar 2010
2 Teams Advance On Answers To TB Epidemic By Going 'Back To The Drawing Board'
Categorie : GeneticsWhen people get exposed to the mycobacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB), some will become sick with a disease that is a major cause of mortality around the world while others simply don't... ...
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Virus Infections May Be Contributing Factor In Onset Of Gluten Intolerance
Categorie : GeneticsA research project in the Academy of Finland's Research Programme on Nutrition, Food and Health (ELVIRA) has brought new knowledge on the hereditary nature of gluten intolerance and identified genes that carry a higher risk of developing the condition... ...
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Over-Expression Of Gene Regulator Spurs Development Of Leukemia In Babies With Down Syndrome
Categorie : GeneticsBetween 5 and 10 percent of babies with Down syndrome develop a transient form of leukemia that usually resolves on its own. However, for reasons that haven't been clear, 20 to 30 percent of these babies progress to a more serious leukemia known as Down syndrome acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (DS-A ...
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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early March 1, 2010
Categorie : GeneticsNEUROBIOLOGY: Common mechanism for more than 50% of cases of hereditary spastic paraplegia Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is the name given to a group of inherited neurological disorders characterized by progressive stiffness or tightness of the muscles (spasticity) in the lower limbs... ...
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DYRK1A Gene May Be One Of Most Influential Factors In Down's Syndrome
Categorie : GeneticsPersons with Down's syndrome usually have great problems with memory; this being precisely one of the characteristics which differentiates them from other people. Particularly notable is the poor capacity they have for retaining information received orally, but also that concerning visual-spatial me ...
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'Biological Clock' Could Be A Key To Better Health, Longer Life
Categorie : GeneticsIf you aren't getting a good, consistent and regular night's sleep, a new study suggests it could reduce your ability to handle oxidative stress, cause impacts to your health, increase motor and neurological deterioration, speed aging and ultimately cut short your life. That is, if your "biological ...
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In Down's Syndrome DYRK1A Gene May Be One Of Most Influential Factors
Categorie : GeneticsResearch undertaken in recent years on Down's syndrome has focused on the DYRK1A gene. The superexpression of this gene affects transmission in the neurones, according to Mr Garikoitz Azkona... ...
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Modern Man Found To Be Generally Monogamous, Moderately Polygamous
Categorie : GeneticsDid women and men contribute equally to the lineage of contemporary populations? Did our ancestors, Homo sapiens, lean more toward polygamy or monogamy? To answer these questions, Dr... ...
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The Genetic Footprint Of Natural Selection
Categorie : GeneticsA further step has been taken towards our understanding of natural selection. CNRS scientists working at the Institut de Biologie of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (CNRS/ENS/INSERM) have shown that humans, and some of their primate cousins, have a common genetic footprint, i.e. a set of genes which ...
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Interleukin Genetics, Inc. And Stanford University Report Genetic Test Improves Weight Loss Success With Diets
Categorie : GeneticsInterleukin Genetics, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ILI) announced presentation of findings from a retrospective clinical study on weight management conducted in collaboration with Stanford University... ...
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Early Test For A Killer Of The Sickest
Categorie : GeneticsAn early test for fungal infections that measures how a patient's genes are responding could save the lives of some very sick patients. Researchers at Duke University's Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have devised an early gene-expression test for the fungal pathogen Candida that worked in mi ...
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Evidence Of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance
Categorie : GeneticsA team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are reporting disturbing evidence that soil microbes have become progressively more resistant to antibiotics over the last 60 years... ...
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Small World Explored By Big Book: Stuart Lindsay's Guide To Nanoscience
Categorie : GeneticsStuart Lindsay, Arizona State University Regents' professor and director of the Biodesign Institute's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, has just released the first comprehensive guide to a tiny world a million times smaller than a single grain of sand... ...
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Virology Text Focuses On Families
Categorie : GeneticsA new virology textbook published by ASM Press educates the reader by focusing on the families. Based on the author's experiences teaching virology for more than 35 years, Virology: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis enables readers to develop a deep understanding of fundamental virology by emphasiz ...
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TGen Finalizes Alliance With Van Andel Research Institute
Categorie : GeneticsThe Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has announced the completion of a strategic alliance and affiliation agreement with the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) that will maximize the research capabilities of both non-profit institutes... ...
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Gene Variants Linked To Risk Of Preterm Birth
Categorie : GeneticsGene variants in a woman and her fetus can make them more susceptible to an inflammatory response to infections inside the uterus, which can increase the risk for a preterm birth, according to a study presented at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reuters reports. Preterm deliver ...
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Mimicking Hereditary Deafness In A Mouse Brings Doctors Closer To A Cure
Categorie : GeneticsDeafness is the most common disorder of the senses. Tragically, it commonly strikes in early childhood, severely damaging an affected child's ability to learn speech and language... ...
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Singapore Scientists Identify Gene That Improves Quality Of Reprogrammed Stem Cells
Categorie : GeneticsIn the 7 Feb. 2010 issue of the journal Nature, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), report that a genetic molecule, called Tbx3, which is crucial for many aspects of early developmental processes in mammals, significantly improves the quality of stem cells that have been reprogram ...
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital And Washington University Team To Unravel Genetic Basis Of Childhood Cancers
Categorie : GeneticsSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, announced an unprecedented effort to identify the genetic changes that give rise to some of the world's deadliest childhood cancers. The team has joined forces to decode the genomes of more than 600 chil ...
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