http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An international team of scientists has identified two more genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The findings are reported in the online edition of the journal Nature Genetics. http://www.physorg.com/news171461698.html Medicine & Health Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:17:05 EST news171461698 Finnish Academy Professors Lauri Aaltonen and Jussi Taipale have identified and described a mechanism whereby a single-base change in the human genome increases the risk of colorectal cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news165490050.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:20:04 EST news165490050 Comparing 500,000 snippets of human DNA put scientists from the University of Bonn on the right track. A genetic variant on chromosome 8 occurs with significantly higher frequency in people with cleft lip and palate than in the control group. The results are to be published in the forthcoming issue of the journal Nature Genetics. http://www.physorg.com/news155748720.html Medicine & Health Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:33:45 EST news155748720 A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death. http://www.physorg.com/news150382922.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:02:02 EST news150382922