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. A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor contributing toward such behavior, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), components of the National Institutes of Health, supported the study, which appears in the May/June issue of Child Development. http://www.physorg.com/news161614455.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 13:55:06 EST news161614455 UCLA scientists, in partnership with 30 research institutions across the country, have identified a new gene variant that is highly common in autistic children. And when researchers scrutinized the activity of the gene, known as CDH10, in the fetal brain, they discovered that it is most active in key regions that support language, speech and interpreting social behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news160145737.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:56:02 EST news160145737 Dartmouth Medical School researchers have devised a novel approach for thwarting the relentless bacterial infections that thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), unlocking new possibilities against a tenacious and toxic hallmark of the common genetic disease. http://www.physorg.com/news159792146.html Biology Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:43:42 EST news159792146 Genetics plays a key role in determining risk for colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Several common genetic markers have been found to be associated with the disease, but finding the biological events that lead to cancer can be much more difficult. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have identified a common genetic variation associated with the risk of colorectal cancer and its functional implications, shedding new light on the basis of this deadly disease. http://www.physorg.com/news159728950.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:09:42 EST news159728950 Scientists have linked a common genetic variation to the development of prostate cancer, according to a study published Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news159521068.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:25:04 EST news159521068 A small percentage of males born with cryptorchidism (failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum), the most frequent congenital birth defect in male children, are more likely to have genetic mutations, including for a syndrome that is a common genetic cause of infertility, according to a study in the November 19 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news146243743.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:15:43 EST news146243743