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 team of researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, has identified a group of 12 genetic variants in the HSPB7 gene that is associated with heart failure in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news180084924.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:36:21 EST news180084924 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that the offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both their parents. Now, a team of researchers including a University of Florida geneticist has discovered clues to why that might be the case for one of the most important crops in the world: corn. http://www.physorg.com/news177862070.html Biology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:08:20 EST news177862070 Three studies presented this week at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego underscore the growing disparities in gastrointestinal disease, particularly colon cancer and Barrett's Esophagus, among certain ethnic and gender populations, including African Americans, Latinos and women. These race- and gender-specific disparities underscore the need for education and vigilance among these populations and perhaps more aggressive screening tactics than the population in general. http://www.physorg.com/news175778231.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:19:40 EST news175778231 The observation that people taking medication for schizophrenia have lower cancer rates than other people has prompted new research revealing that anti-psychotic drugs could help treat some major cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news169297081.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:10:03 EST news169297081 A team led by researchers from the National Institutes of Health today reported the discovery of five genetic variants related to blood pressure in African-Americans, findings that may provide new clues to treating and preventing hypertension. The effort marks the first time that a relatively new research approach, called a genome-wide association study, has focused on blood pressure and hypertension in an African-American population. http://www.physorg.com/news167026183.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:10:31 EST news167026183 And when she doesn't gain a pound -- ever -- there's only one thing to blame: her metabolism. http://www.physorg.com/news165691681.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:01 EST news165691681 (AP) -- New research finds that people who had radiation treatments for cancer as children are less likely than the general public or even their healthy siblings to get recommended screening tests. http://www.physorg.com/news163072496.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:55:34 EST news163072496 Premature ejaculation can be embarrassing, but a new study suggests that it might be a genetic disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news162649525.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 13:25:52 EST news162649525 Genes trump environment as the primary reason that some adolescents are more likely than others to be victimized by crime, according to groundbreaking research led by distinguished criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of The Florida State University. http://www.physorg.com/news161528120.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 13:55:49 EST news161528120 Obesity and gallstones often go hand in hand. But not in mice developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Even when these mice eat high-fat diets, they don't get fat, but they do develop gallstones. Researchers say the findings offer clues about genetic factors related to gallstones, and they believe better understanding of those factors may one day allow physicians to monitor people at risk and even, perhaps, to intervene before gallstones become a serious problem. http://www.physorg.com/news160910670.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 10:25:00 EST news160910670 Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease have identified for the first time key genetic factors that drive the process of generating new heart cells. The discovery, reported in the current issue of the journal Nature, provides important new directions on how stem cells may be used to repair damaged hearts. http://www.physorg.com/news159973418.html Medicine & Health Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:04:36 EST news159973418 New genetic research suggests that the traditional risk factors for melanoma may not be as helpful in predicting risk in all people as previously thought, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news159559395.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:04:16 EST news159559395 Women who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome changes associated with aging than obese and stressed women, according to a pilot study that was part of the Sister Study. The long-term Sister Study is looking at the environmental and genetic characteristics of women whose sister had breast cancer to identify factors associated with developing breast cancer. This early pilot used baseline questionnaires and samples provided by participants when they joined the Sister Study. http://www.physorg.com/news156436422.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:35:01 EST news156436422 A new gene that provides resistance to a fungal disease responsible for millions of hectares of lost wheat yield has been discovered by scientists from the US and Israel. http://www.physorg.com/news154288727.html Biology Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:59:19 EST news154288727 (PhysOrg.com) -- Which modules of the tau protein, in neurons of Alzheimer disease patients, may act in a destructive manner were investigated by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen) and the Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology (Hamburg) with the help of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. http://www.physorg.com/news154107548.html Biology Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:39:42 EST news154107548 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified a new genetic hotspot for breast cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news153927432.html Medicine & Health Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:44:20 EST news153927432 The largest study ever completed of genetic factors associated with heart attacks has identified nine genetic regions - three not previously described - that appear to increase the risk for early-onset myocardial infarction. The report from the Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium, based on information from a total of 26,000 inviduals in 10 countries, will appear in Nature Genetics and is receiving early online release. http://www.physorg.com/news153323513.html Medicine & Health Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:52:28 EST news153323513 A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later depression; the converse association was not found. These findings are consistent with the theory that early treatment of sleep problems may protect children from the development of depression. http://www.physorg.com/news152721800.html Medicine & Health Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:43:45 EST news152721800 The international GIANT (Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Parameters) consortium works on the discovery of obesity genes. So far, the scientists have analyzed two million DNA variations in 15 genome-wide association studies with a total of more than 32,000 participants. The hereby identified candidate genes were validated in 14 further studies including 59,000 participants. In addition to the FTO and MC4R genes already known, it was now possible for six more obesity genes to be identified: TMEM18, KCTD15, GNPDA2, SH2B1, MTCH2, and NEGR1. http://www.physorg.com/news150636788.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:33:08 EST news150636788 Researchers at the UCSF Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center have identified a region on the human genome that appears to determine how strongly drinkers feel the effects of alcohol and thus how prone they are to alcohol abuse. http://www.physorg.com/news148063260.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:41:00 EST news148063260 "The history of all past society has consisted in the development of class antagonisms…the exploitation of one part of society by the other". - Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto. http://www.physorg.com/news143806488.html Biology Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:14:48 EST news143806488