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. Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Bristol, using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and the Exeter Family Study of Childhood Health, have identified a common genetic variant that explains why some women may find it more difficult to quit smoking during pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news161604372.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 11:06:47 EST news161604372 Dr. Michael Walter is one good gumshoe. The University of Alberta medical geneticist has cracked the case of WDR36, a gene linked to glaucoma. http://www.physorg.com/news156761935.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:59:30 EST news156761935 Irritations of the bowel can have genetic causes. Researchers at the Institute of Human Genetics at Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered this correlation. The causes of what is known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), one of the most common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, are considered unclear - making diagnosis and treatment extremely difficult. The results from Heidelberg, which were published in the prestigious jour-nal "Human Molecular Genetics", improve the outlook for an effective medication against a disease that is frequently played down as a func-tional disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news148132158.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:49:18 EST news148132158