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Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...





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Researchers find gene that contributes to two common neurological movement disorders

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida and their collaborators worldwide have discovered that a single gene promotes development of essential tremor in some patients and Parkinson's disease in others. These are ...


Researchers discover genetic risk factor for testicular cancer

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among ...


Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Underlying Risk for Most Common Form of Parkinson's Disease

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two genes containing mutations known to cause rare familial forms of parkinsonism are also associated with the more common, sporadic form of the disease where there is no family history, researchers have ...


Study shows that a combination of common genetic variations can lead to schizophrenia

Study shows that a combination of common genetic variations can lead to schizophrenia

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed ...


Gene variant heightens risk of severe liver disease in cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered a genetic risk factor for severe liver disease in people with cystic fibrosis. Those who carry a particular variant of the SERPINA1 gene (also ...


Scientists find genetic marker associated with ovarian cancer risk

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new genetic marker associated with ovarian cancer risk was recently discovered by an international research group, led by scientists from the Cancer Research Genetic Epidemiology Unit in the United Kingdom. Drs. Marc Goodman, ...


JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks

JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Currently, 5-8% of the U.S. population is afflicted with an autoimmune disease. Many of these are chronic and require life-long care. Moreover, different autoimmune diseases aggregate within a single family, ...


Discovery of genetic defect may lead to better treatments for common gut diseases

Discovery of genetic defect may lead to better treatments for common gut diseases

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New findings related to an uncommon genetic disorder may impact the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the most common chronic gastrointestinal illness in children and teens. Two ...


Discovery of genetic mutation in Leigh syndrome

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created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University have discovered a genetic mutation underlying late-onset Leigh syndrome, a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by ...


The peopling of the Americas: Genetic ancestry influences health

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 5

At one time or another most of us wonder where we came from, where our parents or grandparents and their parents came from. Did our ancestors come from Europe or Asia? As curious as we are about our ancestors, for practical ...



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