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Gene linked to a rare form of progressive hearing loss in males is identified

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The gene, PRPS1, ...


Researchers find human protein that prevents H1N1 influenza infection

Medicine & Health / Research

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus.


Lung cancer and melanoma laid bare: First comprehensive analysis of two cancer genomes

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Research teams led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announce the first comprehensive analyses of cancer genomes. All cancers are caused by mutations in the DNA of cancer cells which are acquired during a person's lifetime. ...


Muscling in on a mystery protein: Study of brawny pigs reveals key player in the genome

Muscling in on a mystery protein: Study of brawny pigs reveals key player in the genome

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For thousands of years, humans have bred pigs for desirable traits, such as more muscle and less fat in the meat. Domestication makes animals ideal models for studying how genes control physical ...


Master gene Math1 controls framework for perceiving external and internal body parts

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Waking and walking to the bathroom in the pitch black of night requires brain activity that is both conscious and unconscious and requires a single master gene known as Math1 or Atoh1, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers ...


Scientists identify natural anti-cancer defenses

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Canadian researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that prevents cancer. In the December 11 edition of the prestigious journal Molecular Cell, scientists from the Université de Montréal and th ...



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