News tagged with genetic regions

Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental change.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers -- paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes

In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Gene research sheds light on timing of menopause

(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has discovered 13 new regions of the genome associated with the timing of menopause.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Advantages of living in the dark: The multiple evolution events of 'blind' cavefish

The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) have not only lost their sight but have adapted to perpetual darkness by also losing their pigment (albinism) and having altered sleep patterns. New research publis ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 41 | with audio podcast

Personalized treatment for Crohn's Disease a step closer following gene mapping

Three new locations for Crohn's Disease genes have been uncovered by scientists at UCL using a novel gene mapping approach.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Pharmacogenomics study finds rare gene variants critical for personalized drug treatment

The use of genetic tests to predict a patient's response to drugs is increasingly important in the development of personalized medicine. But genetic tests often only look for the most common gene variants. In a pharmacogenomics ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Pairing up: How chromosomes find each other

After more than a century of study, mysteries still remain about the process of meiosis -- a special type of cell division that helps insure genetic diversity in sexually-reproducing organisms. Now, researchers ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two unique studies indentify three genetic regions associated with schizophrenia

(Medical Xpress) -- Two new independent research groups looking to find the genetic roots of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have found evidence of variations in regions of the human genome that appear to be associated ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Our brains are made of the same stuff, despite DNA differences

Despite vast differences in the genetic code across individuals and ethnicities, the human brain shows a "consistent molecular architecture," say researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Gene variation predicts rate of age-related decline in mental performance

A tiny difference in the coding pattern of a single gene significantly affects the rate at which men's intellectual function drops with advancing age, investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Veterans ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Largest ever genetic study of liver function could point the way to new treatments

Researchers have identified a large number of areas in the human genetic code that are involved in regulating the way in which the liver functions, in a new study of over 61,000 people, published today in the journal Nature Ge ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BGI develops first monkey exome sequencing platform for biomedical research

BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, has developed the first exome sequencing platform for the monkey, based on next-generation sequencing technology and monkey exome capturing array (MECA). MECA is a proprietary ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rare gene variants linked to inflammatory bowel disease

(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of scientists, including researchers from Karolinska Institutet, have identified several rare gene variants that predispose to IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). The study provides ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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First German genome comprehensively resolved at its molecular level

Max Planck researchers analyze the two chromosome sets in the human genome separately for the first time.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

International study identifies new gene targets for hypertension treatment

A new international report from scientists around the world finds that common variants in 28 regions of DNA are associated with blood pressure in human patients. Of the identified regions, most were completely unsuspected, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast