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Study sheds light on genetic differences that cause a childhood eye disease
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have unlocked part of the mystery underlying a childhood eye disease. New research shows how children with some types of glaucoma end up with missing or extra pieces of DNA.
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Variations in blood circulation immediately visible with fast camera
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Burns or other disorders that disrupt the blood flow in tissues will soon be easier to assess thanks to a camera that is capable of imaging blood circulation in real time. Compared to an earlier ...
Importance of different cell types underestimated
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Choosing the right cell type is particularly important in genetic studies. This is apparent from research published on 16 October in PLoS Genetics. Dutch researcher Alice Gerrits has shown how variations in the genome can in ...
Genomic variations in African-American and white populations
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Deletions, duplications or rearrangements of genomic regions in the human genomes produce differences in gene copy numbers, referred to as copy number variations (CNV). Those variations account for a substantial portion of ...
Genetic interactions are the key to understanding complex traits
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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In recent years, genetic studies have uncovered hundreds of DNA variations linked to common diseases, such as cancer or diabetes, raising the prospect that scientists can gauge disease risk based on information ...
Hair today, gone tomorrow: tracking hair loss and growth
Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO has developed maths-based imaging technology to measure hair on different parts of the human body.
How big (or small) is large?
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Mar 17, 2009 |
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Trousers have to be tried on - the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling", which looks at the relationship between clothing ...
Study finds more than 100 gene variations linked with response to leukemia treatment
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) have discovered in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) scores of inherited genetic variations that clinicians might ...
Researchers unravel mystery of brain aneurysms
Nov 09, 2008 |
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Yale researchers have taken the first critical steps in unraveling the mysteries of brain aneurysms, the often fatal rupturing of blood vessels that afflicts 500,000 people worldwide each year and nearly killed Vice President-elect ...
Gene variation is 'major genetic determinant of psoriasis'
Aug 27, 2009 |
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A specific genetic region that has been increasingly identified as the strongest genetic link to psoriasis has an even more significant role in the chronic skin disease than has been suspected, University of Utah medical ...
Elderly may have higher blood pressure in cold weather
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Outdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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