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Cleft lip and palate: Genes more important than thought?

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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

Comparing 500,000 snippets of human DNA put scientists from the University of Bonn on the right track. A genetic variant on chromosome 8 occurs with significantly higher frequency in people with cleft lip and palate than ...





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Can cleft palate be healed before birth?

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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

In a study newly published in the journal Development, investigators at the USC School of Dentistry describe how to non-surgically reverse the onset of cleft palate in fetal mice - potentially one step in the journey to a b ...


Epilepsy drug may increase risk of birth defects

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 21, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...


Research shows timing improves cleft palate surgery

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting ...


Biologist traces coconut's history through DNA

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created Aug 06, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The coconut has been popular in lore and on palates for centuries, yet little is known about the history of coconut’s domestication and dispersal around the world.


Nutrition experts propose new class of low-sugar drinks to help stem obesity, diabetes epidemics

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strong evidence developed at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and elsewhere shows that sugary drinks are an important contributor to the epidemic rise of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States. Faced with ...


Heads up: New DNA study reveals evolution of beer yeasts

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 3

Lager lovers convinced that their beer of choice stands alone should prepare to drink their words this Oktoberfest. New research by geneticists at the Stanford University School of Medicine indicates that the brew, which ...


Researchers Discover New Method to Generate Human Bone

Researchers Discover New Method to Generate Human Bone

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created Apr 21, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

By studying diseases in which the human body generates too much bone, UCLA researchers have discovered and isolated a natural molecule that can be used to heal fractures and generate new bone growth in patients ...



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