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Denmark reports first case of resistance to swine flu treatment
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Danish health officials on Monday reported the first case of resistance to Tamiflu, considered to be the most effective treatment for swine flu by the World Health Organization.
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New model for autism suggests women carry the disorder and explains age as a risk factor
Jul 24, 2007 |
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A new model for understanding how autism is acquired has been developed by a team of researchers led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Autism is a developmental disorder, characterized ...
Therapeutic cloning gets a boost with new research findings
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A paper by San Antonio and Honolulu researchers offers the first direct demonstration that cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer does not lead to an increase in the frequency of point mutations.
Gene mutation alone causes transmissible prion disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 26, 2009 |
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For the first time, Whitehead Institute researchers have shown definitively that mutations associated with prion diseases are sufficient to cause a transmissible neurodegenerative disease.
Spontaneous liver rupture in a patient with peliosis hepatis
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Peliosis hepatis (PH) is a rare pathological entity. PH varies from minimal asymptomatic lesions to larger massive lesions that may present with cholestasis, liver failure, portal hypertension, avascular mass lesion, or even ...
Scientists find new genetic mutation that halts the development of lupus
Jan 17, 2008 |
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The new study was published in the January 18 edition (Volume 28, Issue 1) of the journal Immunity.
Genetic mutation a strong indicator of age-related hearing loss risk
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head ...
Tiny, spontaneous gene mutations may boost autism risk
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Tiny gene mutations, each individually rare, pose more risk for autism than had been previously thought, suggests a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, a component of the National Institutes of ...
Gene mutation in worms key to alcohol tolerance
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Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The work follows a study carried out by Oregon Health and Science University, which suggested a link between a gene mutation in mice and tolerance to alcohol. Researchers at Liverpool have ...
Scans show learning 'sculpts' the brain's connections
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Oct 09, 2009 |
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Spontaneous brain activity formerly thought to be "white noise" measurably changes after a person learns a new task, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Chieti, Italy, ...
Researchers Genetically Link Lou Gehrig's Disease in Humans to Dog Disease
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An incurable, paralyzing disease in humans is now genetically linked to a similar disease in dogs. Researchers from the University of Missouri and the Broad Institute have found that the genetic mutation ...
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