http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Despite efforts to reduce intervention rates during labour, vaginal births without medical intervention are becoming increasingly rare in Australia and overseas: nearly one in three women in Australian now give birth by caesarean; more than half are induced or have the process sped up with drugs; and 50% are given antibiotics to reduce the risk of infection. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-caesarean-sections-susceptibility-disease.html Health Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:40:01 EST news286018037 For many of us, having our genomes in hand today isn't likely to make any profound difference in our lives, at least not when it comes to our health. But for children and their families affected by rare and mysterious genetic diseases, early indications are that it's a completely different story, thanks to the efforts of two teams of geneticists at Duke Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-rarest-diseases-genomes-yield.html Genetics Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:53:40 EST news277462401 One tiny flaw in one gene in one little girl. That explains why Beatrice Rienhoff, 8, is so lean and leggy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-open-source-science-father-genetic-quest.html Genetics Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:10:04 EST news270470805 Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified five rare mutations in a single gene that appear to increase the chances that a boy will develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-mutations-autism-susceptibility-gene-boys.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:53:29 EST news261302002 UCLA geneticists have identified the mutation responsible for IMAGe* syndrome, a rare disorder that stunts infants' growth. The twist? The mutation occurs on the same gene that causes Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which makes cells grow too fast, leading to very large children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gene-stunts-infants-growth-big.html Genetics Sun, 27 May 2012 13:01:57 EST news257319893 Researchers from The University of Nottingham are leading the largest ever international research project into the genetics of the potentially fatal condition pre-eclampsia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-nottingham-world-largest-pre-eclampsia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 16 May 2012 12:11:18 EST news256389059 If Pygmies are known for one trait, it is their short stature: Pygmy men stand just 4'11" on average. But the reason why these groups are so short and neighboring groups are not remains unclear. Scientists have proposed various theories based on natural selection, including that Pygmies' reduced size lowered nutritional requirements, helped them better handle hot climates, or allowed them to reach sexual maturity at an earlier age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-scientists-genes-linked-western-african.html Genetics Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:00:06 EST news254671514 A team of geneticists has identified five specific gene regions associated with asthma susceptibility among Japanese adults. Mayumi Tamari of the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine, Yokohama, led the research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-asthma-susceptibility-japanese-adults.html Genetics Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:40:01 EST news243764435 According to a group of geneticists in Switzerland from iGENEA, the DNA genealogy center, as many as half of all European men and 70 percent of British men share the same DNA as the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, or King Tut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-king-tut-european-men-dna.html Genetics Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:30:07 EST news231584002 A new national collaboration of asthma genetics researchers has revealed a novel gene associated with the disease in African-Americans, according to a new scientific report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-asthma-gene-african-americans-replicates.html Genetics Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:08:19 EST news231430050 Self-conscious about your age? Careful where you spit. UCLA geneticists now can use saliva to reveal how old you are. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-scientists-accurately-age-saliva-sample.html Genetics Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:24:02 EST news227982232 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests give inaccurate predictions of disease risks and many European geneticists believe that some of them should be banned, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics will hear today (Tuesday). In the first of two studies to be presented, Rachel Kalf, from the department of epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, will say that her research is the first to look at the real predictive ability of such tests, the results of which are available directly to an individual without having to go through a healthcare professional. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dtc-genetic-accurate-beneficial-individuals.html Genetics Mon, 30 May 2011 18:00:01 EST news225988210