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Geneticists find causes for severe childhood epilepsies

(Medical Xpress)—Using a state-of-the-art DNA sequencing technique, UA researchers have discovered genetic mutations underlying seizure disorders in previously undiagnosed children.

Neuroscience created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanomal smartphone-like malaria detection device to be field tested one year earlier than scheduled

A pioneering mobile device using cutting-edge nanotechnology to rapidly detect malaria infection and drug resistance will be ready for field testing this year, one year ahead of schedule.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mass DNA sampling convicts Dutchman of 1999 rape-murder

Mass DNA sampling led to the jailing Friday of a father-of-two for the shocking rape and murder of a teenaged girl in a rural part of the Netherlands 14 years ago.

Genetics created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

EU tests show 1 in 20 beef meals tainted with horse (Update 3)

Thousands of DNA tests on European beef products have revealed extensive food fraud across the European Union, with almost one in 20 meals marketed as beef likely to be tainted with horse, the European Commission said Tuesday.

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newly discovered blood protein solves 60-year-old riddle

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new protein that controls the presence of the Vel blood group antigen on our red blood cells. The discovery makes it possible to use simple DNA testing ...

Genetics created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Final chapter to 60-year-old blood group mystery

Researchers have solved a 60-year-old mystery by identifying a gene that can cause rejection, kidney failure and even death in some blood transfusion patients. In this study, published in Nature Genetics online ...

Genetics created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New insights into how genes turn on and off

Researchers at UC Davis and the University of British Columbia have shed new light on methylation, a critical process that helps control how genes are expressed. Working with placentas, the team discovered that 37 percent ...

Genetics created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

46 gene sequencing test for cancer patients on the NHS

The first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients' responses to treatment has been launched in the National Health Service (NHS), thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of ...

Cancer created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DNA test shows promise in guiding advanced breast cancer care

(HealthDay)—An experimental blood test could help show whether women with advanced breast cancer are responding to treatment, a preliminary study suggests.

Cancer created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early antiretroviral treatment reduces viral reservoirs in HIV-infected teens

A study led by University of Massachusetts Medical School professor and immunologist Katherine Luzuriaga, MD, and Johns Hopkins Children's Center virologist Deborah Persaud, MD, highlights the long-term benefits of early ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ikea pulls meatballs from Europe stores as horsemeat found (Update)

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has withdrawn its own-label meatballs from sale in at least 16 European countries after Czech authorities found horsemeat in the product, the company said Monday.

Health created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DNA testing helps with family histories

As she swabbed the inside of his cheek, Patt Heise assured her 84-year-old father that she wasn't crazy, just curious. She mailed off the saliva sample and waited for results. Her dad died a month later, too early to find ...

Genetics created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

No need to panic over horsemeat scandal: EU official

The EU's top health official on Friday said there was no need to panic over a Europe-wide horsemeat scandal, saying it was a labelling rather than a health issue.

Other created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young Mexican mother was 12 or 13: authorities

Mexican authorities said Wednesday that a young girl who gave birth last month was 12 or 13 and not nine as originally reported, and that her stepfather is the father of the newborn.

Other created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU ministers tackle horsemeat scandal at crisis talks

EU ministers called in Europe's law enforcement agency Wednesday to help tackle a spreading crisis over mislabelled frozen meals containing horsemeat and promised a crash DNA food testing in an effort to restore consumer ...

Health created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0