News tagged with genetic makeup

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Combining imaging and gene analysis could transform breast cancer diagnosis

Combining two approaches - one that digitally scans images of tumour samples and another that analyses genetic information - gives a more accurate prediction of how breast cancer will behave. The research ...

Cancer created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop world's first human heart cell model

Researchers at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have successfully created a human heart cell model of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), an inherited heart muscle disorder which puts one at ...

Medical research created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic marker for placebo response identified in IBS patients

Although placebos have played a critical role in medicine and clinical research for more than 70 years, it has been a mystery why these inactive treatments help to alleviate symptoms in some patients – and not others. Now ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Economic conditions may trump genetics when battling obesity

In a first of its kind study that shows environmental conditions can be more influential than genetics, Virginia Tech researchers have found that the cost of food  — not someone's genetic makeup—is a ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study sheds new light on the progression and invasiveness of ductal breast cancer

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered a precursor lesion for invasive breast cancer if untreated, and is found in approximately 45% of patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). Patients with DCIS only (not accompanied ...

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Research could lead to new ways to ID women who have higher risk of breast cancer from low-dose radiation

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have identified tissue mechanisms that may influence a woman's susceptibility or resistance ...

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New invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella epidemic identified in sub-Saharan Africa

(Medical Xpress)—A new study out today reveals that the emergence and spread of a rapidly evolving invasive intestinal disease, that has a significant mortality rate (up to 45%) in infected people in sub-Saharan ...

Genetics created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Major genetic discovery explains 10 percent of aortic valve disease

Researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and University of Montreal have identified genetic origins in 10% of an important form of congenital heart diseases by studying the genetic variability within families.

Genetics created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain neurons and diet influence onset of obesity and diabetes in mice

The absence of a specific type of neuron in the brain can lead to obesity and diabetes in mice report researchers in The EMBO Journal. The outcome, however, depends on the type of diet that the animals are fed.

Medical research created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene mutation study results could lead to less expensive, more accessible breast and ovarian cancer screening

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers conducting a study of gene mutations that increase a woman's likelihood of breast and ovarian cancers have made a discovery that could open doors to less expensive and more ...

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Missing MicroRNAs may be significant in resisting obesity

(Medical Xpress)—Tiny strands of RNA affect how our cells burn fat and sugar—a finding that gives biologists a place to start in the quest for therapies to treat obesity and related health problems, said scientists at ...

Medical research created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Internet addiction—Causes at the molecular level

Everybody is talking about Internet addiction. Medically, this phenomenon has not yet been as clearly described as nicotine or alcohol dependency. But a study conducted by researchers from the University of Bonn and the Central ...

Addiction created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Genomic study of rare children's cancer yields possible prognostic tool

A new study of the genetic makeup, or genome, of Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer that strikes children, teenagers, and young adults, has produced multiple discoveries: a previously unknown sarcoma subtype, genetic factors related ...

Cancer created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New bat virus could hold key to Hendra virus

Australian scientists have discovered a new virus in bats that could help shed light on how Hendra and Nipah viruses cause disease and death in animals and humans. The new virus - named 'Cedar' after the Queensland ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gut microbes might reflect health, diet of older adults

(HealthDay) -- The health of elderly people appears closely linked with their diet and the type of microorganisms living in their gut, suggesting that what you eat may affect how well you age, according to ...

Medical research created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast