News tagged with genetic makeup
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New study gives insight into subtle genomic differences among our own cells
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have demonstrated, in a study conducted jointly with researchers at Yale University, that induced-pluripotent stem cells—the embryonic-stem-cell lookalikes whose discovery ...
Medical research
Nov 18, 2012 |
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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
Sep 30, 2012 |
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Baby's genome deciphered prenatally from parents' lab tests
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of a baby in the womb without tapping its protective fluid sac. This non-invasive approach to obtaining the fetal genome is reported in the June 6 issue of ...
Genetics
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Inactive genes surprisingly common in humans
(Medical Xpress) -- Every person carries on average 100 variants that disable genes - yet very few suffer ill effects, an international team of researchers led by Yale University and Wellcome Trust Sanger ...
Genetics
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Will my breast cancer spread? Discovery may predict probability of metastasis
Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have discovered a new way to model human breast cancer that could lead to new tools for predicting which breast cancers will spread and new ways to ...
Cancer
Oct 23, 2011 |
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Largest ever genetic study of liver function could point the way to new treatments
Researchers have identified a large number of areas in the human genetic code that are involved in regulating the way in which the liver functions, in a new study of over 61,000 people, published today in the journal Nature Ge ...
Genetics
Oct 16, 2011 |
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H7N9 bird flu: Lancet study confirms poultry as source (Update)
Chinese researchers reporting in The Lancet on Thursday confirmed poultry as a source of H7N9 flu among humans but said they found no evidence of person-to-person transmission.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Autism model in mice linked with genetics
For the first time, researchers have linked autism in a mouse model of the disease with abnormalities in specific regions of the animals' chromosomes. The regions contain genes associated with aberrant brain development and ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Villain stomach bug may have a sweet side: Researchers reveal how 'bad' gut bacteria may help control diabetes
A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach's ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to ...
Medical research
Feb 08, 2013 |
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Blood test might help guide pancreatic cancer treatment
(HealthDay)—A simple blood test might help predict a pancreatic cancer patient's chances of benefiting from chemotherapy, a small study suggests.
Cancer
Jan 23, 2013 |
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High-throughput sequencing shows potentially hundreds of gene mutations related to autism
Genomic technology has revolutionized gene discovery and disease understanding in autism, according to an article published in the December 20 issue of the journal Neuron.
Genetics
Dec 19, 2012 |
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'Resistance' to low-dose aspirin therapy extremely rare, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Roughly one-fifth of Americans take low-dose aspirin every day for heart-healthy benefits. But, based on either urine or blood tests of how aspirin blocks the stickiness of platelets ...
Cardiology
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Arthritis study reveals why gender bias is all in the genes
Researchers have pieced together new genetic clues to the arthritis puzzle in a study that brings potential treatments closer to reality and could also provide insights into why more women than men succumb to the disabling ...
Genetics
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Study ties obesity-related gene to weaker memory
(HealthDay)—In middle-aged people, a link may exist between weakened memory and genetic traits associated with obesity, raising the possibility that extra pounds change how our brains work, a new study ...
Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2012 |
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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
Oct 25, 2012 |
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