News tagged with genetic pathways


Some autism behaviors linked to altered gene

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating ...

Neuroscience created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find possible genetic clues to organ development, birth defects (w/ Video)

(Medical Xpress)—Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to ...

Medical research created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Autism speaks through gene expression

Autism spectrum disorders affect nearly 1 in 88 children, with symptoms ranging from mild personality traits to severe intellectual disability and seizures. Understanding the altered genetic pathways is critical for diagnosis ...

Genetics created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers generate mutant mouse model useful in treatment of neuromuscular diseases

Researchers at the University of Granada have produced for the first time in the world mice lacking the coenzyme Q10, a rare mitochondrial disease prevailingly affecting children. The researchers needed three ...

Genetics created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First special edition updating progress on efforts to map human proteins

Almost 10 years after completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, scientists are making progress toward the next major goal in applying the genetic information in that "Book of Life" in medicine, leaders of an international ...

Genetics created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find protein that reins in runaway network

Marked for death with molecular tags that act like a homing signal for a cell's protein-destroying machinery, a pivotal enzyme is rescued by another molecule that sweeps the telltale targets off in the nick of time.

Medical research created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery in autism-related disorder reveals key mechanism in brain development and disease

A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in brain wiring, according to ...

Neuroscience created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Two new genetic mutations associated with Cowden syndrome

Cleveland Clinic researchers from the Lerner Research Institute have uncovered two new genes associated with Cowden syndrome (CS) according to a new study, published today in the online version of the American Journal of ...

Genetics created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic susceptibility to anthracycline-related congestive heart failure (CHF) in survivors of hematopoietic cell transp

Researchers have identified specific genetic factors that are associated with heart failure in patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) for blood cancer.

Medical research created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combining two genome analysis approaches supports immune system contribution to autism

Researchers using novel approaches and methodologies of identifying genes that contribute to the development of autism have found evidence that disturbances in several immune-system-related pathways contribute to development ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study offers clues to obesity-diabetes link

(HealthDay)—Obesity and type 2 diabetes are clearly intertwined, but researchers say they've found a way to weaken the connection between the two—at least in mice.

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

Neuroscientists prove ultrasound can be tweaked to stimulate different sensations

A century after the world's first ultrasonic detection device – invented in response to the sinking of the Titanic – Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have provided the first neurophysiological evidence ...

Neuroscience created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies 75 genetic regions that influence red blood cell formation

New research is revealing how red blood cells are made and how the body regulates the amount of haemoglobin that is packaged in red blood cells at any time. Genomic analysis techniques have doubled the number of genetic regions ...

Genetics created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Largest coronary artery disease study shows evidence of link between inflammation and heart disease

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) participated in the largest genetic study of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) to date. Researchers from the CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium report the identification of 15 genetic ...

Genetics created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

International study points to inflammation as a cause of plaque buildup in heart vessels

Fifteen new genetic regions associated with coronary artery disease have been identified by a large, international consortium of scientists—including researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine—taking a ...

Genetics created Dec 02, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast