Particular donor genotype lowers leukemia relapse rate
(HealthDay)—Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who receive a stem cell transplant from a donor with activating killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotype KIR2DS1, which has ligand specif ...
Cancer
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Metabolic MAGIC: Meta-analyses reveal new genetic regions influencing blood glucose traits
Researchers have identified 38 new genetic regions that are associated with glucose and insulin levels in the blood. This brings the total number of genetic regions associated with glucose and insulin levels to 53, over half ...
Genetics
Aug 12, 2012 |
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Shortened telomere length tied to dementia, mortality risk
(HealthDay) -- Shortened telomere length (TL) is associated with risks for dementia and mortality in a population of older adults, according to a study published online July 23 in the Archives of Neurology.
Neuroscience
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Vitamin B12 supplements may help treat hepatitis C
Adding vitamin B12 to standard hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment significantly boosts the body's ability to keep the virus at bay, indicates a pilot study published online in the journal Gut.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 17, 2012 |
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'Recruitment by genotype' for genetic research poses ethical challenges, study finds
(Garrison, NY) A potentially powerful strategy for studying the significance of human genetic variants is to recruit people identified by previous genetic research as having particular variants. But that strategy poses ethical ...
Other
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Genes may explain why some people turn their noses up at meat
If you don't like the taste of pork, the reason may be that your genes cause you to smell the meat more intensely, according to a new study.
Genetics
May 02, 2012 |
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Genetic variants, tobacco exposure and lung cancer risk
There is an association between the rs1051730-rs16969968 genotype and objective measures of tobacco exposure, which indicates that lung cancer risk is largely, if not entirely, mediated by level of tobacco exposure, according ...
Cancer
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Report highlights child deaths from post-surgery codeine use
(HealthDay) -- Researchers have identified three previously unreported instances of severe opioid-induced toxicity in children following adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to ...
Sleep apnea
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Diet may treat some gene mutations
Scientists have moved a step closer to correcting some unhealthy gene mutations with diet, according to a new research report appearing in the April 2012 issue of the journal Genetics. Researchers from the University of Cal ...
Genetics
Apr 09, 2012 |
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New lab mice cut search for genetic links to disease by more than a decade
With a 95 percent genomic similarity to humans, mice have long been used to learn about the genetic causes of human disease. Once researchers can shine a light on the genetic factors that cause disease in mice, they can start ...
Genetics
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Polymorphism in opioid gene affects breast cancer survival
(HealthDay) -- Genotype at the A118G polymorphism of the µ-opioid receptor gene is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality, according to a study published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.
Cancer
Mar 30, 2012 |
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World's first bedside genetic test gets green light by Lancet
Developed in Canada and conducted by researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, in partnership with Spartan Bioscience, the world's first bedside genetic test has received acknowledgment by ...
Cardiology
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Over 20 million individuals infected with hepatitis E in Asia and Africa
New research funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 20.1 million individuals were infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 1 and 2 across 9 world regions in 2005. According to findings available ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Evaluating the association of alcohol intake with cognitive functioning
Many observational cohort studies have shown that moderate alcohol use is associated with better cognitive function. However, since such studies are vulnerable to residual confounding by other lifestyle and physiologic factors, ...
Addiction
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Researchers weigh methods to more accurately measure genome sequencing
Lost in the euphoria of the 2003 announcement that the human genome had been sequenced was a fundamental question: how can we be sure that an individual's genome has been read correctly?
Genetics
Feb 03, 2012 |
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