Genetics
Experts make breakthrough in cleft lip and palate research
Leading scientists have identified an important gene that is associated with cleft lip and palate.
Mar 24, 2016
0
7
Page 27 - News tagged with genetic risk factor
Neuroscience
Researchers find higher risk of mild cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury appears to be related to both increased risk and earlier onset of mild cognitive impairment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
Mar 15, 2016
0
153
Genetics
Global study reveals genes as major cause of inflammatory diseases
A global study involving 50 different research centres has found hundreds of genes which cause five common, hard-to-treat and debilitating inflammatory diseases, paving the way to new treatments for these conditions.
Mar 15, 2016
0
281
Neuroscience
Scientists eliminate core symptom of schizophrenia in mice
Researchers have successfully disrupted a genetic chain of events in a mouse model of schizophrenia and reversed memory deficits, one of the disorder's most difficult-to-treat symptoms. This discovery—which builds upon ...
Feb 18, 2016
0
168
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Stemming the flow: Stem cell study reveals how Parkinson's spreads
Stem cell research published today offers up new clues as to how Parkinson's spreads from cell to cell, a process which has evaded researchers for decades.
Feb 18, 2016
0
104
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds common genetic variants that double risk for blood clots in African Americans
New research published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), identifies common genetic variants predominantly found in African Americans that double their risk for blood clots.
Feb 17, 2016
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
New research highlights fertility concerns of young adult and adolescent cancer survivors
Nearly half of young adult survivors of adolescent cancers—more young men than women—report uncertainty about their fertility, according to the results of a new study. While females were more likely to describe feeling ...
Jan 19, 2016
0
5
Neuroscience
CTE is confirmed as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed
For the first time, CTE has been confirmed as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed by neuropathological examination of brain tissue. A consensus panel of expert neuropathologists concluded that CTE has a pathognomonic ...
Dec 15, 2015
0
11
Genetics
Researchers identify gene possibly linked with methamphetamine addiction
A new study sheds light on the significance of a potential genetic risk factor for drug addiction and possibly other neuropsychiatric disorders. Both genetic and environmental factors are known to influence susceptibility ...
Dec 10, 2015
0
13
Neuroscience
Unraveling the genetic basis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
The leading cause of epilepsy-related death is a poorly understood phenomenon known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The risk factors and causes of SUDEP remain unclear but researchers have proposed explanations ...
Dec 7, 2015
0
37
