Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have discovered a new gene that regulates hemoglobin synthesis during red blood cell formation. The findings advance the biomedical community's understanding and treatment ...
Nov 7, 2012
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Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University working with a team at Oxford University have uncovered the genetic defect underlying a group of rare genetic disorders.
Oct 9, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Mitochondrial inherited diseases (MIDs) can devastate families, but there is hope in the form of new techniques to prevent them passing from mother to child. Anjana Ahuja speaks to the researchers at the ...
Jun 12, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- An influential independent body has found that a pioneering mitochondrial transfer technique is ethical. Developed by a team at Newcastle University, the technique aims to prevent the transmission of maternally ...
Jun 12, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Within each of our cells are a number of organelles governing operations – making sure we function as smoothly as possible. But one slip on the molecular level could mean disaster.
Apr 3, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers from the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine have developed a novel approach for generating ...
Sep 23, 2011
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In Leigh syndrome, infants are born apparently healthy only to develop movement and breathing disorders that worsen over time, often leading to death by the age of 3. The problem is that the mitochondria responsible for powering ...
Sep 6, 2011
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