“Scientists work to identify genes that contribute to early heart attack risk” 
(Nov 29) EurekAlert! reports, “Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues at four other medical centers have launched a $10 million multi-year study to identify genes that may contribute to early atherosclerosis.”
“Genes, Experiences Determine A Person's Ability To Bounce Back”
(Nov 29) Medical News Today reports, “Long-term studies of child development indicate that some people remain psychologically healthy despite years of severe deprivation and trauma.”
“Researchers find wrinkles in human genome”
(Nov 28) physorg.com reports, “A team of international scientists, including researchers at the University of Alberta, have created a map of all the known human genomic variations discovered to this point.”
“World Leaders In Prostate Cancer Genetics Come Together For International Conference 28th - 30th Of November 2006”
(Nov 28) Medical News Today reports, “This week experts from The Institute of Cancer Research, Europe's leading cancer research centre, will host the second international meeting to discuss the issues around targeted prostate cancer screening in men at increased risk of the disease.”
“Esther Lederberg, Pioneer in Microbial Genetics, Dies at Stanford at 83”
(Nov 27) Red Orbit reports, “Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg, PhD, professor emeritus of microbiology and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, whose more than half-century of studies opened the door for some fundamental discoveries in microbial genetics, died Nov. 11 at Stanford Hospital of pneumonia and congestive heart failure.”
“Master Gene Makes Skeletal Progenitor Cells Differentiate Into Cartilage Cells”
(Nov 27) Science Daily reports, “Skeletal progenitor cells differentiate into cartilage cells when one master gene actually suppresses the action of another, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”
“How Gene Patents Are Putting Your Health At Risk”
(Nov 26) parade.com reports, “A fifth of your genes belong to someone else.”
“Mutated gene link provides hope for migraine sufferers”
(Nov 26) The Sydney Morning Herald reports, “Breakthrough research by Australian scientists has linked mutated genes, affecting blood vessels and hormones, to migraine headaches.”
“Study Identifies Genes And Mutations Associated With Exercise Traits”
(Nov 25) Medical News Today reports, “Your parents may be to thank - or to blame - for how your body responds to exercise, and the genes responsible are slowly being identified.”
“Enhanced genome map could help disease research, scientists say”
(Nov 24) CNN.com reports, “Researchers say they have developed an enhanced map of the human genome that could yield breakthroughs in understanding the genetic origins of illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's and various forms of cancer.”
“Singapore researchers find new mutated gene to increase risk of Parkinson's Disease”
(Nov 24) People’s Daily Online reports, “Singapore researchers have found an abnormal gene which increases the risk of Parkinson's Disease among the Chinese Singaporeans.”
“Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against Hereditary Lung Disease”
(Nov 23) Medindia.com reports, “An experimental gene therapy to combat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a common hereditary disorder that causes lung and liver disease, has caused no harmful effects in patients and shows signs of being effective, University of Florida researchers say.”
“Humans Differ Genetically More Than Previously Thought”
(Nov 23) Medical News Today reports, “We had thought that 99.9% of our genes are the same, but it seems that the figure is nearer 99.5%, say scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK and the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.”
“Multi-Copy DNA More Common Than Thought”
(Nov 22) Washingtonpost.com reports, “It appears that many more genes than once thought have multiple copies of themselves, called "copy-number variants" -- some of which may contain disease-causing mutations, researchers report.”
“Genetic ‘book of life’ gets a rewrite”
(Nov 22) MSNBC.com reports, “An international team of scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new human genetic map, or “book of life,” that fills in missing pages and chapters to explain how genes are involved in common diseases.”
“Can we prevent type 1 diabetes by modifying infant nutrition?”
(Nov 21) EurekAlert! reports, “Within the next 10 years the EU-funded Diabetes Prevention study, part of an international study called TRIGR (Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk), coordinated at the University of Helsinki, Finland, will generate a definite answer to the question whether early nutritional modification may prevent type 1 diabetes later in childhood.”
“Finding a cure for cancer: the holy grail of science”
(Nov 21) European Science Foundation reports, “To find a cure for cancer, the modern-day plague of our society – is synonymous to finding the holy grail of science. “
“Nanotechnology continues to advance anticancer gene therapy”
(Nov 20) News-Medical.Net reports, “Given that cancer is a disease in which genetic errors play a major role, it should come as no surprise that many experts envision a time when gene therapy will play an equally important role in the treatment of cancer.”
“NHGRI funds large-scale sequencing centers”
(Nov 20) EurekAlert! reports, “The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today announced the results of the recent competition for support of its three large-scale sequencing centers, strengthening efforts to use the power of DNA sequencing to unlock the genomic secrets of human diseases.”
“Genetics a Key Factor in Premature Infants’ Devastating Eye Disease”
(Nov 20) Yale University reports, “Genetics play a major role in predisposing infants to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a disease prevalent in premature infants that disrupts normal blood vessel development of the retina and can lead to blindness, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the November issue of Pediatrics.”
“Despite Technical Hurdles, Potential to Transform Drug Discovery and Development to Drive Gene Expression Markets”
(Nov 20) Yahoo reports, “The analysis of gene sequence and gene expression variations allows for the detection of defective genes and polymorphisms associated with specific diseases.”
“Researchers Unravel A Mystery About DNA”
(Nov 19) Science Daily reports, “UCLA researchers in collaboration with researchers at Rutgers University have solved longstanding mysteries surrounding DNA transcription, the first step in carrying out instructions contained in our genes.”
“Genetics Influence Adolescent Language Problems”
(Nov 19) Medical News Today reports, “Specific language impairment (SLI) is a condition in which a child's language development is deficient despite showing normal development in all other areas.”
“Gene Silencing Technology Is Quietly Moving Toward The Clinic”
(Nov 18) Medical News Today reports, “The gene silencing technology showcased in the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is on an amazingly fast track toward use in treating a variety of serious diseases, according to an article scheduled for the Nov. 13 issue of the ACS's weekly newsmagazine, Chemical & Engineering News.”
“Mayo Clinic: Gene expression profiling not quite perfected in predicting lung cancer prognosis”
(Nov 17) EurekAlert! reports, “While there have been significant advances in the use of gene expression profiling to assess a cancer prognosis, a Mayo Clinic review and analysis of existing lung cancer studies shows that this technology has not yet surpassed the accuracy of conventional methods used to assess survival in lung cancer patients.”
“University Of Iowa Scientists Explore Function Of 'Junk DNA'”
(Nov 17) Medical News Today reports, “University of Iowa scientists have made a discovery that broadens understanding of a rapidly developing area of biology known as functional genomics and sheds more light on the mysterious, so-called "junk DNA" that makes up the majority of the human genome.”
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