“Do Sudden-Death Genes Strike Women Most?” 
(Dec 27) CBS News reports, “Women are more likely than men to carry -- and to pass on -- mutant genes that cause long-QT syndrome, a defect in the heart's electrical system linked to sudden death, according to new research.”
“Gene discovered for form of brittle bone disease”
(Dec 27) EurekAlert! reports, “Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a previously unexplained fatal form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta--a disorder that weakens bones and which may cause frequent fractures--results from a genetic defect in a protein involved in the production of collagen.”
“Inflammatory genes linked to salt-sensitive hypertension”
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(Dec 27) Medical College of Georgia reports, “One key to your high blood pressure might just be your inflammatory genes.”
“VA to launch large-scale genetic data collection”
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(Dec 27) Government Health IT reports, “Aiming for breakthroughs in genomic medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs has begun collecting genetic information from patients and will link the information to each patient’s electronic health record.”
“HIV-1 Kills Immune Cells In The Gut That May Never Bounce Back”
(Dec 27) Science Daily reports, “People with HIV have been living longer, healthier lives since the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (or HAART) in 1995.”
“Genetic Mechanism Helps Explain Chronic Pain Disorders”
(Dec 27) Medical News Today reports, “Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that commonly occurring variations of a gene trigger a domino effect in chronic pain disorders.”
“Longevity Gene Delays Alzheimer's And Preserves Faculties”
(Dec 27) Medical News Today reports, “A US study has linked a gene that helps people live longer to increased mental ability and delayed onset of Alzheimer's Disease.”
“Genetic Map Offers New Tool For Malaria Research”
(Dec 26) Medical News Today reports, “An international research team announced today the completion of a genome-wide map that charts the genetic variability of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.”
“Gene Which Causes Nystagmus, A Distressing Eye Condition, Identified By Researchers At The University Of Leicester”
(Dec 25) Medical News Today reports, “Researchers at the University of Leicester have identified for the first time a gene which causes a distressing eye condition.”
“Genetically Modified Cells Attack Tumors”
(Dec 23) Medical News Today reports, “Neuroblastoma tumors have been successfully treated in the lab with genetically modified cells that sought out and activated a chemotherapy drug placed directly at the cancer cells, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and their colleagues at City of Hope National Medical Center (Duarte, CA) and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada).”
“Feinstein Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Lab join forces, seek manic depression genes”
(Dec 21) EurekAlert! reports, “Psychiatry and genetics researchers tackle the genetics of early-onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.”
“Genetics behind human eye colour identified”
(Dec 21) newKerala.com reports, “Scientists from Queensland, Australia, claim to having made a breakthrough in the understanding of the genetics behind human eye colour.”
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