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This weekly update provides information about the impact of human genetic research on disease prevention & public health. |
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Obesity and Genetics
In recent decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in populations whose environments offer an abundance of calorie-rich foods and few opportunities for physical activity. Although, population genetic changes are too slow to be blamed for the rapid rise in obesity in the United States and many other countries, genes do play a role in the development of obesity. Read more... |
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New book released entitled Genetics, Health Care and Public Policy: An Introduction to Public Health Genetics  written by Alison Stewart, Philippa Brice, Hilary Burton, Paul Pharoah, Simon Sanderson, and Ron Zimmern, Public Health Genetics Unit, Cambridge, UK |
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NHGRI solicits applications from academic institutions, community-based organizations, and other organizations for the 2008 Community Genetics Forum, a community engagement project that encourages and supports genetics education and public participation. |
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Article Family history and prevalence of diabetes in the US population: 6-year results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 1999-2004), written by Rodolfo Valdez, Paula Yoon, Tiebin Liu, and Muin Khoury, was published in advance of the printed version on Diabetes Care on July 18, 2007. |
- The following are headlines from on-line news articles published during the past week.
- The headlines and lead sentence are exactly as they appear in the popular press & do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of CDC.
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Gene variant linked to Lou Gehrig's disease,
(last accessed 2/2008) CBC News, August 1 |
Odile Crick, who drew iconic double helix, dies at 86, New York Times, July 30 |
New grants bolster efforts to generate faster and cheaper tools for DNA sequencing, NIH, August 1 |
Researchers track how a single molecule of RNA or DNA unwinds, News-Medical.Net, July 30 |
TB gene tweak could bring better vaccines,
(last accessed 2/2008) CBC News, August 1 |
Still hear wedding bells? Maybe it's your genes,
(last accessed 2/2008) Reuters Health, July 30 |
Xenomics issued European patent for "Transrenal nucleic acid technology for prenatal
diagnostics", News-Medical.Net, August 1 |
FDA statement on gene therapy trial, News-Medical.Net, July 29 |
A low expression of MX2 gene exists in the white blood cells of narcoleptics, EurekAlert, August 1 |
Gene expression pattern could lead to improved treatment of pediatric septic shock, News-Medical.Net, July 29 |
Directed nanoparticles deliver gene therapy, News-Medical.Net, July 31 |
Major proteomics initiative project a hope for the future, Medical News Today, July 29 |
Gene for left-handedness is found, BBC News, July 31 |
Poised for action, held in check until needed, gene-transcription machinery ready and waiting, Medical News Today, July 29 |
Evidence of a common genetic background for ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease, EurekAlert, July 30 |
Study identifies new gene therapy tools for inherited blindness, Medical News Today, July 29 |
Genetic finding sheds light on diseases causing blood vessel breakdown, Science Daily, July 30 |
New receptor gene may illuminate MRI on fetal development, Science Daily, July 28 |
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Articles that report on population prevalence of genotypes, gene-disease associations, gene-environment and gene-gene interactions and evaluation of genetic tests. For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page
For the week ending August 1, 2007, there are HuGE articles in the following areas:
Gene Variant Frequency
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Neoplasms
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs Disorders
Mental Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions
For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page |
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