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Scientists find five new Alzheimer’s risk genes
• Brain • • Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 03 11

Scientists looking for the genetic triggers that lead to Alzheimer’s have identified five more, doubling the number linked with the mind-wasting disease.

If drugs… Scientists find five new Alzheimer’s risk genes   

 
 

Gene Therapy Reverses Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 17 11

A gene therapy called NLX-P101 dramatically reduces movement impairment in Parkinson’s patients, according to results of a Phase 2 study published today in the… Gene Therapy Reverses Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease   

 
 

Gene therapy shows promise for Parkinson’s
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 16 11

A small trial has shown that a type of gene therapy for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease can reduce symptoms of the devastating brain… Gene therapy shows promise for Parkinson’s   

 
 

Better brain wiring linked to family genes
• Brain • • Genetics • Mar 04 11

How well our brain functions is largely based on our family’s genetic makeup, according to a University of Melbourne led study.

The study published… Better brain wiring linked to family genes   

 
 

Good Diets Fight Bad Alzheimer Genes
• Dieting • • Genetics • • Neurology • Feb 15 11

Scientists today agree that there are five molecules that are known to affect or cause Alzheimer’s disease, which plagues an estimated five million Americans.… Good Diets Fight Bad Alzheimer Genes   

 
 

Gene mutation play a major role in 1 cause of kidney disease
• Genetics • • Urine Problems • Jan 24 11

Mutations in a gene called INF2 are by far the most common cause of a dominantly inherited condition that leads to kidney failure, according… Gene mutation play a major role in 1 cause of kidney disease   

 
 

Researchers Uncover New Gene for Heart Failure in Caucasians
• Genetics • • Heart • Jan 18 11

Nearly five million Americans live with heart failure, with as many as 700,000 new cases diagnosed each year. In addition to lifestyle factors, scientists… Researchers Uncover New Gene for Heart Failure in Caucasians   

 
 

Mother’s stem cells likely key to treating genetic disease before birth
• Genetics • Jan 18 11

UCSF researchers have tackled a decade-long scientific conundrum, and their discovery is expected to lead to significant advances in using stem cells to treat… Mother’s stem cells likely key to treating genetic disease before birth   

 
 

Researchers show how one gene becomes two (with different functions)
• Genetics • • Public Health • Jan 13 11

Researchers report that they are the first to show in molecular detail how one gene evolved two competing functions that eventually split up –… Researchers show how one gene becomes two (with different functions)   

 
 

Women with MS More Likely to Have MS-Related Gene Than Men
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jan 07 11

Women who have multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to have a gene associated with multiple sclerosis than men with the disease and it… Women with MS More Likely to Have MS-Related Gene Than Men   

 
 

Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate
• Food & Nutrition • • Genetics • Dec 27 10

Teams of scientists have cracked the genetic codes of the wild strawberry and a certain type of cacao used to make fine chocolate, work… Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate   

 
 

Brain gene makes a female develop as a male
• Brain • • Genetics • Dec 23 10

Australian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis formation and male genitalia in an otherwise… Brain gene makes a female develop as a male   

 
 

Exome Sequencing Provides New Approach to Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders
• Genetics • Dec 20 10

A genetic testing approach called exome sequencing—which provides a clinically practical alternative to whole-genome sequencing—led to correct diagnosis and life-saving treatment in a child… Exome Sequencing Provides New Approach to Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders   

 
 

Genome-wide hunt reveals links to abnormal rhythms behind sudden death, heart damage
• Genetics • • Heart • Dec 20 10

A study among almost 50,000 people worldwide has identified DNA sequence variations linked with the heart’s electrical rhythm in several surprising regions among 22… Genome-wide hunt reveals links to abnormal rhythms behind sudden death, heart damage   

 
 

Scientists and physicians use genetic sequencing to identify and treat unknown disease
• Genetics • • Immunology • Dec 20 10

A collaborative team of scientists and physicians at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin uses genetic sequencing to identify and… Scientists and physicians use genetic sequencing to identify and treat unknown disease   

 
 

Age doesn’t matter: New genes are as essential as ancient ones
• Genetics • Dec 18 10

New genes that have evolved in species as little as one million years ago – a virtual blink in evolutionary history – can be… Age doesn’t matter: New genes are as essential as ancient ones   

 
 

Feast, famine and the genetics of obesity: You can’t have it both ways
• Genetics • • Obesity • Dec 16 10

In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds-our genome, which has apparently not… Feast, famine and the genetics of obesity: You can’t have it both ways   

 
 

New UCLA study raises questions about genetic testing of newborns
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Dec 07 10

Mandatory genetic screening of newborns for rare diseases is creating unexpected upheaval for families whose infants test positive for risk factors but show… New UCLA study raises questions about genetic testing of newborns   

 
 

Scientists find gene linked to congenital heart defect
• Genetics • • Heart • Dec 06 10

A gene that can cause congenital heart defects has been identified by a team of scientists, including a group from Princeton University. The discovery… Scientists find gene linked to congenital heart defect   

 
 

New genomic technique reveals obesity gene variants
• Genetics • • Obesity • Nov 30 10

Obesity is highly heritable, but so far genetic association studies have only explained a small fraction of this heritability. Now, in a study published… New genomic technique reveals obesity gene variants   

 
 

Gene test users largely satisfied, survey finds
• Genetics • • Public Health • Nov 08 10

Most people who have used direct-to-consumer genetic tests bought them to improve their health and say they found the tests easy to interpret, but… Gene test users largely satisfied, survey finds   

 
 

Gene identified for spread of deadly melanoma
• Cancer • • Genetics • Nov 04 10

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of eye melanoma.

Although more research… Gene identified for spread of deadly melanoma   

 
 

Researchers find a ‘liberal gene’
• Genetics • Oct 27 10

Liberals may owe their political outlook partly to their genetic make-up, according to new research from the University of California, San Diego, and Harvard… Researchers find a ‘liberal gene’   

 
 

Newfoundland researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer
• Genetics • • Heart • Oct 26 10

Researchers in Newfoundland have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer.

As a result, they have developed a unique prevention program… Newfoundland researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer   

 
 

Cheaper, more effective treatment of type 1 Gaucher disease possible
• Bowel Problems • • Cancer • • Genetics • Oct 20 10

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that new disease pathways involving more than one cell type leads to Type 1 Gaucher disease,… Cheaper, more effective treatment of type 1 Gaucher disease possible   

 
 
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