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New gene in hair loss identified by Columbia-led research team
• Genetics • • Hair Loss • Apr 15 10
A team of investigators from Columbia, Rockefeller and Stanford Universities has identified a new gene involved in hair growth, as reported in a…
U.S. team discovers new Alzheimer’s risk gene
• Brain • • Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 15 10
People with a common variation in a gene linked with coronary artery disease have nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared…
Gene identified for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
• Epilepsy • • Genetics • Apr 13 10
A mutation in a brain protein gene may trigger irregular heart beat and sudden death in people with epilepsy, according to new research…
Prader-Willi syndrome: a form of obesity that can be explained
• Genetics • • Obesity • Mar 21 10
Prader-Willi syndrome, also known as PWS is an uncommon genetic disorder (present at birth) in which seven genes (or subsets) on chromosome 15 are…
Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder
• Dental Health • • Genetics • Mar 04 10
For some Canadians, any cut such as from dental work or surgery can cause days or more of bleeding. Although they are not…
Genetic Factors Can Help Predict Risk for Kidney Disease
• Genetics • • Urine Problems • Feb 24 10
Israeli and American researchers have identified new genetic data that could be used in the future to predict who will develop end-stage kidney disease…
African gene trawl may provide secrets to long life
• Genetics • Feb 18 10
A genetic peek deep into the heart of Africa confirms that Africans have more genetic diversity than Europeans or Asians and provides insights into…
New gene discovery could help to prevent blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Feb 11 10
Scientists have uncovered a new gene that could help save the sight of patients with a type of inherited blindness.
The international research team…
Researchers Develop New Tool for Gene Delivery
• Genetics • Jan 27 10
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have developed a new tool for gene…
Thinking Outside the Block in Disease Gene Studies
• Genetics • Jan 26 10
In the decade since the Human Genome Project produced the first map of DNA sequences in the human genome, scientists throughout the world have…
Gene linked to schizophrenia may reduce cancer risk
• Cancer • • Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 19 10
People who inherit a specific form of a gene that puts them on a road to schizophrenia may be protected against some forms of…
Two Genes That Drive Aggressive Brain Cancers Discovered
• Cancer • • Genetics • Dec 23 09
A team of Columbia scientists have discovered two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain…
Gene Linked to a Rare Form of Progressive Hearing Loss in Males is Identified
• Genetics • • Hair Loss • Dec 17 09
A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the…
Mothers’ genes important in preterm birth risk
• Genetics • Dec 10 09
A mother’s genes may be an important factor in the risk of preterm birth, two new studies suggest.
Past research has shown that genes…
Mouse gene suppresses Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles
• Brain • • Genetics • • Neurology • Nov 11 09
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and colleagues have identified a novel mouse gene (Rps23r1) that reduces the accumulation of two toxic…
Asthma Not Determined by Genetics Alone
• Asthma • • Genetics • Nov 06 09
While progress has been made in identifying genes associated with asthma, the disease is complex, and its development is likely dependent upon both…
Genes may explain why churchgoers are teetotalers
• Genetics • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 30 09
Churchgoers have been found to have lower rates of drinking and smoking than those who spend their Sundays elsewhere. Now a new study suggests…
Bad drivers? Blame their genes
• Genetics • • Public Health • Oct 29 09
No need to curse that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you - he cannot help it, U.S.…
Gene therapy experiment restores sight in a few
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Oct 26 09
Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single…
Researchers Identify Gene Variant Linked to Glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Sep 22 09
An international team, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the National Eye Institute, has discovered gene…
Junk DNA may prove invaluable in quest for gene therapies
• Genetics • Sep 21 09
Scientists have identified how a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code – a finding which…
Genes controlling insulin can alter timing of biological clock
• Diabetes • • Genetics • Sep 17 09
Many of the genes that regulate insulin also alter the timing of the circadian clock, a new study has found.
Although insulin responses were…
Mayo Clinic identifies 2 genes as potential therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis
• Genetics • • Neurology • Sep 11 09
A Mayo Clinic study has found that two genes in mice were associated with good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS). These…
Mutation in renin gene linked to inherited kidney disease
• Genetics • • Urine Problems • Aug 18 09
A mutation in a gene that helps regulate high blood pressure is a cause of inherited kidney disease, according to a new study…
Gene predicts response to hepatitis C drugs: study
• Genetics • • Infections • Aug 17 09
A slight difference in a person’s genetic code could determine whether they respond to a grueling round of treatment for hepatitis C infection…