Virus works with gene to cause Crohn's-like illness
Scientists have shown that a specific virus can interact with a mutation in the host's genes to trigger disease. The observation may help explain why many people with disease risk genes do not actually...
View ArticleStem-cell work closes a door to AIDS virus
Lab work on mice has opened up a novel way of closing a gateway to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Friday.
View ArticleScientists discover new genetic marker of ovarian cancer risk
A team of Yale researchers have identified a genetic marker that can help predict the risk of developing ovarian cancer, a hard to detect and often deadly form of cancer.
View ArticleCan I buy you a drink? Genetics may determine sensitivity to other people's...
Your friend walks into a bar to meet you for happy hour. He sidles up to the bar and orders a drink — does that make you more likely to get a drink yourself? According to new findings reported in...
View ArticleResearchers find genetic link to children's emotional problems precipitated...
Bullying victimization is common among children of school age, although its consequences are often anything but benign. The recent death of a Massachusetts teen by suicide prompted state lawmakers to...
View ArticleGene variant may increase severity of MS
A new study shows a gene variant may increase the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. The research will be published in the August 3, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the...
View ArticleGene for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease identified through genome scan
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., are some of the first to prove that a gene...
View ArticleEvolution may have pushed humans toward greater risk for type 1 diabetes
Gene variants associated with an increased risk for type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis may confer previously unknown benefits to their human carriers, say researchers at the Stanford University...
View ArticleStudies confirm region of chromosome 9 linked to risk for amyotrophic lateral...
Genetic variations on chromosome 9 have been identified that might have a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. Findings in two separate Articles...
View ArticleChildhood asthma explained with gene mapping
An international research team, including researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, has found six gene variants that can explain nearly 40 percent of all cases of asthma in children. The...
View ArticleMuscle strength gene variant linked to falls
(PhysOrg.com) -- Elderly women with a common gene variant may be more prone to falls, University of Aberdeen scientists have discovered.
View ArticleResearchers find a 'liberal gene'
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 University. Ideology is affected not just...
View ArticleResearch strengthens evidence of link between paracetamol use in pregnancy...
Evidence suggesting that the risk of childhood asthma associated with prenatal paracetamol exposure may depend on antioxidant genes in the mother has been found by a team of UK scientists. The results...
View ArticleHybrid plants with over-reactive immune system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Individuals from the same species can often be crossed without any trouble. However, genes also have their preferences, and some gene variants are not compatible with those found in...
View ArticleGene linked to worsening kidney disease in African-Americans
In African Americans with kidney disease related to hypertension (high blood pressure), a common gene variant is associated with a sharply increased risk of progressive kidney disease, according to a...
View ArticleBiological changes in suicidal patients
Depressed and suicidal individuals have low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood and saliva. They also have substances in their spinal fluid that suggest there is increased inflammation...
View ArticleWomen with MS more likely to have MS-related gene than men
Women who have multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to have a gene associated with multiple sclerosis than men with the disease and it is this gene region where environment interacts with the...
View ArticleChilean scientists seek alcoholism vaccine
Chilean researchers said Thursday they are developing a vaccine against alcoholism that could be tested on humans starting next year and works by neutralizing an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol.
View ArticleFindings on pollution damage to human airways could yield new therapies
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people susceptible to...
View ArticleGene variants predict treatment success for alcoholism medication
The effectiveness of an experimental treatment for alcoholism depends on the genetic makeup of individuals who receive it, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse...
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