A study has identified a new genetic variant which affects susceptibility to diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy. 05/03/2010
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The discovery of a mutant gene linked to a type of inherited blindness could save some patients' sight by enabling doctors to catch the disorder early. 12/02/2010
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A study suggests that that some people may be genetically programmed to age at a faster rate, or may age faster depending on environmental factors. 08/02/2010
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New research has revealed a gene which regulates the rhythm of the heart. The study could ultimately help design more targeted drugs for heart problems. 11/01/2010
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Scientists have identified new mutations behind the most common type of kidney cancer. This could ultimately help in diagnosis and treatment. 07/01/2010
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New genetic clues to the development of type 2 diabetes will aid studies to understand the biology of disease and the search for treatments. 18/12/2009
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Research teams led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have today revealed the first comprehensive analyses of cancer genomes. 16/12/2009
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A Wellcome Trust-funded study is the first to show that the loss of a key segment of DNA can lead to severe childhood obesity. 07/12/2009
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Two of the largest ever genetic studies of inflammatory bowel diseases have identified genetic regions which increase susceptibility to these conditions. 16/11/2009
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One in five Europeans suffer chronic pain, yet few treatments offer adequate relief. Mun-Keat Looi talks to researchers from the London Pain Consortium. 13/11/2009
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Despite the explosive growth in size and complexity of the human brain, the pace of evolutionary change among the thousands of genes expressed in brain tissue has actually slowed since the split, millions of years ago, between human and chimpanzee, an international research team reports in the December 26, 2006, issue of the journal, PLOS Biology. Science Daily 29/12/2007
OrphageniX Inc., a new biotechnology company founded by University of Delaware researchers, has been established in Wilmington to develop and commercialize UD-patented technologies for repairing genes that cause rare, hereditary diseases such as sickle cell anemia and spinal muscular atrophy. MedicoNews.com 30/04/2007
In the most comprehensive look at genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes to date, researchers from the University of Michigan, the National Human Genome Research Institute, the University of Southern California, the University of North Carolina, and Finland's National Health Institute, have identified at least four new genetic variants associated with
increased risk of diabetes and confirmed existence of another six. The findings are posted in the online edition of the journal Science. Medical News Today 29/04/2007
The House of Representatives passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2007 on Wednesday, April 25. GINA is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law in the coming months. Medical News Today 28/04/2007
Genetic susceptibility markedly increases the risk of developing radiation-associated meningioma - a rare brain tumour - according to a study published in the May issue of THE LANCET ONCOLOGY. rBiotech 28/04/2007
Several teams of scientists report discovering more genes linked to Type 2 Diabetes and describe the achievement as bringing science closer to understanding the genetics of the origins and progress of this modern disease. The various papers are published in Science and Nature Genetics this week, 27/04/2007. Medical News
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Genetic studies are providing clues for scientists working on vaccines against HIV, malaria, and TB. But it is crucial, say Dave Chokshi (Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford) and colleagues in a policy paper in PLoS Medicine, to ensure that those who choose to participate in such research have given their fully informed consent.
Medical News Today 27/04/2007
Findings tie together genetic associations, white-matter defects, dopamine abnormalities and disease symptoms. The findings, published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also demonstrate how two of the dozen or more genes previously linked with schizophrenia may contribute to the disease. Children’s Hospital Boston 23/04/2007
Researchers report the identification of a gene that may play a role in susceptibility to osteoporosis-the crippling disease that leads to bone fractures, especially of the hip and spine. Medical News Today 28/03/2007
More powerful computers are allowing scientists and engineers to conduct simulations that grow more realistic each year. While companies are using these tools to slash the costs of producing everything from airliners to antibiotics, researchers in Houston are using them to refine their search for the genetic causes of disease. Medical News Today 28/03/2007
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