Showing posts with label Genetics/Heredity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genetics/Heredity. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Scientists reveal genetic root of prostate cancer

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An international team of scientists have revealed the genetic root of prostate cancers in individual men, demonstrating that tumors share c...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

Gene identified that drives aggressive form of breast cancer

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A team of researchers have identified a gene that drives one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. They hope that by finding a way...

Hayley Okines dies from rare premature aging disease aged 17

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A courageous girl from the UK who raised awareness of a rare genetic disorder that causes premature aging - progeria - has died aged 17. ...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

How far away is a cure for blindness?

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Los ing one of your senses is a frightening prospect for most people, but for many people, it is an unfortunate reality. Millions of people...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

Insight into why cancer incidence increases with age

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The accumulation of age-associated changes in a biochemical process that helps control genes may be responsible for some of the increased ...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Virus discovery: 'blast' mechanism used to infect host

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Researchers have discovered the first "pressure-driven infection mechanism" in a human virus, which blasts infectious DNA into c...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Three-Person IVF Gets UK Government Backing

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The UK government has backed three-person IVF, i.e. creating babies using DNA from three people. The UK government said the procedure will...
Friday, March 15, 2013

Modern Diet Is Rotting Our Teeth

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A study of the evolution of our teeth over the last 7,500 years shows that humans today have less diverse oral bacteria than historic pop...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

24 Genes Responsible For Short-Sightedness Identified

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The vision of a person with Myopia - everything looks blurred. Researchers from King's College London have identified 24 new genes...

Novel Protein Discovered That May Help Detect Lou Gehrig's Disease And Dementia

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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of many patients affected with two common n...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Simple Blood Test Reveals DNA Marker That Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence

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Medical researchers at the University of Alberta tested the DNA of more than 300 women in Alberta and discovered a 'genetic marker...
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Genetic Clue Discovered For Why Women Outlive Men

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A new study of mitochondrial DNA in fruit flies offers a number of clues that might explain why females tend to outlive males across much ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

'Junk DNA' Plays Crucial Role In Human Diseases

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A lot more of our genome is biologically active than previously thought - about 80% - an international team involving over 400 scientists...
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