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Headache Online Tool: Headache U
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
...personal headache patterns. Maybe you can blame your parents! Did you know that migraines can be hereditary, and affect three times more women than men? Whatever the pattern may be, get out some paper...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
... Gaucher disease is a hereditary, genetic disorder with severe and debilitating symptoms. It is an inherited metabolic disorder in which harmful quantities of a fatty substance called glucocerebr...
Happy Parents = Happy Children?
in Next Nine Months, on May 23, 2009
... © Phil Romans Can happiness be hereditary ? A new paper published in the journal Bioscience Hypotheses proposes the theory that it might.
In his article in the latest issue of Bioscience Hypo...
Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009
...as most interesting is that this same gene was over-expressed in 60 percent of the samples from non-hereditary lung tumors," explains Anderson. "This suggests that perhaps epigenetic factors...
FDA Approxes ATryn, First Drug from a Genetically Engineered Animal
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2009
...ecombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S.
ATryn is indicated for the treatment of patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiency, undergoing high-risk surgical or childbirth procedures. GTC The...
LEV Pharma's Cinryze™ Got FDA Marketing Approval For HAE
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 13, 2008
... A rare genetic and life threatening disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disorder of C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency manifested by painless, nonpruritic, nonpitting swe...
Xenazine (tetrabenazine): First Drug for Chorea in Huntington's Disease, Approved by the FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 15, 2008
...lable to interact with certain nerve cells, thereby decreasing the involuntary movements.
A rare, hereditary neurological disorder affecting about 1 in 10,000 people in the United States, Huntington...
Gene Plays a Role in Hair Loss Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2008
... Researchers have identified a gene responsible for a rare hereditary form of hair loss known as hypotrichosis simplex . From the abstract of the paper published in Nature :
Hypotrichosis simpl...
Gene therapy for Hereditary Blindness on Phase I Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 21, 2007
...A gene-transfer technique is undergoing Phase I trials to test its safety in people with a form of hereditary blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis type 2, or LCA2 .
The first adult subj...
Pink October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 2, 2007
...slow progress - aside from the ribbons - is that myths abound. Most people believe breast cancer is hereditary, when in fact breast cancer overwhelmingly strikes women with no family history of breast...
On Broccoli and Cauliflower Against Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 4, 2007
...iferous vegetables , most especially the anti-cancer benefits :
Broccoli and Cauliflower Inhibit Hereditary Cancer
Have More Cabbages and Broccolis while Pregnant and Protect your Child Against ...
Restless Legs Caused by a Gene
in Well Woman Blog, on July 20, 2007
...nt research suggests that a single unknown gene causes many of the cases. It is known that RLS is hereditary, with some families having several members suffering from the disorder. RLS is associated w...
Gene Therapy May ReverseColor Blindness
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 22, 2007
...g gene therapy, scientists have been able to reverse blindness in mice with achromatopsia , a rare hereditary color blindness affecting about 1 in 30, 000 Americans.
Within two months of the gene th...
Genetic Link Between Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome and Breast Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 26, 2007
...ve discovered a link between a gene called TWIST1, which causes the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome , and hereditary breast cancer.
"Our findings show that women with this syndrome run a nearly twenty...
What is Chronic fatigue Syndrome?
in Well Woman Blog, on February 15, 2007
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My thanks to the Biotech Blog for bringing to my attention an article that suggests CFS may be hereditary. The article, which is from KLTV tells us:
Specifically, the scientists think the hyp...
Jaundice Gene Chip for Diagnosing Liver Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 22, 2006
...eloped the " jaundice chip ", a gene chip that could be used to:
diagnose at least five hereditary liver diseases
detect genetic causes of jaundice in children and adults, and
potentia...
Gene Therapy For Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 22, 2006
...ting the safety and efficacy of using gene therapy to treat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency , a hereditary lung and liver disease, showed promising results. The researchers used an adeno-asso...
Green Tea/Green Tea Extracts, May Slow the Progression of Huntington's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 12, 2006
... Huntington's disease is an incurable, hereditary disease prevailing in 1 of every 15,000 people.
Together with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's , Huntington's disease belongs to...
Stress can bring you hair loss too
in Busy with Style, on August 4, 2006
...d hair loss, one of the main factors being stress.
Although women could get bold spots because of hereditary factors and illness, BBC Women's Health website suggests that stress can prolong a ...
FDA Approves Elaprase, Enzyme Replacement Therapy For Hunter's Syndrome
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 26, 2006
... first ever treatment for Hunter syndrome , also known as Mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II) , a hereditary and potentially fatal disorder in children. Individuals afflicted with this disorder...
Novel Gene Therapy Potential Cure of Hemophilia A
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 13, 2006
... Affecting about one in 5,000 males, hemophilia A is a condition wherein one lacks the hereditary blood clotting protein, Factor VIII (FVIII). Treatment of this condition traditionally requires ...
Allergies in Children
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 30, 2006
...e leading cause of poor health in children, with hay fever as the most chronic childhood disease.
Hereditary plays a big role in children developing allergies. If you have it, chances are, your chil...
Valproate Eases Symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 26, 2006
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a hereditary disease characterized by degenerating motor neuron in the spinal cord, resulting to weakness and wasting of muscles, particularly in the lower extre...
Medical science allows people a glimpse into the future
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2006
...about half of those people will die from the disease. The form that runs in the Bradfield family, hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, is extremely rare with only 100 families diagnosed worldwide...
Emory Research Identifies Neurodegeneration Cause in Huntington's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 9, 2006
...dition that usually inhibits speech, movement, reasoning Huntington's disease and memory. This hereditary disorder is estimated to affect one out of 10,000 people. While current pharmacological t...
Genetic Cause of Age-related Hearing Loss, Found at Indiana U
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 23, 2006
...vered evidence linking the hearing loss to a particular region of DNA that previously was tied to a hereditary form of progressive deafness that begins much earlier in life.
The work is believed to ...
Broccoli and Cauliflower Inhibit Hereditary Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 22, 2006
...ubstances).
Now, a new study at Rutgers focused on whether SFN might inhibit the occurrence of hereditary cancers and found that the natural ingredients in cauliflower and broccoli may reduc...
Britain's First Fetus Genetically Screened For Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2006
...transferred to her womb.
The cancer being oblitrated in this case is retinoblastoma , a kind of hereditary eye cancer.
Retinoblastoma accounts for 11 per cent of all cancers that develop in ...
Sun Allergies or Photosensitivity
in Allergies, on April 24, 2006
...the summer, the PMLE rash often returns at full intensity the following spring.
Actinic prurigo (hereditary PMLE) - This inherited form of PMLE occurs in people of American Indian background , in...
Genetic Diagnostic Tests: A Growing Market
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 17, 2006
...lysis , a test for the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer; COLARIS and COLARIS AP for hereditary colorectal and endometrial cancer; and MELARIS for inherited susceptibility to melanoma...
Gene Therapy and RNAi To Treat Sickle Cell Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 3, 2006
...ology to genetically reverse sickle cell disease (SCD) in human cells.
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells (instead of disc-shaped) th...
Sirna Therapeutics Patents Vector Expressed siRNA Against Huntington's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 5, 2005
... siRNAs to inhibit Huntington's disease gene expression.
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary degenerative brain disorder that is progressive and always fatal and for which there is, ...