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SensiGene Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Test
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 20, 2009
...reased risk of having a baby with certain genetic conditions.
This innovative test screens for 103 mutations and five variants, including the 23 mutations recommended by the American College of Medic...
Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
...hese revealed conserved motifs, clade-specific diversity including a potential new species (HRV-D), mutations in field isolates, and recombination. In analogy with poliovirus, a hypervariable 5'UT...
Cats Can Trigger Allergies in Some Children
in Allergies, on June 29, 2008
...tes that it's genetics is probably what muddles up the issue. Apparently, individuals who have mutations in the FLG gene are more likely to develop eczema if there is a cat at home. According to...
Gene Plays a Role in Hair Loss Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2008
...cessive form of this disorder to chromosome 13q14.11-13q21.33, and identified homozygous truncating mutations in P2RY5, which encodes an orphan G protein-coupled receptor. Furthermore, we identified o...
Ginger Against Morning Sickness
in Next Nine Months, on February 27, 2008
...eriods, the use of ginger during pregnancy may contribute to risks of spontaneous abortions or mutations . There have been no conclusive data, though, but it's better to err on the side of pr...
Exposure to Sunlight May Reduce Risk for Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on October 30, 2007
... with a 47-percent reduced risk of advanced breast cancer in light-skinned women, the results show. Mutations of the vitamin D receptor gene did not affect the association.
However, this association ...
Crash of the Titans Demo
in XboxSpace, on September 25, 2007
...ing on the Titans! The evil Neo Cortex has turned the creatures of Crash's island into horrific mutations! But by using a whole arsenal of new combat moves, Crash can hijack the monsters and gain ...
Genetic Basis of Susceptibility to Acute Urinary Track Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 18, 2007
...in studies of children and adults with recurrent renal pelvis infections, they have also shown that mutations of this very gene are much more common in kidney patients than in healthy control individu...
LKB1: New Lung Tumor-Suppressor Gene
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 5, 2007
... A collaborative group of scientists have determined that mutations in the gene LKB1, which often results to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, a condition characterized by intestinal growths and an increase...
Towards Solving the Mystery of Lou Gehrig's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 1, 2007
...s sequenced the genes of people who have the inherited form of ALS and found that some of them have mutations in the gene that codes for this enzyme.
While the inherited form represents only a fracti...
Gene for Goltz Syndrome, Discovered
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 28, 2007
...larval fly's body, bearing a resemblance to the quills of a porcupine.
The researchers believe mutations in the PORCN gene cause at least 75 percent of Goltz syndrome cases.
These findings by t...
Get SERIOUS Skincare and Sun Protection from MD Skincare and Prevent Skin Cancer.
in Cool Picking, on June 28, 2007
MD Skincare® by Dr. Dennis Gross introduces Powerful Sun Protection SPF 30 Lotion, a breakthrough sunscreen product which contains a metal-encapsulating chelator to provide enhanced sun protection to skin when exposed to the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays. The sun is even more dangerous t...
New Method of Detecting Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on June 20, 2007
...s been developed in Alberta.
The diagnostic chip miniaturizes and automates testing for chromosome mutations from many types of cancer, shortening the wait for diagnosis.
The article goes on to expl...
13th Gene for Congenital Blindness Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 12, 2007
...lia, finger-like projections from the surface of cells capable of moving molecules around. However, mutations in the LCA5 gene only appear to cause defects in the retina.
Considering that clinical tr...
Antibody Developed to Detect Mutant Enzyme Causing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 14, 2007
...LS. [snip] This is important to determining if SOD1 is relevant in ALS cases that are not caused by mutations in SOD1. If this is the case, then the antibody could potentially be used in biomarker stu...
How to wash your clothes (yes, I'm serious!)
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 7, 2007
...n example, the optical brighteners have been "found to be toxic to fish and to cause bacterial mutations."
That's a lot of chemicals! For some reason, I'm reminded of the Hindenburg...
PTC124 Drug Candidate Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Other Genetic Diseases
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 25, 2007
...urely, rendering the proteins useless.
PTC124 fixes this by prompting the cells to ignore the stop mutations that tell them to end the protein chain, allowing themto complete the correct sequence.
H...
Genes Cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease
in Well Woman Blog, on April 17, 2007
...t genetic component. Although previous genetic studies found a link between Crohn's disease and mutations in a gene known as CARD15, those mutations alone are not considered to account for the ent...
Biomarker Test for Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Survival
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 20, 2007
... had a significantly increased rate of mortality from cancer after surgery. Patients who showed no mutations in the four biomarkers had a 90 percent chance of survival at five years compared to less...
Protein Biomarkers Predict Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Survival
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 6, 2007
...s -- were associated with the rate of mortality from cancer after surgery.
Patients who showed no mutations in the four biomarkers had a 90 percent chance of survival at five years compared to less ...
Sphingosine Phosphate Lyase (SPL): Human Enzyme Programmable to Kill Cancer Cells
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 29, 2006
... Saba, M.D., Ph.D.:
"The enzyme SPL senses when a cell has sustained damage or is undergoing mutations. Once the enzyme is aware of these changes it responds by killing the cell. We hope to fin...
Blocking Apo E and Amyloid Beta Interaction to Target Alzheimer's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 23, 2006
... most commonly as "sporadic," meaning it affects individuals who do not have rare genetic mutations.
Headed by Martin Sadowski, M.D., Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Neurology and Ps...
Le Tourisme et l'Universite : INTERVIEW DE DOMINIQUE PAGES, Maître de conférences au CELSA Sorbonne Paris 4
in Les Explorers, on décembre 8, 2006
...pose de mieux appréhender les mutations, dans un contexte de mondialisation, des pratiques de communication et d'information des entreprises, des institutions et des organisations du tourisme, du ...
Van der Woude Gene IRF6 Implicated in Skin Differentiation
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 17, 2006
...ther roles of the IRF6, as a critical regulator of keratinocyte differentiation.
"Put simply, mutations of IRF6 in Van de Woude syndrome make the skin cells too sticky, so they stick to each oth...
Genetic Sequences of Human Breast and Colorectal Cancers
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 8, 2006
...ch for the next couple of decades, this is one of the reasons. Now researchers will study how these mutations occur in breast and colon cancers, perhaps searching for environmental agents or cellular ...
NIH Launches $52 Million Knockout Mouse Project
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 7, 2006
...use Project , a program aiming to build a comprehensive and publicly available resource of knockout mutations in the mouse genome. The knockout mice produced from this resource will be extremely use...
Aging in Men Deteriorates Genetic Quality of Sperm
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2006
...tudy entitled "Advancing age has differential effects on DNA damage, chromatin integrity, gene mutations, and aneuploidies (chromosome abnormalities) in sperm," appeared first week of June i...
Emory Research Identifies Neurodegeneration Cause in Huntington's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 9, 2006
...hat the severe neurodegeneration associated with Huntington's disease may result from molecular mutations that block the transport of nutrients within cells.
Recent research conducted at the Emo...
Mutations in the Enzyme Glutamate Dehydrogenase, Leads to Congenital Hyperinsulism
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 8, 2006
...gical Chemistry (an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal) confirms that mutations in the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase can cause congenital hypersinsulism.
Congenital ...
The Vitamin D and Flavonoids' Link to Breast and Ovarian Cancers
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 13, 2006
...r breast and ovarian cancers include menopause , obesity, family history and specific genetic mutations. However, these days researchers also are looking at the role of diet in the development, ...
The Flaw in Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 23, 2006
...riad Genetics' genetic test for breast cancer according to a recent study misses detecting some mutations that help cause the disease.
The fact that this genetic test is not designed to detect c...
Molar Pregnancy Traced to NALP7 Gene Mutations
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 8, 2006
A molar pregnancy is a kind of aberration that occurs during fertilization, wherein although the symptoms of pregnancy manifest themselves, there is no embryo formed. Moreover, there is an possibility of the "mole" (placental parts without fetus) developing into cancer.
Research...
Science Magazine Selects Top 2005 Breakthroughs
in Philoneist, on December 23, 2005
...d. They concluded the nearly century-old influenza started out similarly to today's version and mutations allowed it to easily infect human hosts. Solar System Exploration - Probes from interna...
Skylertech @ DEMO2006
in TJ's Weblog, on October 13, 2005
...lity. The engine is also highly robust in its ability to control for spelling mistakes and language mutations.
Both of Skyler's engines are well-suited to the current demand to process skyrocketi...
CFplusTM: Improved Genetic Test for Cystic Fibrosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 16, 2005
...ence reduced life expectancy.
The CFplusTM cystic fibrosis (CF) mutation analysis now test for 97 mutations (standard mutation panel tests for 23 mutations), increasing its efficiency in detecting r...
Breast cancer and weight loss
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 20, 2005
... reduce their risk via weight loss:
Women at a high risk for early-onset breast cancer because of mutations in the BRCA1- gene may be able to cut that risk by two-thirds if they lose weight ea...
Gene mutations and migraine headaches
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 27, 2005
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Researchers in Canada found gene mutations that are linked to migraines:
A number of mutations have been shown to result in familial migraines," says Dr. Rhoda Blostein--a medical scientist ...