http://www.biospace.comBioSpace RSS GeneratorSat, 25 May 2013 14:30:21 GMT20http://rss.biospace.com/images/BSPLogo.gifhttp://www.BioSpace.com/news.aspx?SectionId=1Copyright (C) 2011http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=260267&full=1Grand Rapids, Mich. (May 14, 2012) - A team of international scientists has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the cause of bile duct cancer, a deadly type of liver cancer. By identifying several new genes frequently mutated in bile duct cancers, researchers are paving the way for better understanding of how bile duct cancers develop. Their discovery is published online in Nature Genetics...Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=250516&full=1 <div class"xn-content"><p><span class"xn-location">BLUE BELL, Pa.</span>, <span class"xn-chron">Feb. 22, 2012</span> /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: INO) announced today that its next generation surface skin electroporation technology was successfully used to significantly enhance the delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules to skin in animal studies. The data...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=237799&full=1MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (October 25, 2011) 23andMe, Inc., a leading personal genetics company, has announced the first-time discovery of the potentially protective nature of the gene serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) which appears to be protective against a high-risk leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) mutation for Parkinsons disease (PD). </p><p>The LRRK2 gene is recognized as a significant...Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630142849.htmScientists at Johns Hopkins have provided more clues to one of the least understood phenomena in some cancers: why the "ends caps" of cellular DNA, called telomeres, lengthen instead of shorten. In a study published online June 30 in Science Express, the Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified two genes that, when defective, may cause these telomere elongations.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/prostate_cancer_risk_factors_found_1_3565434Seven new genetic variants have been found that contribute to a 25 per cent increased risk of inherited prostate cancer.They have been added to a list of more than 33 previously known risk-increasing mutations.Men who possess most of the variants have a 50/50 chance of developing the disease, but only about one per cent of males are believed to fall into this category.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/27381Individuals with certain gene variants appear less able to resist Candida skin infections, explaining the observation that chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) runs in families, researchers suggested.Analyzing 14 patients from five families affected with CMC, Dutch and British researchers found missense mutations in the STAT1 gene, an important player in immune function, according to an online...Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630171719.htmA trio of large-scale genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, have identified more than 15 gene variants responsible for the diversity of white blood cell counts among whites, African-Americans, and Japanese. Supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, each study examined the genomes of tens of thousands of people. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630171723.htmA study by a global consortium of physician-scientists has identified a genetic variation that may predispose people to double the risk of having a sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95 percent of cases. Although previous, smaller studies have identified some genes with a potential association with sudden cardiac arrest, this is the first study large enough...Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110624111625.htmScientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a surprising new molecular pathway in skin cells that is involved in wound-healing and sensory communication. The new study, published in Nature Communications on June 28, 2011, shows that in this process skin cells produce nitric oxide, a versatile signaling molecule involved in temperature-sensing and wound-healing. This alternative...Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=225668&full=1Pilocytic astrocytoma, the most common brain tumor in children, is usually slow-growing and benign. However, surgeons often cannot completely remove the diffusely growing tumor. This means that patients need further treatment in order to destroy remaining tumor tissue. Chemotherapy or radiation therapy can lead to severe side-effects and have only little effect on these slowly growing tumors. Affected...Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8599443/Lean-gene-means-slim-people-could-be-less-healthy-than-the-obese.htmlGenes that result in a slender figure have been linked to heart disease and type-two diabetes, conditions normally associated with being overweight.A study suggests variants of the IRS1 gene reduce fat under the skin, but not the more dangerous visceral fat around organs such as the heart and liver.Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110624111932.htmScienceDaily (June 24, 2011) Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus ("lupus") in African American women. The study, which currently appears online in Human Genetics, is believed to be the first to comprehensively assess the association...Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622115309.htmNew research conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers hope for people with a rare disorder called Chuvash polycythemia. Polycythemia is a disease characterized by excessive production of red blood cells. Symptoms include an enlarged spleen, blood clots, an increased risk of stroke, and in some cases the disease is a precursor to acute leukemia.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=224878&full=1Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute have identified the first genetic mutation ever associated with a mysterious and potentially devastating form of heart disease that affects women in the final weeks of pregnancy or the first few months after delivery.<p></p>The disease, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), weakens a womans heart so that it no longer pumps blood efficiently...Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.newswise.com/articles/possible-susceptibility-genes-found-in-neurodegenerative-disorderNewswise JACKSONVILLE, Fla. An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinics campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes symptoms similar to those of Parkinsons disease but is resistant to Parkinsons medications. Their report is being published...Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=224545&full=1<div class"xn-content"><p><span class"xn-location">TIMONIUM, Md.</span>, <span class"xn-chron">June 19, 2011</span> /PRNewswire/ -- An international team of researchers led by <span class"xn-person">Gerard D. Schellenberg</span>, PhD, a member of the CurePSP Genetics Consortium and professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine at the <span class"xn-org">University...Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sify.com/news/gene-that-causes-intellectual-disability-discovered-news-international-lfnrOtgiggi.htmlA new study involving Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found a gene connected with a type of intellectual disability called Joubert syndrome. CAMH Senior Scientist Dr. John Vincent has identified this gene that, when defective, leads to Joubert syndrome. This research is published in the 13 May 2011 issue of Cell. This international study combined Dr. Vincent's gene mapping...Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:00 AM GMTUniversity of Queensland -- The Human Genetics team at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute have successfully used a new gene-mapping approach for patients affected by severe skeletal abnormalities. </p><p>Skeletal dysplasias are a group of diseases that cause abnormalities in the skeleton's growth and function. This can lead to problems such as abnormal height and/or limb length...Wed, 04 May 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sify.com/news/scientists-discover-gene-that-causes-severe-osteoporosis-disorder-news-international-ldhladdjjdf.htmlScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2011) Scientists have identified a single mutated gene that causes Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a disorder of the bones causing progressive bone loss and osteoporosis (fragile bones). The study, published in Nature Genetics March 6, gives vital insight into possible causes of osteoporosis and highlights the gene as a potential target for treating the condition.Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20110223/new-genetic-clues-to-ptsdWebMD -- Feb. 23, 2011 -- An international team of researchers says it has found a gene and its associated protein that appears to play a key role in how well women withstand stress and fear, which may influence the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a stressful event.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=211164&full=1EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the core gears of the circadian clock. They found the loss of a certain gene, dubbed twenty-four, messes up the rhythm of the common fruit flys sleep-wake cycle, making it harder for the flies to awaken.</p><p>The circadian clock drives, among other things, when an organism wakes up and when it sleeps. While...Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMTNewcastle University -- Newcastle University scientists have identified a new gene which will allow rapid diagnosis and earlier treatment of a debilitating neuromuscular condition.</p><p>The gene, GFPT1, is crucial in causing a variation of Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS) which gained media attention recently with the plight of baby RB, who was at the centre of a right-to-life legal dispute...Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8278741/Rogue-gene-allows-cancer-to-spread-around-the-body.htmlScotsman -- SCIENTISTS have discovered a rogue gene that they say could hold the key to finding a cure for cancer. The breakthrough by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), has been hailed as an "exciting new discovery" by the St Andrews-based Association of International Cancer Research (AICR), which funded the research.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110103161105.htmScienceDaily (Jan. 3, 2011) University of Michigan Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression.Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.medpagetoday.com/Genetics/GeneralGenetics/24143MedPageToday -- Using a process that could help unravel the causes of a variety of complex diseases, scientists probing the genetics of height have discovered dozens more uncommon variants, adding to the nearly 200 already known.Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101104154336.htmWashington University -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of eye melanoma.Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=189106&full=1ROCKVILLE, Md.</span>, <span class"xn-chron">July 29</span> /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is hosting their 6th Annual DiscoverGenomics! Curriculum Workshop, <span class"xn-chron">July 26 through July 30</span>, and will be hosting the Genomics Course for Educators, the following week, <span class"xn-chron">August 2 through August 6</span>, at JCVI's <span class...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2010/07/27/illumina-acquires-helixis-for-up-to-105m-to-get-small-low-cost-genetic-analysis-tool/Xconomy -- San Diego-based Illumina has acquired an intriguing startup from southern California with a vision of putting low-cost genetic analysis systems on every biologists benchtop.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100712154426.htmScienceDaily (July 27, 2010) Scientists have identified the genes necessary for making a highly potent and clinically unexploited antibiotic in the fight against multi-resistant pathogens.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.physorg.com/news199082236.htmlPhysorg -- It can make blood look like cream of tomato soup. Patients with high levels of triglycerides in their blood, a disease called hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) face an increased risk for heart disease and stroke. HTG affects one in 20 people in North America and is also associated with obesity, diabetes and pancreatitis. Most people now understand the importance of LDL, the bad cholesterol and...Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100723123934.htmScienceDaily (July 25, 2010) The spread of cancer cells in the tongue may be reduced if a gene that regulates cancer cell migration can be controlled, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19218-single-gene-could-be-key-to-a-babys-first-breath.htmlNew Scientist -- It's probably the first thing you ever did by yourself, but how did you know what to do? It's long been a mystery how newborn mammals draw their first breath after life in a fluid-filled womb and more importantly why this mechanism fatally fails in some individuals.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100720152248.htmScienceDaily (July 20, 2010) 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.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/uom-dgt072010.phpEurekAlert! -- Scientists have identified key genes responsible for a severe inflammatory disease that has spread along the old silk trading routes from the Far East to the edge of Europe.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.boots.com/diabetes/news/20100628/more-diabetes-genes-foundLONDON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists working on the largest study to date to look at DNA and type 2 diabetes say they have found 12 new gene links that offer important clues to how the chronic disease works.Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100622161255.htmScienceDaily (June 22, 2010) In what is believed to be the largest review of the human genetic code to determine why some people's blood platelets are more likely to clump faster than others, scientists at Johns Hopkins and in Boston have found a septet of overactive genes, which they say likely control that bodily function.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/06/21/newscolumn5.htmlAtlanta Business Chronicle -- Medical College of Georgia researchers have identified the culprit gene for a rare condition that impedes bladder and bowel control.Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65C22W20100613LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have found three new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer, the most common form of the disease in young men, and say their findings should aid efforts for better treatments and earlier diagnosis.Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65948H20100610EurekAlert!-- Researchers have discovered how mutations in the presenilin 1 gene cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). The finding, reported online in the journal Cell, opens the door to developing novel treatments for this form of the mind-robbing disease and for the more common, late-onset form that develops later in life and affects millions of people worldwide.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://futurity.org/health-medicine/gene-discovery-clarifies-misunderstood-disease/Futurity -- A genetic mutation for inherited lymphedema associated with lymphatic function has been discovered that could help create new treatments for the condition.Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.com/news/20100609/genes-may-play-arole-in-vitamin-d-deficiencySify -- Scientists have traced four common gene variants linked with blood levels of vitamin D and with an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency.Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/GeneralPsychiatry/20533MedPage Today -- Genes appear to play as big a role in disordered gambling among women as they do in men, with environmental factors having little or no influence, a study of twins has found.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100517101720.htmScienceDaily (June 8, 2010) Researchers from VIB and K.U.Leuven, both in Flanders, Belgium, have discovered a new factor in the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a disease that mainly affects children. In the cells of the patients, the specific gene PTPN2 ceases to function, causing the cancer cells to survive longer and grow faster. The study provides genetic and functional evidence for...Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100607165732.htmScienceDaily (June 7, 2010) A rare but fatal disease of blood vessels in the lung may be caused in part by aberrant silencing of genes rather than genetic mutation, new research reports.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19002-cancer-guardian-found-playing-a-role-in-sex.htmlNew Scientist -- Don't be fooled by p53's humdrum name. Dubbed the "guardian of the genome" for its role in keeping our cells from turning cancerous, protein 53 may also be necessary for sex.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19008-how-religion-made-jews-genetically-distinct.htmlHealthDay News -- A new and complex genetic analysis has revealed that Jews all over the world are related by virtue of uniquely shared genetic traits dating back several millennia.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6526CI20100603Reuters -- Their study, published in the journal Science, provides a way for scientists to keep an eye out for dangerous mutations in new flu viruses, including the ongoing pandemic of H1N1 swine flu.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.themedguru.com/20100601/newsfeature/faulty-gene-causes-foetal-abnormalities-find-experts-86136004.htmlNewswise An international group of researchers has identified the genetic cause of an inherited condition that causes severe fetal abnormalities.Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=182481&full=1Scientists from Singapore, China and USA have identified three new susceptibility genes in a genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The study, led by the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, identified genetic risk factors of NPC that advances...Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=24386Ivanhoe Newswire -- In a move that may tame the so-called "Wild West" of genetics, researchers have discovered a genetic variant that boosts the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD).Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=24390Ivanhoe Newswire -- A new research study shows a receptor once thought to trigger suicide in normal cells may actually trigger the growth of cancerous tumors.Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/bc-gcr052110.phpEurekAlert! -- A correlation has been discovered between specific variants of the gene that codes for a key immune system protein, TLR9, and the risk of mother-to-child, or vertical, transmission of HIV. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine studied three hundred children born to HIV-positive mothers, finding that those who had either of two TLR9 gene...Tue, 25 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.newswise.com/articles/mayo-clinic-researchers-find-genetic-secrets-to-common-kidney-cancerNewswise By examining expression of every human gene in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) compared to normal kidney cells, researchers at Mayo Clinics campus in Florida have discovered gene signatures they say explain much of the biology of this common and difficult-to-treat kidney cancer.Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=180483&full=1WALTHAM, Mass.</span>, <span class"xn-chron">May 13</span> /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has filed an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Phase 1 study of RG2833, a selective histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC-3) inhibitor. This is a double-blind, single ascending dose, Phase 1 study in healthy...Thu, 13 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.medpagetoday.com/Geriatrics/AlzheimersDisease/20045MedPage Today -- The largest genome-wide association study in Alzheimer's disease to date has identified two new genetic variants and confirmed two others, but research leaders conceded that they would have little predictive value in the clinic.Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6481R820100509HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large study of European populations has uncovered seven new clusters of defective genes which may be responsible for rheumatoid arthritis, a painful and disabling disease that affects mainly the joints.Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-05-09-mammogram-cuts_N.htmBBC -- Five genetic clues to why some women have a family history of breast cancer have been identified by UK researchers.Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100506172729.htmScienceDaily -- Chronic pain severely limits patients' quality of life and is among the cost drivers in U.S. health care. Patients can suffer pain without an apparent cause and often fail to respond to available treatments. Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators now report that chronic pain may be caused by the inadvertent reprogramming of more than 2,000 genes in the peripheral nervous system.Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6455BW20100506Reuters -- Neanderthals and modern humans interbred, probably when early humans first began to migrate out of Africa, according to a genetic study released on Thursday.Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100412151825.htmScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2010) An international study led by Universit de Montral scientists suggests that gene mutations may predispose some individuals to schizophrenia and provides new clues about the causes of this ambiguous disorder. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the findings demonstrate that new mutations in the SHANK3 gene are found in schizophrenic patients...Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100502173843.htmBBC News -- Three genes which account for 70% of cases of a painful bone condition have been identified by Scottish scientists.Mon, 03 May 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.upi.com/Health_News/2010/04/26/Genes-may-influence-brain-waves/UPI-41151272332769/Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual's typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases. One of the genes, for example, was found to be associated with alcoholism.<p></p>A report of the findings by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism...Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/science/27gene.html?src=me&ref=scienceNew York Times -- Edward M. Marcotte is looking for drugs that can kill tumors by stopping blood vessel growth, and he and his colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin recently found some good targets five human genes that are essential for that growth. Now theyre hunting for drugs that can stop those genes from working. Strangely, though, Dr. Marcotte did not discover the new genes in the...Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1268844/Struggling-quit-smoking-Now-blame-genes.htmlBBC -- Smokers who find it hard to cut down or quit may be able to blame their genes, new research suggests.Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415125932.htmDuke University -- Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered evidence suggesting that people missing large chunks of DNA on chromosome 16 are much more likely than others to develop a chronic seizure disorder during their lifetime.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63I5PH20100419CHICAGO (Reuters) - A variant of an obesity gene carried by more than a third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, raising carriers' risk of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100412151819.htmNEI -- A large genetic study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has identified three new genes associated with this blinding eye disease-two involved in the cholesterol pathway. Results of this large-scale collaborative study, supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, were published online April 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/04/13/genes_cancer_plants/University of Texas -- AUSTIN, Texas From deep within the genomes of organisms as diverse as plants, worms and yeast, scientists have uncovered new genes responsible for causing human diseases such as cancer and deafness.Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/hair-loss/news/20100414/new-hair-loss-gene-is-identififedAFP -- PARIS Scientists said on Wednesday they had uncovered a gene that causes a rare but distressing form of childhood baldness, a finding that could help the quest to treat hair loss.Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413190726.htmScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2010) A mutation in a brain protein gene may trigger irregular heart beat and sudden death in people with epilepsy, according to new research in the April 14 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. People with epilepsy who are otherwise healthy are more than 10 times more likely to die suddenly and unexpectedly than the general population.Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/14/1578588/university-of-miami-researchers.htmlEurekAlert! -- TORONTO Researchers have identified a gene that appears to increase a person's risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of Alzheimer's disease. The research will be presented as part of the late-breaking science program at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, April 10 17, 2010. The gene, abbreviated MTHFD1L, is located...Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=176546&full=1A large genetic study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has identified three new genes associated with this blinding eye disease-two involved in the cholesterol pathway. Results of this large-scale collaborative study, supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, were published online April 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.themedguru.com/20100412/newsfeature/genes-linked-kidney-disease-identified-86133976.htmlBBC News -- The identification of 20 genes which could help explain the causes of kidney disease could one day "revolutionise" treatment, researchers say.Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.themedguru.com/20100409/newsfeature/gene-linked-hereditary-deafness-discovered-86133879.htmlBBC News -- A new genetic fault which may account for some cases of inherited deafness has been revealed by Dutch researchers.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.themedguru.com/20100408/newsfeature/simple-test-detect-lung-cancer-risk-86133870.htmlWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified a group of genes that are especially active in lung cancer patients -- even in healthy tissue -- and said they may be used to predict which smokers will eventually develop lung cancer.Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1847000/sushi_wrap_bacteria_could_help_digestive_process/Nature -- Genes picked up from a microbial hitch-hiker may enable some Japanese individuals to extract otherwise intractable nutrients from seaweed.Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63551120100406LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found two genetic regions that affect a baby's size at birth and say one of them is also linked with developing diabetes in later life.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.themedguru.com/20100406/newsfeature/gene-causing-cerebral-aneurysm-discovered-86133796.htmlTelegraph -- Aneurysms develop when blood vessels in the brain swell and weaken the artery walls, and can lead to strokes or even death.Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100406125534.htmScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2010) The likelihood of three genetic variants being associated with a risk of Crohn's disease is lower than many previous studies indicated, states a research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100404203126.htmEurekAlert! -- New Haven, Conn. In the largest genome-wide study of brain aneurysms ever conducted, an international team led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have identified three new genetic variants that increase a person's risk for developing this deadly disease.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT