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The DNA That Spells Double Risk of Heart Attack

...and other from the father, And those who carry two copies of this heart attack causing strand, suffer an enhanced risk of having a heart attack. Such people are prone to suffering a heart attack even when they are young and 64% are likely to suffer a heart attack during any stage in life. Those portrayi...

Gene Mutations Leave Caucasians Prone To Heart Diseases And Diabetes

...nt of the people they tested had mutations in both copies of this DNA stretch, giving them a 64 percent high... risk of a heart attack than people who carried no copies of the mutation.McPherson's team said 20 to 25 percent of Caucasians they tested carrying two mutate...

A Blood Test Developed in Australia to Repair DNA Damage

... mounting. "As we age, our bodies produce poorer copies of DNA," he said. "It is something like a photoc...ing out of toner. If the toner is running low, the copies get worse. "Optimal intake of key nutrients is required if cells in the body are to make accurate ...

Violent Videogames Attract Criticism Again

...eas" was the top seller with more than 5.1 million copies sold in the U.S., according to market analyst NPD Group. A committee of the influential physicians' group has proposed video game addiction be listed as a mental disorder in the American Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, a guide...

Cuban Healthcare Delivers, Experts Say

... results. There was a stir among delegates to when copies of the Cuban Review of Communitary Genetics were distributed. Director of the National Institute of Medical Genetics in Cuba, Dr. Beatriz Marcheco Teruel, said the island was willing to contribute to the development of the specialty in Latin Americ...

Ancient Ancestors Might Have Had a Clue to HIV

...rimates] of this virus, PtERV1.There are about 130 copies in the genomes of chimps and gorillas, and maybe other primates, but it's not present at all in the genome of humans. In the case of Humans, the gene's ability to block infection against PtERV1 does not seem to extend to another dangerous retroviru...

Biggest Gay Pride Celebration in Toronto

...condoms into the crowd, while some even passed out copies of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the spectators. It was in 1987 that the first gay pride started. The mayor then refused to take part in the celebration. Today there is a marked rise in the approval of homosexuality. JC Lavigne, who ha...

Protein Pathway Involved in Parkinson Disease Development Identified

...early onset Parkinson disease to mutations in both copies of the mitochondrial protein PINK1 gene (one from each parent) that normally protects cells from oxidative stress and promotes cell survival by regulating function of the protein TRAP1. The Emory researchers found that when PINK1 is mutated, howeve...

Parkinsons Disease Protein Pathway Identified

...early onset Parkinson disease to mutations in both copies of the PINK1 gene (one from each parent). They also have evidence that single-copy mutations in PINK1 are a significant risk factor for the development of later-onset Parkinson disease. "We now know much more about the effect of PINK1 mutations on ...

Teachers in Lucknow Protest Against New Book on Sex Education

...s book incorporating sex education, by burning its copies . The protest comes even as the State Government issued an order asking the books be recalled, until the 'offensive' portions are amended, following earlier protests by various sections over what is being called as 'sexually explicit' text. Agita...

Scientists Demonstrate Heart Cell Replication in Mice

... can help heart cells to begin dividing and making copies of themselves again. Periostin is a component of the material that surrounds cells and is derived from the skin around bone. Though the mature heart only has tiny amounts, it is abundant during foetal heart development, and increased amounts are al...

Sensible Diet, Exercise and Weight Control Increases Longevity

...hat would happen when they knocked out one or both copies of the Irs2 gene only in the brains of mice. Mi..., the researchers had found that knocking out both copies of the Irs2 gene in mice reduces brain growth and produces diabetes due to pancreatic beta cell fail...

Gene Linked With Restless Leg Syndrome Spotted Out

...tion carry at least one copy of it, and having two copies of the variant increases one's risk of experiencing RLS. According to Dr. Rye, carrying two copies does not guarantee that one will develop RLS symptoms. "There remain yet-to-be-identified medical,...

HIV Drug Combo can Boost Immune Marker in Long-term Patients: Study

...ge. HIV levels were also suppressed, to below 50 copies of the virus per microlitre, which is considered a...the drugs and can keep their HIV count to below 50 copies per microlitre, the authors warn. CD4 cells are frontline guardians of the immune system and their...

Final Potter Book Already Out on the Web?

...stores on July 21. "Lots of people claim to have copies of the book - but as far as we are concerned the true version has not been leaked," The Sun quoted the rep, as saying. Online retailer Amazon revealed on July 16 that a staggering 2 million people worldwide have already pre-ordered the final Potter...

Genetic Variation in Some Smokers Increases Chances of Developing COPD

...on and susceptibility to COPD. Everyone has two copies of the gene, one inherited from each parent. The investigation suggests that having two copies of -1112T in the IL-13 gene is associated with a more profound adverse effect of cigarette smoking o...

Plants Respond to Changing Environment

...exist today. The ancestral mosses have their own copies of the genes, but the proteins they make do not interact with each other and cant repress growth. However, the moss proteins work the same as their more recently evolved counterparts when transferred into modern flowering plants. The lycophyte grou...

40 Percent of Community Pharmacists Dispensed Off-label Drug

...cLay. The situation should hopefully improve, as copies of the British National Formulary for Children have been made freely available to community pharmacists since the survey was carried out....

Smokers may Develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

...ion and susceptibility to COPD. Everyone has two copies of the gene, one inherited from each parent. The investigation suggests that having two copies of 1112T in the IL-13 gene is linked with a more profound adverse effect of cigarette smoking on lun...

Scientists Identify New Genetic Mutation Behind Common Dementia

...the Italian family did not have any cases with two copies of the mutated gene. "We would have expected to see cases with two copies of the mutated gene, especially since this family shares much of the same genetic material, as there...

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