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Chromosome 6 has the Dyslexia Gene

...dded. Gruen and co-authors compared specific DNA markers in 153 dyslexic families. For normal reading abilities the brain circuits communicate with each other. However when these circuits are disrupted thee is reading disability that presents as dyslexia. Although compensatory brain circuits are formed to ...

Chronic Exposure To Benzene May Result In Dysplasia

...hese findings further suggest the possibility that markers of immune activation or inflammation may prove useful in monitoring the development or progression of benzene-induced dysplastic disease....

The Exposure Of Cadmium And Its Effects On Kidneys

...ing protein, and N-acetyl-a-D-glucosaminidase--all markers of tubule function--were available for 813 women. The researchers additionally collected data on medications taken, smoking history, lead exposure, and incidence of diabetes and hypertension to control for potential confounding factors. Cadmium conc...

Dog (Man's best friend) Genome Sequenced

...man studies, requiring a smaller number of genetic markers and DNA samples collected from the blood or cheek from only a few hundred dogs. Scientists in the canine genetics community worldwide are currently tackling this problem by applying the knowledge gained from SNP analysis to find disease genes. To t...

Small Biosensor To Enable Cancer Detection

...n developing the device. This will identify cancer markers - proteins or other molecules produced by cancer c...f DNA or proteins, which cause the cancer-specific markers to bind to the surface. The discs are created in a silicon wafer and made to vibrate electronicall...

New Study Questions Cannibalism As A Worldwide Selective Force

...ions for researchers using a specific class of DNA markers called SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) for examining genetic associations with diseases or for evaluation of historical patterns of human migration. The prion protein gene (PRNP) encodes a protein that can abnormally fold and amass in brain...

Gene Linked To Type 2 Diabetes Identified

...research team and they studied a number of genetic markers in 1185 type 2 diabetes patients and 931 individuals without the disease. This resulted in the identification of a gene with myrid variations, which offers partial protection against the disease. Two other genes were identified that caused increase...

Ward Off Aging With A Low-Calorie Nutritional Diet

...everal heart disease risk factors and inflammatory markers were lower in the caloric restriction group than in the Western diet group. Luigi Fontana, who designed and led the study, emphasised that caloric restriction does not mean simply eating less. "Calorie restriction is associated with longevity onl...

Dividing Nerve Cells Could Trigger Alzheimer's Disease

...ame areas that are affected by AD. "The cell cycle markers mimic the human situation rather well," said Dr. Herrup. "This opens a range of new experimental possibilities using the cell cycle events as indicators of neuronal distress." His team is now working towards finding out if Ibuprofen can stop this neu...

Genetic Therapy Could Solve Parkinson’s Puzzl

...in structures called as Lewy bodies, which are the markers for Parkinson's disease. Previous research has highlighted the fact that these proteins are responsible for the development of the disease. Bohn and her team used a technique called "RNA interference" with gene therapy to switch off alpha-synuclein i...

Inflammation May Indicate Heart Problems

...n the legs which are connected with the biological markers of inflammation. //A test that is relatively inexp...hat adults with the highest levels of inflammation markers were twice as likely to have peripheral arterial disease than those with low levels of inflammation....

Inflammation and WBC count has a link to deaths by cancer

...earchers have examined whether WBC count and other markers of inflammation can predict cancer.The study was conducted by Anoop Shankar, M.D., Ph.D., National University of Singapore, and colleagues who examined 3,189 Australians with an average age of 65.9 years. The people were free of cancer when initiall...

Raw Vegan Diet Promises Lightweight, Healthy Bones

... osteoporosis risk and high levels of inflammatory markers in their blood (cytokines). More studies are clearly indicated to better understand the risk-benefit ratio associated with a raw vegan diet....

Humans force yet another species to extinction

...o hundred orangutans were identified using genetic markers called microsatellites. "We used the DNA information to simulate population history and detect evidence of a population decline," Goossens explains. Sixty percent of orangutans found in Sabah are living outside the network of protected areas. "Thi...

Mental Activity Reduces Chances Of Dementia

...l exercise, participants increased brain chemistry markers in the opposite direction to that seen in Alzheimer's disease. The change was centered around the hippocampus, which is a part of the brain which is affected by dementia. Edited (ANI) ...

Human Error: Teenager’s Renewed Zest for Life Nose-Dive

...kin denote areas that have been treated, acting as markers for further treatment. If the calculation is accurate at the start of the therapy, there is no room for error regarding the dosage. Martin Ledwick, cancer information manager for Cancer Research UK, said: ‘It's difficult to speculate as to what the...

Biomarkers Could Prove Significant In Understanding Aging Process

...y than young cells requires that we have molecular markers that we can track,” Sligh said. “It won't be long ...if the mitochondrial DNA mutations we've found are markers of aging in other tissues or if they are specific to tissues exposed to ultraviolet light.” Alex E...

Genes And Environmental Factors Determine Stress Response

...ve under stress. The importance of using genetic markers to identify at risk individuals for development of stress (those under acute/chronic stress, in addition to environmental factors such as high-calorie diet) was further highlighted. This could eventually pave way for effective treatment strategies or...

Mediterranean Diet Lowers Inflammation Levels In Elderly

...rdiovascular disease," Fair said. "There are other markers of inflammation that we haven't assessed yet in terms of diet, such as high coronary artery content, which we found in 200 patients. We have the blood available, we just haven't run the tests yet." It was also found that every point increase in Medit...

Lung cancer molecular profile discovered by researchers.

...equired to demonstrate the validity of using these markers for predicting patient outcomes.” br>...

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