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Single gene skin cancer cause

... to look at thousands of genes at once, helping to pinpoint the role played by individual ones in much greater detail. There are over 200 different types of cancer and each one is caused by a handful of key genetic changes. The researchers used the gene chip array technology, which employs a microscope to a...

Embryonic Genetic Testing Is Boosting IVF Pregnancies

...umerous disease-causing genes, allowing doctors to pinpoint the chances of developing a disease such as breast cancer later in life. An Infertility Treatment Authority symposium on assisted reproductive technology this week discussed the scientific, ethical and legal implications. Agnes Bankier, director ...

Co-infection of Two genetic diseases makes them susceptible to malaria

...ature Genetics--shows how challenging it can be to pinpoint protective genes and, moreover, predict how they might be influenced by other traits. (Thursday, 11:50 a.m., Iroko Hall, Parallel Session 23, Presentation 148) "This is an important finding in part because a huge effort is being poured into malaria...

Novel Treatment Found To Prolong Survival Of Liver Cancer Patients

...e tumor, using conformal radiation techniques that pinpoint precisely where the radiation beams go. This unique approach minimizes the radiation exposure to normal liver tissue. The study was conducted on nearly 128 patients with either cancer of the bile duct, liver or colon that were regarded as inoperabl...

Obesity could lead to Alzheimer's

... the first time that researchers have been able to pinpoint how obesity and its related illnesses are linked to Alzheimer's. One implication of these findings could be that by losing excess weight and maintaining normal body weight, an individual might reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's. However, th...

Senile Dementia Can Be Detected In Its Early Stages

...ve medication is available, the researchers aim to pinpoint likely dementia victims ahead of time, with the aim of providing early care. Edited IANS...

Designer Rats Reveal Possible Heart Disease Genes

...gner rats with and without high blood pressure, to pinpoint candidate genes behind heart disease. In total, the scientists built 2,200 microarray gene expression profiles from these designer rats. They have provided a highly valuable new online resource now available to researchers worldwide. The National He...

Human Complexity Can Be Attributed To Regulatory Sequence

...rol genes. This will benefit the geneticists to pinpoint the growing number of disease-causing mutations. In Miano's study, the regulatory sequence under examination was the CArG box. Any sequence of code starting with 2 Cs, followed by any combination of 6 As or Ts, and ending in 2 Gs is a CArG box. There...

Heart disease: Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus

...sk of heart disease//. It has now been possible to pinpoint the exact reason. Expression of hostility during marital disagreements can lead to hardening of coronary arteries (atherosclerosis) in women while controlling behavior of either spouse has been found to result in heart disease in men. Dr. Tim Smith...

Decision-Making Enabled By Neurons: Value Assigned To Available Choices.

...rchers at Harvard Medical School have been able to pinpoint the neurons that are capable of deciphering the value that people attach// to different items. The activity of these neurons predicts the nature of decision making, when a person needs to choose from an array of items available. To quote the words ...

A connection Between Cry Babies and Postpartum Depression

... new mothers – and fathers – console their babies, pinpoint the cause of the crying, and take care of their own needs. “At the clinic, it is not unusual to see mothers who are very tired and sometimes very anxious and depressed,” High said. “Moms are trying hard to understand their child’s needs and meet t...

Intractable Seizures Can Be Handled By A Three-Stage Brain Operation, Neurosurgeon

...r noninvasive imaging techniques cannot accurately pinpoint where seizures begin. To overcome this problem, neurosurgeons place electrodes directly on the brain itself, which requires removing a portion of the bony cranium and cutting through the dura mater, the tough fibrous tissue covering the brain. The ...

The ABC Of Photoreceptors In The Eye

...ina cells during early development, allowing us to pinpoint the exact time at which rods are 'born,'" said Swaroop. "Because the cells have been tagged, we can watch them at each step as they develop into mature and functional rods." Rods and cones are the photoreceptors in the eye and are largely responsib...

Mamas Can Set Their Minds to Rest

...children's development, this study's findings help pinpoint the features of those relationships most likely to affect children's later behavioral and socio-emotional functioning in the most positive ways," said lead researcher Lieselotte Ahnert, professor for developmental psychology at the University of Appl...

Bladder Pain Suppressed By Marijuana-Derived Drug

... bladder wall may become scarred or irritated, and pinpoint bleeding may appear on the bladder wall. Source: Eurekalet...

Brain’s response distinct upon exposure to erotic image

...e the electroencephalogram (EEG) technology cannot pinpoint specific brain structures involved in this visual processing, Anokhin says it's not clear exactly which circuits are reacting to these visual scenes. Recent studies in primates recorded the electrical activity of single neural cells within the brain ...

Researchers have Identified the Gene that Spreads Skin Cancer

...ted. In such cases, it would be a daunting task to pinpoint the actual gene culprit among a large number of “b...ned only eight genes. Therefore it was possible to pinpoint the NEDD9 gene in the mouse tumors and verify that the same gene in humans, when overactive, drives ...

How Does Leptin Work?

...we devised a technique for inactivating STAT3 with pinpoint accuracy in the hypothalamus and observing the results in laboratory animals when we administered Leptin,’ says Dr. Rossetti. ‘Our tool for rapidly inactivating STAT3 was a cell-permeable peptide (short protein) that we infused into specific areas...

Higher Risk for Cervical Cancer Seen Among Women Infected with Multiple HPV Types

...ections. In future studies, the scientists hope to pinpoint the particular combinations of HPV types that characterize the high-risk co-infections. (Source: Newswise...

NHGRI Aims To Sequence Primate Genomes

...mmalian genomes, one of the most effective ways to pinpoint the roughly 5 percent of the 3-billion base pair human genome that is most obviously functional. The seven mammals to be sequenced are: the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus); domestic cat (Felis catus); guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); Afri...

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