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Researchers Study Health of New Zealand's Indian Community

... that south Asian women are known to have a higher predisposition to developing health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. According to the latest census, the Indian population has gone up from 60,000 in 2001 to more than 107,000 in 2006. The study is believed to be the first wide scale obs...

‘Emotional’ Genetic Marker for Heart Diseases in Women Identifid

...hat may be may be useful for predicting a person's predisposition to diseases such as hypertension, glucose metabolism and heart diseases. AN...

Hostile Behavior in Women may Be Gene Based

...ility also may be useful for predicting a person's predisposition to such diseases." Source-Eurekalert PRI...

Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Genetic Mutation

...tic mutation that clearly established an inherited predisposition to atrial fibrillation. "Why certain patients d...ability to identify patients who have a hereditary predisposition to atrial fibrillation, which is often complicated by increased risk for stroke and heart failure. ...

Mouse Study Suggests Anxiety Disorders Take Root in Infancy

...during the development of newborns to modulate the predisposition to anxiety-like behavior, but are no longer critical during adult life," Solomon Snyder of Johns Hopkins University explains in a commentary accompanying the report. He proposes that variations in serotonin-sensitive neurons and serotonin receptors e...

Madness- the Genius Connection

...mental factors interfere. The result could be a predisposition to schizophrenia, which is known to be caused by a combination of genes and a person’s environment. Weinberger says: "Our results raise the question of whether a gene variant favored by evolution, that would normally confer advantage, may translate...

Salk Scientists - Links Between Cancer and Aging

...eir teens. Most die in their 40's or 50's due to a predisposition to diseases like cancer. 'Cancer is almost always related to chromosomal instability,' explains Karlseder. 'If telomeres are lost on individual chromosomes, then chromosomes are not protected and can fuse with other nonprotected chromosomes. Then whe...

Scientists Identify Gene That May Indicate Predisposition To Schizophrenia

...ent// evidence that genetic variation may indicate predisposition to schizophrenia. Specifically, their findings ...adverse environmental conditions play roles in the predisposition to schizophrenia.” Source: Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

Antibody Therapy Prevents Type 1 Diabetes

...significant role in the development of and genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes. In this study, for the first t...y T-cells. If we can demonstrate this same genetic predisposition and therapeutic effect in human type 1 diabetes patients, then this may prove to be a significant st...

A New Technology for Safe Tumor Surgery

.... Four had neurofibromatosis, a condition with a predisposition to nerve-related tumors. All patients suffered from growths called ‘sciatic notch dumbbell-shaped’ tumors. The tumors were benign, but resulted in neurologic dysfunction and disabling pain. With the 3-Tesla MRI images, Mayo Clinic surgeons from thr...

Study Uncovers Mutation Responsible for Noonan Syndrome

...arning disabilities, as well as heart problems and predisposition to leukemia. Led by researchers at Harvard Medical School-Partners Healthcare Center for Genetics and Genomics (HPCGG) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), the findings are reported in the December issue of Nature Genetics, which appear...

Detection of Neurological Disorder is Just a Sniff Away!!

... Hope is there that this would unlock the genetic predisposition of Neurological disorders. Warwick Brewer, Assistant proffesor at Orygen Youth Health said, "The ability to smell each individual odour is linked to a specific gene marker, and so if people have problems on specific items on this test, then that mig...

Study Underway to Identify Genes Contributing to Heart Attack Risk

...heir teens and early adult life who have a genetic predisposition to develop atherosclerosis, we can manage their risk factors for heart disease and stroke sooner and more aggressively,” said David Herrington, M.D., M.H.S., professor of cardiology at Wake Forest and lead investigator. Other participating centers ...

Job Burn Out May Stoke Up Diabetes

...cess glucose, more so in people who have a genetic predisposition to diabetes. The Researchers surmise, 'It is possible that these people are prone to diabetes because they can't handle stress very well. Their coping resources may have been depleted not only due to job stress but also life stresses, such as stres...

No Proven Programs to Help Teens Quit Smoking

...g of approaches, given what the underlying genetic predisposition to addiction is.” As a result, nicotine-replacement approaches may not work as well in teens, said Winickoff, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium. In the Cochrane Library review, a team of researchers searched for studi...

Alzheimer’s risk pronounced with reduced levels of brain oxyge

...onducted a study on mice which portrayed a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease. During the study, the researchers allowed some mice to stay in captivity marked by low-oxygen levels for about 16 hours a day, which continued for a month. Another group was subject to normal levels of oxygen. After a mont...

Holiday Gluttony Can Spell Disaster for Undiagnosed Diabetics

...des excess calories that can lead to obesity and a predisposition to diabetes,” Dr. Chandalia said. “If you don’t eat sugar, and continue to eat extra calories from other foods, you may still develop diabetes.” ource-Newswise SRM...

Can Osteoporosis be prevented with B-Vitamin supplements?

...does not have adequate Vitamin B, and two, genetic predisposition to increased homocysteine levels. This study seeks to asses if post-menopausal women with a specific genetic profile can actually merit with B-vitamin supplementation, to reduce the levels of homocysteine levels, and allay potential osteoporosis. "...

Understanding Sleeping Sickness

...n order to check up on possible effects of genetic predisposition already observed. The results obtained will help improve our knowledge about host-parasite interactions, by means of identifying genetic markers signalling risk. That should open the way in the long term to possible development of innovative control ...

Structural Abnormalities in Brains of William Syndrome Patients

...ome is one of the rare syndromes wherein a genetic predisposition interacts with the environment to sculpt the brain in unique ways. The researchers said that it provides a unique window of understanding on how the brain develops under typical and atypical conditions. NLA...

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