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Variations within three genes associated with lipid peroxidation could increase kidney cancer risk

A team of international scientists has identified three genes associated with the body's processing of fats that may increase susceptibility to kidney cancer.

17 Nov 2008

Four new colorectal cancer genes found

Canadian researchers collaborating in a large, international study played a key role in identifying four new genes for colorectal cancer.

17 Nov 2008

Expert concerned genetic research could awaken racist attitudes

People are different, both physically and mentally, but genetically everyone is very similar.

17 Nov 2008

Breast cancer common among women with family history but without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

New data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting outlines new data, which assesses breast cancer risk among women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but without a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

17 Nov 2008

Scientists discover how certain antibiotics kill bacteria

A series of genetic clues led a team of Boston University biomedical engineers to uncover exactly how certain antibiotics kill bacteria.

17 Nov 2008

Blood exosomes shown to contain tumor-specific genetic information for brain cancer

Tiny vesicles called exosomes released into the bloodstream from aggressive brain tumors contain genetic signatures that may help guide future diagnosis and treatment of this deadly disease.

17 Nov 2008

Scientists find intra cellular pathway driving a deadly sub-type of breast cancer

An intra cellular pathway not previously linked to breast cancer is driving a sub-type of the disease that is highly lethal and disproportionately over-represented in African American women.

16 Nov 2008

Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease provides clues to treatment of common Alzheimer's

The rarest kind of Alzheimer Disease (AD) - the form that transmits from parent to child with a cruel 50 percent likelihood - has been valued for its potential to shed light for the millions of people affected by the common form of AD.

16 Nov 2008

Previously unknown regulatory step during HIV replication provides potential new target for HIV/AIDS therapy

A previously unknown regulatory step during human immunodeficiency (HIV) replication provides a potentially valuable new target for HIV/AIDS therapy, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

16 Nov 2008

New clue for cellular damage in Huntington's disease

"Huntington's disease presents an ideal vantage point to study neurodegenerative disease, because we know the misfolded protein that's responsible," says Martin Duennwald, formerly a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Whitehead Member Susan Lindquist.

16 Nov 2008

Potential new therapeutic targets for rejuvenating the aged immune system

In the November 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Kenneth Dorshkind and colleagues at the David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) have identified two genes - p16(Ink4a) and Arf - that sensitize lymphoid progenitor cells to the effects of aging, and confer resistance to leukemogenesis.

16 Nov 2008

Gene chip technology used to rapidly and accurately detect pneumonia in ICU Patients on ventilators

Even seasoned doctors have a difficult time diagnosing pneumonia in hospitalized patients breathing with the assistance of a ventilator.

16 Nov 2008

Breakthrough in cellular analysis

Like skilled assassins, many diseases seem to know exactly what types of cells to attack.

16 Nov 2008

Breakthrough in cell-type analysis offers new ways to study development and disease

Like skilled assassins, many diseases seem to know exactly what types of cells to attack. While decimating one cadre of cells, diseases will inexplicably spare a seemingly identical group of neighbors. What makes cells vulnerable or not depends largely on the kinds and amounts of proteins they produce - their 'translational profile,' in the lingo of molecular biology. For this reason, scientists have struggled to parse the subtle molecular differences among the hundreds of specialized cell types that are tangled together in tissues like the brain.

13 Nov 2008

Genes News and Research

Variations within three genes associated with lipid peroxidation could increase kidney cancer risk

Four new colorectal cancer genes found

Expert concerned genetic research could awaken racist attitudes

Breast cancer common among women with family history but without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Scientists discover how certain antibiotics kill bacteria

Blood exosomes shown to contain tumor-specific genetic information for brain cancer

Scientists find intra cellular pathway driving a deadly sub-type of breast cancer

Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease provides clues to treatment of common Alzheimer's

Previously unknown regulatory step during HIV replication provides potential new target for HIV/AIDS therapy

New clue for cellular damage in Huntington's disease

Potential new therapeutic targets for rejuvenating the aged immune system

Gene chip technology used to rapidly and accurately detect pneumonia in ICU Patients on ventilators

Breakthrough in cellular analysis

Breakthrough in cell-type analysis offers new ways to study development and disease

Widespread public support for large genetic study

Analyses of Merck's HIV vaccine 'Step' study

Researchers identify regions of female brain that respond more strongly to masculine faces

Adalimumab therapy may reduce health-care costs for Crohn's disease patients

Novel tool helps study the biochemical basis of Alzheimer's

Computers used to create predictive models of human disease

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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