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Gene could explain why asthma treatments fail some

2011-09-26T10:30:33Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Genetic differences could explain why some 40 percent of people with asthma do not respond to inhaled steroids used to achieve long-term asthma control.

Researchers have found that asthma patients who inherited two copies of a specific gene variant were far less likely to respond to steroid inhalers than people with two copies...

New tick-borne bacterium found in upper Midwest

2011-08-04T12:00:34Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers in Minnesota have discovered a new bacterium carried by deer ticks that has caused flu-like symptoms in at least 25 people in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The bacterium, which is yet unnamed, is part of the Ehrlichia genus. Other species in the...

What are the functions of brown fat in infants?

2010-11-04T14:09:36Z

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Journals for Doctors and Patients

2010-09-25T17:00:11Z

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Researchers Identify Alleles Associated With Asthma

2010-09-23T08:12:00Z

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Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

2010-09-09T09:15:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.

They hope their findings may eventually help doctors better tailor cancer treatments and also lead to the development of drugs to treat these forms of cancer.

The findings, p...

A.M. Vitals: Health-Overhaul Law Will Have ‘Moderate’ Spending Effect

2010-09-12T00:48:22Z

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Gene Therapy Shows Promise With 'Bubble Boy' Disease

2010-09-10T17:41:27Z

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Mutation Linked to Tourette's Identified in Family

2010-10-27T07:47:45Z

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Gene-Expression Profiling for Rejection Monitoring Effective

2010-10-27T07:47:26Z

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New analysis assesses impact of common genetic variation on benefit of antiplatelet therapy

2010-10-25T14:29:31Z

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GYG1 Mutations Seen in Case of Muscle Weakness, Arrhythmia

2010-10-25T12:38:44Z

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Report questions excluding gays from some studies

2010-03-17T14:30:16Z

A small but significant portion of medical studies exclude gays from participating, sometimes without an apparent scientific reason, several cancer researchers say.

In a letter in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, three scientists from the Fox Chase Cancer Center in

Personal look at genes locates disease causes

2010-03-10T16:17:08Z

Individual, family gene studies help locate causes of inherited diseases

Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.

And a separate study of an individual genome located the cause of another inherited disease.

The blueprint for life, called DNA, contains about 22,000 g...

Novel Gene Linked to Early-Onset Asthma in Children

2010-10-24T15:29:09Z

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Immune System Linked to Leprosy Susceptibility

2010-10-24T11:04:32Z

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Genome of Leukemia Patient Reveals Common Mutations

2010-10-24T09:15:48Z

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Gene Variants Found in Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

2010-10-24T09:50:33Z

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Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research

2010-10-24T09:14:15Z

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Personalized Medicine and the Genetics of Disease

2010-10-26T20:25:50Z

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Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases

2010-11-03T09:02:51Z

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Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates

2010-10-23T22:14:05Z

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DiGeorge Case Offers Example of Genetic Compensation

2010-10-23T21:43:31Z

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Our Genes Account For 15% of Cancers

2010-10-26T20:55:29Z

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Scientists link mutations to cancer survival times

2010-04-16T17:08:22Z

Scientists have identified two genetic mutations they believe are linked with the most common types of brain cancer and longer survival times, according to newly published research.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins and Duke universities discovered variations in the IDH1 and IDH2 genes that are associated with three quarters of the most common types of cancer tumors, known as gliomas.

It is hoped the findings could open the way to more successful treatment of the disease.

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DNA dirty tricks loom in future elections

2010-10-21T10:12:45Z

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Gene Signature Predicts Survival After Liver Resection

2010-10-23T19:01:01Z

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Variants at Chromosome 17q21 Linked to Early Asthma

2010-10-23T19:01:01Z

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Our Genes Account For 15% of Cancers

2010-10-26T10:50:55Z

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Gene Mutation Associated with Atrial Fibrillation Identified

2010-10-23T09:54:17Z

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Menkes disease developed in U.S.

2010-10-23T09:26:34Z

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Some autism cases linked to genetic mutation

2010-11-02T12:41:37Z

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Autism and the Limits (For Now) of Genetic Screening

2010-10-22T17:10:51Z

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Genetics and Arthritis: Two New Genes Found for RA

2010-10-15T09:52:07Z

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Stem Cells

2010-08-02T00:30:14Z

This image from an Italian study published June 23, 2010 by the New England Journal of Medicine shows the eyes of three patients with alkali burns before and after successful stem cell transplants. Dozens of people blinded or injured by chemical burns had their sight restored by transplants of stem cells from their own bodies _ a stunning success for the growing cell therapy field, Italian resea...

Stem Cells Blindness

2010-06-24T13:02:17Z

This image from an Italian study published online Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by the New England Journal of Medicine shows the eyes of three patients with alkali burns before and after successful stem cell transplants. Dozens of people blinded or injured by chemical burns had their sight restored by transplants of stem cells from their own bodies _ a stunning success for the growing cell therapy fi...