News tagged with genetic abnormality

Why not marry your cousin? Millions do

The health risks of marrying a cousin have been grossly overstated, says a new book.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (11) | comments 20

U-M human embryonic stem cell line placed on national registry

The University of Michigan's first human embryonic stem cell line will be placed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health's registry, making the cells available for federally-funded research. It is the first of the stem ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tissue structure delays cancer development

Cancer growth normally follows a lengthy period of development. Over the course of time, genetic mutations often accumulate in cells, leading first to pre-cancerous conditions and ultimately to tumour growth. Using a mathematical ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

International initiative to address safety issues in stem cell therapy

An international study, published today in the prestigious journal Nature Biotechnology, reveals more about human pluripotent stem cells and their genetic stability and has important implications for the development of the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Different paths to drug resistance in Leishmania

Two remarkable discoveries were today revealed by researchers into genome analysis of Leishmania parasites. These results uncovered a surprising level of variation at the genome structure level.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify potential molecular target to prevent growth of cancer cells

Researchers have shown for the first time that the protein fortilin promotes growth of cancer cells by binding to and rendering inert protein p53, a known tumor suppressor. This finding by researchers at the University of ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers to track tumor DNA through bloodstream

Medical scientists know this about glioblastoma multiforme: the malignant brain tumor is aggressive, it is elusive, and it appears in different permutations.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers sequence multiple myeloma genome in landmark study

Using new genome sequencing technologies, researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center joined colleagues from 20 major North American research institutions to publish the first complete ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deciphering developmental disorders

A new UK nationwide project aimed at improving the care and diagnosis of developmental disorders and understanding their relation to the human genome is announced today. The Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) Project ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover genetic abnormalities after creation of stem cells

Dr. Andras Nagy's laboratory at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Timo Otonkoski's laboratory at Biomedicum Stem Cell Center (University of Helsinki), as well as collaborators in Europe ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers looking at a rare disease make breakthrough that could benefit everyone

By working with Canadians of French ancestry who suffer a rare genetic disease, researchers have discovered how three genes contribute to abnormal growth, making a breakthrough that will improve our understanding of many ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cancer scientists discover genetic diversity in leukemic propagating cells

Cancer scientists led by Dr. John Dick at the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) and collaborators at St Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis) have found that defective genes and the individual leukemia cells that carry ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First babies born from genetic screening study

Two women taking part in the world's first controlled study of a comprehensive genetic screening test before IVF have given birth to healthy babies. The babies, twin girls born in Germany in June and a singleton boy born ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unexplained childhood disorders

Parents of children with undiagnosed learning disorders, developmental deficits, and congenital abnormalities face a host of psychological and social challenges, which are explored in detail in a reflective article in Genetic Te ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene scan finds link across array of childhood brain disorders

Mutations in a single gene can cause several types of developmental brain abnormalities that experts have traditionally considered different disorders. With support from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast