News tagged with genetic connections
Researchers uncover Fragile X syndrome gene's role in shaping brain
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how the genetic mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited mental retardation, interferes with the "pruning" of nerve connections ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 07, 2010 |
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Newly discovered RNA steers brain development
How does the brain work? This question is one of the greatest scientific mysteries, and neurobiologists have only recently begun to piece together the molecular building blocks that enable human beings to be "thinking" animals.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Umbilical stem cells may help recover lost vision for those with corneal disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) may help in the recovery of lost vision for patients with corneal scarring.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Mutant gene's true effect revealed - giving new therapy hope
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have revealed how a mutant gene that causes a connective tissue disease resulting in dwarfism does so by significantly affecting the inside of cells - opening up new therapy strategies that involve ...
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Gene mutation may reveal clues for treating lung diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Gene mutation responsible for premature skin aging disease identified
In the new print issue of Nature Genetics, scientists in Singapore and Germany report that mutations in the PYCR1 gene cause the rare genetic condition that results in premature skin aging and that is known as "wrinkly skin s ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Abnormal brain circuits may prevent movement disorder
Specific changes in brain pathways may counteract genetic mutations for the movement disorder dystonia, according to new research in the August 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Few people who inherit dystonia genes ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 04, 2009 |
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'Surprising link' leads toward a new antibiotic
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the best drugs become increasingly resistant to superbugs, McMaster University researchers have discovered a completely different way of looking for a new antibiotic.
May 28, 2009 |
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