News tagged with genetic errors

Genetic errors linked to life-threatening pregnancy disorder

Scientists have identified genetic errors in women with autoimmune diseases that increase the risk of preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in 10 percent of all pregnancies.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Depression symptoms increase during medical internship

The percentage of clinicians who meet criteria for depression appears to increase significantly during medical internship, according to a report posted online that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of General Ps ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It's in the bank: Human cord blood reprogrammed into embryonic-like stem cells

Human umbilical cord blood cells may be far more versatile than previous research has indicated. Two independent studies, published by Cell Press in the October 2nd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, report ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computational process zeroes in on top genetic cancer suspects

Johns Hopkins engineers have devised innovative computer software that can sift through hundreds of genetic mutations and highlight the DNA changes that are most likely to promote cancer. The goal is to provide ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Molecular typesetting -- proofreading without a proofreader

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol (UK) have developed a model of how errors are corrected whilst proteins are being built.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0