Clinical Research

Second Gene Discovered For Recessive Form Of Brittle Bone Disease

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found a second genetic defect that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder that weakens bones, sometimes results in frequent fractur ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2007 - 1:34pm

Baby's Breath: Newborns With Respiratory Distress Potentially Have Rare Genetic Disease

Newborns with respiratory distress should be evaluated for primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic disease that has features similar to cystic fibrosis, says Thomas Ferkol, M.D., from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He reports fi ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2007 - 1:44pm

Scripps Research Study Reveals Structural Dynamics Of Single Prion Molecules

New techniques paint clearer picture of amyloid formation associated with protein-based inheritance and neurodegenerative diseases such as mad cow, Alzheimer's The new findings, which are being published the week of February 12 in an online edition o ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2007 - 6:52pm

Submissions For Gene Genie

Submissions are still welcome. It’s going to be the first issue of this project, so I need many many articles to be submitted. Based on Timothy Erickson’s thoughts, I decided to start a new blog carnival on genes and gene-related diseases. Our plan is to ...

Article - Bertalan Meskó - Apr 10 2007 - 11:50am

New Insight Into Brain Disorders

The function of an enzyme in the brain – strongly linked to a number of major brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder – has been identified for the first time by researchers at the University of Bristol, UK. These find ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 28 2007 - 1:16pm

Joslin Study Reveals How A Specific Fat Type Can Protect Against Weight Gain And Diabetes

A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center may shed light on why some people can eat excessive amounts of food and not gain weight or develop type 2 diabetes, while others are more likely to develop obesity and this most common form of diabetes on any diet. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2007 - 7:40pm

Testing Adult Stem Cells For Heart Damage Repair

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is among the first medical centers in the country taking part in a novel clinical trial investigating if a subject's own stem cells can treat a form of severe coronary artery disease. T ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 12 2007 - 6:37pm

Genetic Clue In Heart Disease

Geneticists have discovered a new gene that may put individuals at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The identification of the gene, called kalirin, implicates a biological mechanism never before linked to cardiovascular disease, according ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 23 2007 - 12:33am

Scientists Decode Genome Of Oral Pathogen

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have decoded the genome of a bacteria normally present in the healthy human mouth that can cause a deadly heart infection if it enters the bloodstream. The finding enables scientists to better understand the or ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2007 - 10:50am

Milk Beats Soy For Post-weighlifting Muscle Gain

Got milk? Weightlifters will want to raise a glass after a new study found that milk protein is significantly better than soy at building muscle mass. The study, conducted by a team of researchers at McMaster University’s Department of Kinesiology, was re ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 10 2007 - 11:26am