All Articles Tagged As: disease

Will genomics help prevent the next pandemic? (10/27/2009)

This week, the Public Library of Science, an open-access publisher, presents the "Genomics of Emerging Infectious Disease," a collection of essays, perspectives, and reviews that explores how genomics -- with all its associated tools and techniques -- can provide insights into our understanding of emerging infectious disease. ...> Full Article

A splice of life (3/30/2009)

Groundbreaking study reveals intermediary steps of genetic encoding for the first time ...> Full Article

Genetic interactions are the key to understanding complex traits (1/26/2009)

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can tease apart a complex genetic trait to reveal the precise genetic variations that combined to produce it. The research suggests scientists need better statistical models to understand how genetic interactions influence the risk of common diseases. ...> Full Article

New prenatal test for Down syndrome less risky than amniocentesis (10/9/2008)

The new method, requires only a maternal blood sample to spot chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome. ...> Full Article

Inherited disorders and copy number changes in human alpha-globin genes (10/8/2008)

researcher examines impact of alpha-globin gene changes ...> Full Article

Research shows mad cow disease also caused by genetic mutation (9/21/2008)

New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. ...> Full Article

Extent of inbreeding in pedigree dogs revealed in new study (8/17/2008)

Study explores inbreeding, which puts dogs at risk of birth defects and genetically inherited health problems ...> Full Article

Large reservoir of mitochondrial DNA mutations identified in humans (8/12/2008)

Researchers have revealed a large reservoir of mitochondrial DNA mutations present in the general population. The findings highlight the need to develop new approaches to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases. ...> Full Article

Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed as 'gene' count tops 30 (7/6/2008)

New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over thirty ...> Full Article

Our genome changes over lifetime (6/25/2008)

May explain many 'late-onset' diseases ...> Full Article

Novel DNA microarray chip predicts functional impairment and remission in rheumatoid arthritis (6/21/2008)

A new DNA microarray chip can predict severe disability and remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...> Full Article

EuroDYNA takes lid off the genome (6/16/2008)

European researchers have made significant progress unravelling how genes are governed and why this sometimes goes wrong in disease. The key lies in the dynamic ever-changing structure of the chromatin ...> Full Article

Scientists reveal the genetics of fat storage in cells (5/29/2008)

Scientists devised a genetic screen to identify genes responsible for fat storage in cell of fruit flies, and potentially other species. ...> Full Article

Research Suggests Abnormal 'Editing' of Gene Messages a Cause of Lupus (5/26/2008)

Researchers have uncovered evidence that the abnormal "editing" of gene messages in a type of white blood cell may be behind the development of lupus ...> Full Article

First genome-wide scan for osteoporosis (5/1/2008)

Research has uncovered two genes to aid diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. ...> Full Article

Analysis Of RNA Role In Spreading Disease Advances Study Of Damaging Plant Infections (4/24/2008)

Recent research that links specific pieces of RNA to an infectious organism's duplication and spread could lead the way to the prevention of viroids, pathogens that can kill or damage food crops and other plants. ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Critical Detail of Cellular Defense Against Genetic Mistakes (4/19/2008)

Researchers are closing in on a completed diagram of how human cells protect themselves against constant genetic mistakes that contribute to most diseases ...> Full Article

A genetic cause for iron deficiency (4/14/2008)

Rare syndrome may provide general insight into iron deficiency, and suggests new treatments for iron disorders ...> Full Article

Technique traces origins of disease genes in mixed races (4/12/2008)

A team of researchers has developed a technique to detect the ancestry of disease genes in hybrid, or mixed, human populations. ...> Full Article

Structural Genomic Variation and Personalized Medicine (2/24/2008)

The ultimate goal of personalized medicine is to comprehensively identify genetic differences among persons and to correlate specific genetic features (or combinations of genetic features) with the differential risk of human diseases or the efficacy of certain therapeutic interventions. "This goal is likely to be achieved when we are able to identify all relevant forms of genetic variation in each person and are able to interpret this information in a clinically meaningful manner," said researchers from Harvard Medical School in their article recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...> Full Article

Gene guards grain-producing grasses so people and animals can eat (2/4/2008)

Purdue University and USDA-Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered that a type of gene in grain-producing plants halts infection by a disease-causing fungus that can destroy crops vital for human food supplies. ...> Full Article

Major European Project to Create New Knowledge Base of Gene-Disease Relationships (1/23/2008)

12M Euro project will provide improved access to information connecting genes with diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer ...> Full Article

Tiny Genetic Differences Have Huge Consequences (1/20/2008)

A study led by McGill University researchers has demonstrated that small differences between individuals at the DNA level can lead to dramatic differences in the way genes produce proteins. These, in turn, are responsible for the vast array of differences in physical characteristics between individuals. ...> Full Article

Breakthrough could save the Tasmanian Devil (10/3/2007)

Sydney University researchers have discovered why the Devil Facial Tumour Disease which has wiped out 90 per cent of some native Tasmanian Devil populations has been so devastating. ...> Full Article