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Gene Defined
A basic unit of heredity. Genes are made of DNA, a substance that tells cells what to do and when to do it. The information in the genes is passed from parent to child-for example, a gene might tell some cells to make the hair red or the eyes brown.
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Novel Role Of Gene May Provide Key To Treating Liver And Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published July 4, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
Scientists at Singapore's Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) have made a novel discovery about how the gene, "Fas-apoptosis inhibitory molecule" (FAIM), protects both immune and liver cells from apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Their research is published in the current journal Cell Death and Differentiation. The scientists, Jianxin Huo, Ph.D., and Shengli Xu, Ph.D.
Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
Published July 4, 2009, 3:07 am, Medical News Today
A trio of genome-wide studies - collectively the largest to date - has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods.
CombinatoRx, Neuromed sign merger agreement
Published July 4, 2009, 2:48 am, PharmaBiz
CombinatoRx, Incorporated and Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which CombinatoRx and Neuromed will merge in an all-stock transaction.
Loners risk dementia in middle age, says study
Published July 4, 2009, 1:26 am, Manila Standard Today
PARIS—People who live alone in middle age face nearly double the risk of developing cognitive problems in later life compared with married or cohabiting counterparts, according to a study published Friday.
Way back when: Today in history
Published July 4, 2009, 12:36 am, Tulsa World
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, a document written by Thomas Jefferson that declared that all men are created equal and that all have certain rights that include life, ...
Quest For A Cure: Bentonville Woman Fights Fatal Disease For Her Children's Benefit
Published July 4, 2009, 12:25 am, The Morning News
Kim Morey knows everyone in town. It's only natural — she's lived in Bentonville all but her first year of life. Her friends tease that a lunch date doesn't pass without Morey seeing a face she recognizes.
Marriage may limit cognitive decline - Sat, 04 Jul 2009 PST
Published July 4, 2009, 12:07 am, The Spokesman-Review
Does your spouse sometimes drive you crazy? Think again: A study published in Friday’s edition of the British Medical Journal finds that people who lived with a partner during middle age had much lower odds of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers in Sweden and Finland collected data on 1,449 people as part of a large study on cardiovascular risk factors, aging and dementia. ...
Scientists use genetic engineering to make virus-resistant grapevines
Published July 3, 2009, 9:49 pm, New Kerala
Washington, July 3 : Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the 'Grapevine fanleaf virus' GFLV by genetic engineering.
Existing Parkinson's Disease Drug May Fight Drug-resistant TB
Published July 3, 2009, 9:37 pm, Science Daily
Existing drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease could be repositioned for use in the treatment of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills about 2 million people each year, according to a new study. The rise of these strains of TB throughout the world, including industrialized countries, poses a great threat to human health.
Federal OK sought for tree clones
Published July 3, 2009, 9:32 pm, The Post and Courier
SUMMERVILLE—They don't like to call them clones. The quarter million eucalyptus trees that ArborGen wants to flower are a "variety," genetically engineered duplicates of a single Brazilian tree.
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Sat Jul 4
- Teenage 'baby' may lack master ageing gene - health - 25 June 2009 - New Scientist: Pioneering investigations have thrown the first scientific light on the highly unusual case of Brooke Greenberg, a child from Baltimore, Maryland, who is 16 years old, but whose size and development corresponds to that of an infant of 11 months. The hope is that the investigation will throw up new clues to ageing. But the researchers involved say that Brooke's condition is not a reversed version of conditions that lead to premature ageing.
Fri Jul 3
- NIMH · Mutant Gene Linked to Treatment-Resi stant Depression: title says it. article in layperson' ;s language.
- 11 Yearbook Photos That Musicians Wish We'd Never Seen - 11Points.com: These are hilarious, especially Prince, Lil John, Ryan Seacrest...
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Wed Jul 1
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- Genetic Pattern Found in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder: A vast number of common gene variants come together in a perfect storm to increase risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, new studies reveal.
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