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- Fidelity in DNA? Researchers find 'monogamy gene' in men
- Wedded bliss for men may depend on the same gene that keeps little prairie rodents faithful to their mates, according to researchers studying the so-called monogamy gene. Investigators have long known the gene that controls the hormone vasopressin is responsible for monogamy in prairie voles, small animals common...
- Research articles 2008-09-02
- Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene
- PARIS AFP — British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature. Previous research had shown that an extremely rare mutation in the same PCSK1 gene can, all by...
- Research articles 2008-07-06
- Yerkes Researchers Develop First Transgenic Nonhuman Primate Model of Huntington's Disease
- Model is Expected to Help Researchers Better Understand the Disease and Develop More Effective Therapies as Well as Lead the Way Toward Transgenic Nonhuman Primate Models of Other Genetic Diseases ATLANTA -- In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University,...
- Research articles 2008-05-22
- Genetic fluke allows athletes to evade doping test: study
- PARIS AFP — A genetic variant common among East Asians masks the use of performance-enhancing testosterone prohibited in top-level sports competition, according to a new study. Athletes with a slightly different expression of the same gene, by contrast, run the risk of being falsely accused of doping, said the...
- Research articles 2008-04-22
- Scientists find 'master' breast cancer gene
- PARIS AFP — Geneticists have identified a super gene which causes breast cancer to metastasise, the deadly process by which the disease spreads to other organs, according to a study released Wednesday. Described by the US researchers as a "master regulator," the SATB1 gene alters the behaviour of at...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- $1.5m Challenge Grant Issued for Bipolar Disorder Research
- To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Kara Gavin of University of Michigan Health System, +1- 734-764-2220, kegavin@umich.edu ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generous donors are poised to give the University of Michigan Depression Center $1.5 million to fund advanced research on bipolar disorder, through two challenge grants that are...
- Research articles 2008-03-07
- Nature Biotechnology Publishes First Paper Describing NanoString's Technology
- NanoString, CalTech, ISB and the University of Washington Collaborate to Demonstrate Highly Sensitive, Direct, Multiplexed Gene Expression Analysis SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies today announced the first peer-reviewed publication describing NanoString's technology will be published in the Nature Biotechnology March 7th issue and is available in the Advanced Online Publication...
- Research articles 2008-02-19
- Japanese firm to offer first-of-a-kind gene advice
- TOKYO AFP — A Japanese company will soon start advising people what they should eat and how they should exercise based on custom-made analysis of their genes, in what the firm says is a world first service. Signpost Corp, which will launch the service in April in Japan, will...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 February 2008-Yale University: Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic WomenC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02022008 New Haven, Conn. -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that the gene ENPP1 is linked to preterm birth and low...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- Clinical Trial to Treat Rare Skin Disorder With siRNA Technology
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Mary Schwartz, Pachyonychia Project Director, +1-877 628- 7300, mary.schwartz@pachyonychia.org SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --PC Project, a public charity, announced that a Phase 1b clinical trial began today for treatment of pachyonychia congenita PC with a short interfering RNA siRNA-based therapeutic. PC is a...
- Research articles 2008-01-17
- Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC. : Emerging Equity Alerts.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 January 2008-Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC.: Emerging Markets Consulting, LLC. : Emerging Equity AlertsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07012008 Orlando, FL -- Stocks gaining traction in last Friday's trading were North Pointe Holdings Corporation, (NASDAQ: NPTE), GenVec, Inc.,...
- Research articles 2008-01-07
- Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $3.8 Million to Develop Gene Silencing Neuroprotective Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Media: Holly Barkhymer, +1-212-509-0995 x242, hbarkhymer@michaeljfox.org, or Research: Todd Sherer, PhD, +1-212- 509-0995 x243, tsherer@michaeljfox.org NEW YORK,Jan. 4/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Michael J. Fox Foundation has committed up to $3.8 million for the development of a gene silencing therapeutic to treat Parkinsons disease by reducing expression of...
- Research articles 2008-01-04
- Drought-resistant corn trials scheduled
- Trials for a new drought-resistant gene to be used in GM crops were scheduled to take place in November 2007 at various locations throughout South Africa, according to a news story carried by Johannesburg's The Star on October 22.Kobus Steenkamp, biotechnology manager of Monsanto in South Africa, said that the...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Biotechnology News: Briefs
- Bayer CropScience (Monheim am Rhein, Germay) and Geosys S.A. (Toulouse, France) issued a joint announcement on October of their long-term agreement to pursue ongoing development of innovative information systems for agricultural use. Modern information systems are being used increasingly to operate farms more efficiently; to monitor the periodic occurrences of...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Stanford Researchers Sniff Out Gene That Gives Dogs Black Fur
- STANFORD, Calif. -- A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different weights and vary in our abilities to cope with stress, a team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine reports. The study, published in the...
- Research articles 2007-10-30
- Stanford/Packard Researchers Find Disease Genes Hidden in Discarded Data
- STANFORD, Calif. -- Previously hidden obesity-related genes have been uncovered from old experiments by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The finding suggests that useful information about many medical disorders may be languishing in mountains of discarded data. "We've devised a fairly...
- Research articles 2007-10-24
- Genes, not just hormones, make sexes behave differently
- PARIS AFP — Differences between males and females in behaviour are usually chalked up to sex-specific hormones, but a study released Sunday shows that genes play a critical role too. Experiments at Yale University with mice revealed that sex chromosomes alone are enough to account for the fact that...
- Research articles 2007-10-21
- The 10 Hottest Nerds
- The revolution in physics in the 20th century rested disproportionately on the accomplishments of a handful of scientists Albert Einstein comes to mind who supplied key insights at just the right moments. The current explosion of discoveries in the biological sciences is no different. NEWSWEEK ASKED 10 of the most...
- Research articles 2007-10-15
- No need for dissection as see-through frogs jump in
- TOKYO AFP — Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing see-through frogs, letting them observe organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin without performing dissections. "You can see through the skin how organs grow, how cancer starts and develops," said the lead researcher Masayuki Sumida, professor at the Institute...
- Research articles 2007-09-27
- Calcium supplementation seems to make breaks less likely
- AS PEOPLE age and their bones weaken, fractures become more common. Does taking calcium and vitamin D supplements help reduce fracture risk? A study analyzed data from 17 studies, involving 52,625 people older than 50 (average age, 68) who had been randomly assigned to take calcium, usually...
- Research articles 2007-09-10
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