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Preclinical work shows how one gene causes severe mental retardation
10 May 2009
Durham, N.C., and Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina have discovered in mice how a single disrupted gene can cause a form of severe mental retardation known as Angelman...
10 May 2009
Durham, N.C., and Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina have discovered in mice how a single disrupted gene can cause a form of severe mental retardation known as Angelman...
Rules proposed to save the world's coral reefs
10 May 2009
An international team of scientists has proposed a set of basic rules to help save the world's imperiled coral reefs from ultimate destruction. Their proposal is being unveiled at the World Ocean Conference 2009 in Manado, Indonesia, where...
10 May 2009
An international team of scientists has proposed a set of basic rules to help save the world's imperiled coral reefs from ultimate destruction. Their proposal is being unveiled at the World Ocean Conference 2009 in Manado, Indonesia, where...
New nanocrystals show potential for cheap lasers, new lighting
10 May 2009
IMAGE: This is a rendition of the new non-blinking nanocrystal. Click here for more information. For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to...
10 May 2009
IMAGE: This is a rendition of the new non-blinking nanocrystal. Click here for more information. For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to...
Researchers uncover genetic clues to blood pressure
10 May 2009
An international research team has identified a number of unsuspected genetic variants associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and hypertension (high blood pressure), suggesting potential avenues of...
10 May 2009
An international research team has identified a number of unsuspected genetic variants associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and hypertension (high blood pressure), suggesting potential avenues of...
New genes implicated in high blood pressure
10 May 2009
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting online next week in...
10 May 2009
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting online next week in...
UNC-Duke study: Impaired brain plasticity linked to Angelman syndrome learning deficits
10 May 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- How might disruption of a single gene in the brain cause the severe cognitive deficits associated with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine...
10 May 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- How might disruption of a single gene in the brain cause the severe cognitive deficits associated with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine...
Protein-protein interaction explains vision loss in genetic diseases
10 May 2009
HOUSTON (May 10, 2009) –The mystery of genetic disease is only partially solved with the identification of a mutated gene. Often, the pattern of disease – the features or disorders associated with it – vary in type and...
10 May 2009
HOUSTON (May 10, 2009) –The mystery of genetic disease is only partially solved with the identification of a mutated gene. Often, the pattern of disease – the features or disorders associated with it – vary in type and...
Study finds novel genetic risk factors for kidney disease
10 May 2009
A team of researchers from the United States, the Netherlands and Iceland has identified three genes containing common mutations that are associated with altered kidney disease risk. One of the discovered genes, the UMOD gene, produces...
10 May 2009
A team of researchers from the United States, the Netherlands and Iceland has identified three genes containing common mutations that are associated with altered kidney disease risk. One of the discovered genes, the UMOD gene, produces...
International study identifies potential treatment targets for hypertension
10 May 2009
8 DNA regions associated with blood pressure and hypertension, 6 for first time Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), as part of a major international research collaboration, have associated common variants in eight regions of...
10 May 2009
8 DNA regions associated with blood pressure and hypertension, 6 for first time Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), as part of a major international research collaboration, have associated common variants in eight regions of...
Study in Nature Medicine establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries
10 May 2009
Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. By eliminating the...
10 May 2009
Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. By eliminating the...
Comprehensive genetic study paves way for new blood-pressure medicines
10 May 2009
Eight previously unknown genes that affect blood pressure were recently identified in a comprehensive international study comprising 34,433 Europeans. The findings of the study, in which Uppsala University researchers participated, are being...
10 May 2009
Eight previously unknown genes that affect blood pressure were recently identified in a comprehensive international study comprising 34,433 Europeans. The findings of the study, in which Uppsala University researchers participated, are being...
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