Even though schizophrenia is relatively widespread among the general population, investigators still have very little data on how the condition develops, or is triggered. In a new, 2-year study, experts in the United Kingdom will search for the genetic roots of the inherited form of the disease.
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17 January 2012
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A collaboration of scientists in the United States announce the development of a new imaging technique that allows them to peer deep inside brain cancer cells. This could be of tremendous help in developing therapies against some of the most brutal forms of cancer out there.
Experts focused their attention on gliom... |
12 January 2012
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Researchers at the McGill University discovered that the effects living conditions and family conditions have on children's DNA remain visible all the way into adulthood, when the kids reach middle age. The finding has considerable implications for public policies.
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26 October 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that teens who are predisposed genetically to developing depression have a higher chance of developing the condition if they smoke marijuana. The new investigation was conducted in the Netherlands. But the team also determined that smoking cannab... |
18 October 2011
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A group of researchers from the Loyola University Chicago (LUC) announces the development of a new cure for SCA1, a fatal, progressive disorder affecting the central nervous system. The team reports that the treatment shows great promise. Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) in fact represents a wider array of disorders, in ... |
17 October 2011
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Thus far, experts were able to establish that the development of the deadliest form of skin cancer, called melanoma, is favored by five pigmentation genes and three 'mole formation' gene. In a new study, experts find three more mutations involved in this process.
The research is the first to evidence gen... |
10 October 2011
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Over the past few years, a large number of factors have led to a steady rise in the number of bacteria species that are resistant to antibiotics. The microorganisms can learn to render the chemicals useless, and now experts finally managed to watch this process as it happened.
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23 September 2011
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Genetic mutations occurring within the same generation are responsible for about 50 percent of all non-hereditary cases of schizophrenia. What this means is that – for half of patients developing the condition without parental influences – sporadic mutations are too blame.De novo protein-altering mutation... |
8 August 2011
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Investigators at the Rice University say that house mice are evolving to withstand the impact that a common poison is having on the general population. This resistance is developing in unexpected ways.Experts think they identified two ways through which such resistance was achieved. It took the mice millennia to get ... |
22 July 2011
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Researchers may have discovered a new avenue of research that could be used to develop novel courses of treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The study team found a genetic mutation that appears to be related to the late onset of the neurodegenerative condition. The investigation, which was led by researchers at t... |
15 July 2011
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An international group of researchers is currently working towards gaining a deeper understanding of the factors that lead to inherited intellectual disability. In order to find out more about this, they are using genetically-altered fruit flies as proxies. In an investigation conducted on several Iranian families, g... |
5 July 2011
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A newly-engineered bacterium feature deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that does not include thymine, one of its four basic building blocks. Rather, the nucleotide was replaced with the synthetic unit 5-chlorouracil (c), which is usually toxic for other organisms. The four bases that usually make up DNA are adenine (A), cy... |
30 June 2011
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The international scientific community may soon have access to new types of animal models for major depressive disorder (MDD), say investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Researchers here say that they were recently able to create a new mouse model that can replicate MDD with great efficiency... |
19 May 2011
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A study conducted by investigators at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) has revealed that it's possible to assess a woman's chances of developing breast cancer by analyzing her breast milk.The finding is extremely important, because it means that new mothers could finally have a easy-to-use tool... |
5 April 2011
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In a new investigation, researchers have determined that lung cancer which develops in smokers has different traits than the one that appears in non-smokers, hinting that the two are in fact different disorders. If the discovery turns out to be real, then it could lead to a paradigm shift in how patients are treated.... |
9 November 2010
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A new genetic study has revealed an interesting correlation between the early onset of Alzheimer's Disease and acne inversa, a condition that affects the skin in the armpit and inner thigh.The team that made the finding was investigating the genetic mechanisms underlying the peculiar form of acne when they stumb... |
8 October 2010
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One of the staples of modern Earth is its ability to support complex life forms. A new study recently looked closely at how that became possible. We often take for granted the vast numbers of species that exist on the planet, thinking that they are a given, and that there is no other way for the Earth to be arranged.... |
2 October 2010
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A recently published study shows that women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer significantly if they undergo preventive surgery.This long-term research focused on women that had a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer, and concluded that those who chose... |
4 September 2010
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A new scientific study demonstrates that seemingly-immortal aspen tree clones also die at a certain point, even though it takes up to tens of thousands of years for that to happen. These organisms essentially clone themselves, which allows them to live for millennia. But researchers recently identified a crack in thi... |
18 August 2010
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A newly-identified mutation in the genomes of test mice could hold the key to a better understanding of progressive hearing loss, a human condition that is characterized by the loss of the auditory sensation in people exposed to single, very loud events or to constant powerful noises. The mutation, appropriately dubb... |
31 October 2008
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Millions of years of evolution have brought the human race to the stage we are all living in today. Many distinct facial and bodily features differentiate us from our ancestors, whose fossils we uncovered over the years at various sites throughout the globe. Because of these differences, people thought for some time ... |
7 October 2008
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