How vitamin D may be linked to congestive heart failure by gene mutation

Anne Hart 3 years ago Region: United States

According to a December 3, 2009 article in HealthDay Daily News, "Vitamin D May Be Tied to Heart Disease Via Genes," if you have a specific gene variant that reduces vitamin D activation in the body and high blood pressure... more

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Gene to Protect Leukemia Identified

Rama Kant Mishra 4 years ago Region: California

Dr Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and his team have identified a gene that controls the rapid production and differentiation of the stem cells that produce all blood cell t... more

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Scientists identify obesity gene

Rama Kant Mishra 4 years ago Region: India

According to a study published in the British journal Nature, British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity. Earlier research had shown that an extremely rar... more

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Gene behind sudden heart attack has been identified.

M. B. A. Baker 5 years ago Region: Pennsylvania

    More than a decade ago, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh began studying a northwestern Pennsylvania family with Brugada syndrome, a rare, inherited heart rhythm disorder that can cause sudden ... more

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Scientists identified “ETS2” tumor-suppressing gene.

Sudeep Joseph 5 years ago Region: Maryland

A group of scientists at the Johns Hopkins University have identified a gene that helps to protect mice against intestinal tumors though it may play a role in spreading breast cancer, according to a study to be published. ... more

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Todd Doxey Remembered at Oregon Opener

Joe DeFranceschi 4 years ago Region: Oregon

The University of Oregon Ducks have all but dedicated this year's season to Todd Doxey, a red-shirt freshman, high-achieving student and promising player, who died in a drowning accident this summer at the age of 19. In J... more

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Gene Therapy Novel Therapeutic Branch of Modern Medicine

Sudeep Joseph 4 years ago Region: Washington

Gene therapy is a novel therapeutic branch of modern medicine. It is a technique for correcting defective genes responsible for disease development. Genes are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Although g... more

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Aishwarya Rai, Angelina Jolie cousins?

Jagan T 5 years ago Region: India

Aishwarya Rai vs Angelina Jolie ! Both are famous celebrities and comparing them is always a hot subject. When it comes to the most beautiful women in the world or sexiest women in the present world then none other than As... more

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Gene chip to uncover diseases.

M. B. A. Baker 5 years ago Region: Washington

US researchers have made a very small research tool that may one day help scientists probe the activity of genes and proteins in a single cell, they said on Thursday, opening the door to a new realm of genetic research. ... more

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