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Obese Older Women Have an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
A series of studies have shown that being obese or even
overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
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Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma
Are you afraid of having a child with
asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
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Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease
Women with a family history of breast cancer have a very
high risk of developing the disease even...
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Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV
HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is such a hardy
pathogen that the concept of curing a
poor...
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Breakthrough In Medicine: Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure HIV?
A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
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A Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome
Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
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Researchers Map Cancer Genes
Washington University researchers have decoded the complete
DNA of a patient suffering from...
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Scientists Decode Entire Genome Of A Cancer Patient For The First Time
For the first time, scientists have managed to decode the complete DNA sequence of a cancer...
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Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?
Autism is a brain development disorder that occurs in
children, generally, before turning 3 and is...
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Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates
The results of a new study confirm the
findings of a controversial 2006 paper entitled “Does...
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Is Autism Linked To Rainy Climates?
Recently, scientist have theorized on what causes autism in children and have approached a theory...
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Researchers Detect More Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers have detected more genes
associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
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MRSA Epidemic
The Staphylococcus bacterium can build up strength if given
the appropriate conditions. A warm,...
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New Zealand Approves Pig Cell Transplants for Diabetes
Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1...
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Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, United States have identified...
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Personal Genome Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers
The genomes of 10 people, volunteers in the
Harvard Medical School’s
Personal Genome Project,...
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Fatty Acid Study Points to New Strategies for Tacking Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease has long been associated with an
unhealthy lifestyle based on a wrong diet,...
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More Exercise and Less Alcohol
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a lot of reports and studies linked to breast...
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WHO Probes Mystery Deadly Disease in South Africa
The World Health Organization is currently investigating a mysterious disease that has killed three...
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Genetic Code Of Malaria Parasite Deciphered
About 40 researchers sequenced the genetic code of
Plasmodium vivax, one of four malaria parasites...
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New Discovery in Stem Cell Field: Stem Cells from Testicular Biopsies
The search for the best source of stem
cells continues, with many scientists supporting the field...
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20-Year Disease Risk Study Commences
Increasingly younger people are developing chronic, progressive
and consumptive diseases, such as...
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Study on How Genetic Testing Affects People’s Lives
Genetic testing is used for revealing what diseases a
certain person is most predisposed to;...
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Safer Test For Down Syndrome In Fetuses
Presently, pregnant women that are worried about their baby
suffering from Down syndrome have to...
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New TB vaccine offers hope for AIDS patients, German researchers say
Hamburg - An early tuberculosis vaccine dating back to the 1920s has been vastly improved thanks to...
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National Children's Health Study Aims to Find Ways to Lower the Cost of Health Care
The National Children’s Study, the largest nationwide study of the effects of genes and the...
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The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States
The largest human health study ever conducted in the United States is about to be launched. The...
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The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH
U.S. health officials announced on Friday that the largest study of U.S. children ever performed...
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Think “Pink” for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October is our chance to show that we care about breast
cancer victims or survivors. It is our...
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Obesity And The Brain - “Switch” In Brain Triggers the “Vicious Cycle” of Overeating
Overeating triggers a metabolic response in
the hypothalamus region of the brain which prompts...
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Brain Waves, a New Tool to Measure Autism Severity
A new study involving MEG (magnetoencephalography)
as a diagnostic tool discovered that certain...
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Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods
Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes
is not significantly better...
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No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
The results of genetic testing for Type 2
diabetes are not significantly better than an assessment...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV
People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon
cured through a bone marrow...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?
A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
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Big Step Forward for Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome
Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
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Scientists Finally Decode Cancer Genome
Using DNA mapping, researchers have finally traced cancer to its genetic roots, according to a...
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Autism Associated With Wet Weather
Children in U.S.’s wettest climates stand more chances to suffer from autism, according to a study...
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US Researchers ID 26 Genes Responsible For Lung Cancer
US
researchers have identified 26 genes that are frequently mutated in people who
develop...
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Hesitant about Sharing Your Genes? Personal Genome Project Needs Volunteers
Those who are hesitant about publicly
sharing any part of their genome data, including medical...
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The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects
Harvard Medical School genetics professor
George Church, Harvard psychology professor Steven...
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Harvard's Personal Genome Project Set To Begin Soon
Harvard University’s Medical School is in preparations to
begin a research called the Personal...
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Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!
Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food?
Then you’re probably one of those people...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease
Vitamin D deficiency might be linked, among other diseases,
to an increased risk of Parkinson’s...
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AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder
SEROQUEL XL, AstraZeneca Plc’s schizophrenia drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
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Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits
San
Diego’s Scripps Translational
Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
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European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells: Human Testes
European researchers made a huge step in stem cell research
by converting cells from human...
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How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?
A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000
participants, funded by a research group and three...
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Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back
Washington - A decades-old paraffin wax-encased block of tissue has added a curious chapter to the...
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Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is
dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
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HIV Origins Traced around 1900, Much Earlier than Believed
AIDS first came to public notice in 1981 when US doctors noted an unusual cluster of deaths
among...
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Google Co-founder Sergey Brin Blogs About His Parkinson’s Risk
How would you react if you found out there are high chances
that you develop a certain condition...
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Major Breakthrough In Cancer Research, A Promising Way To Study Cancer
Scientists with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University have managed...
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Mapping The Cancer Genome
A new discovery shows promise in cancer
fight. Scientists have managed to draw a map of the...
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Stem Cell Breakthrough Opens Door to Further ALS Research
For the first time, a team of US scientists
used an innovative technique to transform skin cells...
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Gene Variant Could Raise Africans’ AIDS Risk
In an attempt to find an explanation for the high frequency
of AIDS cases within the world’s black...
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Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism
U.S. researchers have found six new genes involved in autism. More exactly, they found that these...
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Salsa: The New Suspect In Salmonella Outbreak
The Center for
Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services...
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House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1)
approved the Genetic...
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Columbus Responsible For Bringing Syphilis To Europe
Was it a simple coincidence that
when Columbus returned from the New World, the first epidemic of...
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