Items tagged with gene

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Gene Therapy Improves Vision Monday, April 28th, 2008 - 12:15:46 - Ehud Rattner In a clinical trial at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to safely... read more

Nerve Cancer Mutations Found Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - 12:34:32 - Sarah Gingichashvili Researchers have identified genetic mutations underlying a childhood cancer of the nervous system called neuroblastoma. The mutations are the primary... read more

Genetic Factors May Influence Common Fears Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 - 18:52:57 - Ehud Rattner As we move from childhood to young adulthood, the genes that influence our common fears of rats, the dark, or flying change considerably over time... read more

'Ruthlessness Gene' Discovered Sunday, April 6th, 2008 - 16:34:10 - Ehud Rattner Selfish dictators may owe their behavior partly to their genes, according to a study that claims to have found a genetic link to ruthlessness. The... read more

A Gene for Smoking? Saturday, April 5th, 2008 - 10:42:22 - Iddo Genuth Scientists from an EU-supported consortium have discovered that a mutation in a human gene confers nicotine dependence. They have shown that a... read more

Rare Gene Defects Might Cause Schizophrenia Friday, March 28th, 2008 - 16:16:37 - Ehud Rattner People with schizophrenia may have the disease because they are unlucky enough to end up with an extremely rare combination of genes, according to a... read more

Gene That Controls Fruit Shape Discovered Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 - 10:15:34 - Iddo Genuth Ohio State University scientists have cloned a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes, a discovery that could help unravel the mystery behind the... read more

New Research Supports Alzheimer's Hereditary Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 - 08:06:00 - Ehud Rattner Adult-age offspring of parents who have both been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease appear to have an increased risk of developing the disease... read more

'Long-life' Genes Found Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 - 12:39:00 - Ehud Rattner Scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York claim to identify the two gene mutations in centenarians of... read more

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