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The genome's new clothes
30 October 2009A major breakthrough study, published in Nature, has provided a complete roadmap of the human epigenome and has major implications for the treatment of human diseases and development of ... - more
Skin cells may provide early warning for cancer risk elsewhere in body
30 October 2009While some scientists have argued that cancer is such a complex genetic disease that you'd have to sequence a person's complete genome in order to predict his or her cancer risk, a University of ... - more
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'Molecular trigger' for sudden death in epilepsy
30 October 2009The most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from ... - more
Do three meals a day keep fungi away?
29 October 2009The fact that they eat a lot – and often – may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein ... - more
Memory loss not only early indicator of Alzheimer's
29 October 2009New research into how the earliest stages of Alzheimer's affect the brain suggests that mental abilities outside of memory, such as spatial awareness, may decline years before clinical diagnosis ... - more
Stroke - What can I do?
29 October 2009Everyone can do something about stroke, whether it is on an individual or group level.Stroke occurs when a vessel that brings blood to the brain bursts or is clogged by a blood clot. With ... - more
Adult ADHD: A 'real' condition that may be inherited
28 October 2009Mention the words Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, and people typically think of a condition that only affects children. But, while by definition ADHD does always begin in ... - more
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Decision aid tool helps type 2 diabetes patients
28 October 2009Mayo Clinic clinicians and designers, along with colleagues from other institutions, have developed and tested a tool to involve patients more in their diabetes treatment and medication choices. The ... - more
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Predicting survival and treatment response for liver cancer
28 October 2009A small RNA molecule, known as a microRNA, may help physicians identify liver cancer patients who, in spite of their poor prognosis, could respond well to treatment with a biological agent called ... - more
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Warming harms mental health
27 October 2009The negative impact on mental health worldwide may be one of the most severe effects of climate change, with children at greatest risk, according to experts. - more
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