A fingerprint for genes
March 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Marino Zerial
zerial@mpi-cbg.de
49-351-210-1100
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Read more
Studies on nutrients, gene expression could lead to tailored diets for disease prevention
Contact: Denis Medeiros
medeiros@k-state.edu
785-532-0150
Kansas State University Read more
Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder
March 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Laura Thompson
lthomp@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140 x22196
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON (March 4, 2010) For some Canadians, any cut such as from dental work or surgery can cause days or more of bleeding. Although they are not hemophiliacs, for some an ordinary bruise can balloon into the size of an orange. For others, knees, elbows and ankles are crippled when bleeding seeps into joints. In very serious cases, hundreds of blood transfusions are required for recovery.
Targeting leukemia cell’s gene ‘addiction’ presents new strategy for treatment
March 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Ben Norman
Lifesciencenews@wiley.com
44-124-377-0375
Wiley-Blackwell
An international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become ‘addicted’ to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing.
Protecting the brain from a deadly genetic disease
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Kathy Wallis
kwallis3@uwo.ca
519-661-2111 x81136
University of Western Ontario
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a cruel, hereditary condition that leads to severe physical and mental deterioration, psychiatric problems and eventually, death. Currently, there are no treatments to slow down or stop it. HD sufferers are born with the disease although they do not show symptoms until late in life. In a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, Stephen Ferguson and Fabiola Ribeiro of Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario identified a protective pathway in the brain that may explain why HD symptoms take so long to appear. The findings could also lead to new treatments for HD.
Mayo oral cancer study shows full tumor genome
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Robert Nellis
newsbureau@mayo.edu
507-284-5005
Mayo Clinic Read more
Mayo Clinic researchers find oncogene is important in pancreatic cancer growth and spread
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Paul Scotti
scotti.paul@mayo.edu
904-953-2299
Mayo Clinic Read more
Gene mutation is linked to autism-like symptoms in mice, UT Southwestern researchers find
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Aline McKenzie
aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu
214-648-3404
UT Southwestern Medical Center
DALLAS Feb. 23, 2010 When a gene implicated in human autism is disabled in mice, the rodents show learning problems and obsessive, repetitive behaviors, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
The impact of genomics
February 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Andrew G. Fraser
andyfraser.utoronto@gmail.com
416-978-2712
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Working with worms may not be your average persons idea of a good time, but for University of Toronto researcher Dr. Andrew Fraser, they are fascinating.
Penn researchers find genetic link to leukemias with an unknown origin
February 17, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Karen Kreeger
karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu
215-459-0544
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Read more
