News articles tagged with 'allele'
Butterfly study reveals traits and genes associated with establishment of new populations
— 29 Mar 2011 16:22 | BiologyA team of scientists has discovered that descendants of 'exploratory' butterflies that colonised new habitats differ genetically from their more cautious cousins. The team, led by James…
Multiple sclerosis: Risk factors in children
— 21 Mar 2011 16:07 | HealthCanadians have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Primarily striking in adulthood, physicians and…
Psychosocially hazardous neighbourhoods associated with worse cognitive function in some older adults
— 8 Mar 2011 13:05 | HealthResiding in a psychosocially hazardous neighbourhood is associated with worse cognitive function in older age for persons with the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele (an alternative form…
Resurrecting the so-called 'depression gene'
— 4 Jan 2011 22:47 | HealthUniversity of Michigan Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression…
Researchers find gene that protects against dementia in high-risk individuals
— 3 Jan 2011 19:23 | HealthNeuroscientists had assumed that a mutation in the progranulin gene, which makes the progranulin protein and supports brain neurones, was sufficient to produce a kind of dementia known…
Gene linked to ADHD allows memory task to be interrupted by brain regions tied to daydreaming
— 17 Nov 2010 10:56 | HealthNeuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Centre (GUMC) say brain scans show that a gene nominally linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) leads to increased…
Genetic variations linked with worse outcomes with use of antiplatelet drug for cardiac procedures
— 27 Oct 2010 11:57 | HealthAn analysis of data from previously published studies indicates that use of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel for patients who have common genetic variants of a certain gene and are…
Antiviral gene helps suppress jumping of AIDS viruses between host species
— 25 Aug 2010 11:08 | HealthThe human AIDS viruses (HIV-1 and HIV-2) originated as viruses of apes and monkeys, respectively, yet little is known about whether or how these invaders adapted to the new genetic…
Economic status, genetics together influence psychopathic traits
— 6 Aug 2010 07:16 | HealthResearchers studying the genetic roots of antisocial behaviour report that children with one variant of a serotonin transporter gene are more likely to exhibit psychopathic traits if…
Enhancer of prostate cancer risk located in gene desert
— 13 Jul 2010 12:58 | HealthA genetic variant implicated in several cancers by genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has been found to drive increased expression of a known oncogene in the prostate…