News articles tagged with 'gene' (Page 2)
Genes an important factor in urinary incontinence
— 6 Apr 2011 15:16 | HealthMuch of the risk of developing incontinence before middle age is determined by our genes. Genetic factors can explain half of people's susceptibility to urinary incontinence, a study…
Genetic variants associated with caffeine intake identified
— 6 Apr 2011 15:04 | HealthTwo genes in which variation affects intake of caffeine, the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, have been discovered. A team of investigators from the National Cancer Institute,…
Alzheimer's disease consortium identifies four new genes for Alzheimer's disease risk
— 4 Apr 2011 19:03 | HealthIn the largest study of its kind, researchers from a consortium that includes Columbia University Medical Centre identified four new genes linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease.…
Understanding Alzheimer's: Genetic search uncovers five new genes
— 4 Apr 2011 19:00 | HealthA leading UK scientist's search for factors that increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's has uncovered five new genes to help pinpoint what's going wrong in the brain…
MicroRNA variations associated with earlier prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American men
— 4 Apr 2011 18:33 | HealthProstate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among American men. Yet population-wide screening programs have not reduced the number of deaths from the disease.…
Potassium channel gene modifies risk for epilepsy
— 4 Apr 2011 18:09 | HealthVanderbilt University researchers have identified a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy. The findings, reported in the March 29 Proceedings of the National…
U-M scientists find potential driver of some aggressive prostate cancers
— 4 Apr 2011 17:53 | HealthResearchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have identified a genetic anomaly that may drive the aggressive spread of a rare subset of prostate cancers…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:14 | HealthIn one of the largest cancer genomics investigations reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
BATTLE researchers identify new biomarkers for EGFR inhibition
— 3 Apr 2011 12:05 | HealthScientists are continuing their work on the Biomarker-integrated Approaches of Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Elimination trial - known more commonly as the BATTLE trial - and presented…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:02 | HealthIn the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…