Right Warfarin Dose Determined By Three Genes
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Researchers have now found all the genes the determine the dosage of the blood-thinning drug warfarin.
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Researchers have now found all the genes the determine the dosage of the blood-thinning drug warfarin.
Right Warfarin Dose Determined By Three Genes
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Researchers have now found all the genes the determine the dosage of the blood-thinning drug warfarin.
Epigenetic Mark Guides Stem Cells Toward Their Destiny
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Scientists have uncovered a gene control mechanism that guides the development and differentiation of epidermal skin stem cells in mouse embryos, and shown that this mechanism tempers the development of the skin barrier. The findings provide insights that could lead to therapeutic advance in treating prematurely born infants who have ...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research.
Discovery May Result In New Test To Determine Predisposition To Cancer
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Researchers have developed an assay that may be used to help identify new genes that can predict a predisposition to cancer.
Special investigation: How my genome was hacked
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009If our reporter's DNA is vulnerable, then so is yours. New Scientist reports on an alarming new threat to genetic privacy
Beneficial Alzheimer’s gene can be perilous in pairs
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009If you inherit one copy of a particular gene mutation it seems to protect you from Alzheimer's – but inherit a copy from both parents and you may be in trouble...
Protein Is Key To Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Investigators have learned that a protein called Shp2 plays a critical role in the pathways that control decisions for differentiation or self-renewal in both human embryonic stem cells and mouse embryonic stem cells.
For healthy kids, marry a stranger
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Marrying within the family not only increases the risk that children will have a genetic disorder, but also makes them more susceptible to some infections
Cancer Medication? Potential Tumor Suppressor Identified
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009The Myc-gene plays an important role in cell regulation; in about 50% of all tumors this gene is mutated. Scientists have shown that the gene BASP1 specifically inhibits the effect of this oncogene, thereby preventing uncontrolled cell growth which is typical for tumors.