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Rare Mutation Causes Early Heart Disease And Metabolic Syndrome
March 13, 2007 — Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a rare defect in a single gene that poses a substantial risk for metabolic syndrome and early heart disease, the leading cause of death ... > full story -
Cholesterol Could Be Key To Treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
March 8, 2007 — Small amounts of alcohol can interfere with the growth of a fetus, but added cholesterol may help prevent a wide array of neurological and physical defects from alcohol exposure, according to a new ... > full story -
Dialysis Patients With Metabolic Syndrome Show Increased Risk For Heart Disease
March 7, 2007 — A study of kidney dialysis patients found that nearly 70 percent had metabolic syndrome, a set of symptoms that is a predictor of cardiovascular disease, at the time they initiated maintenance ... > full story -
After Scrutiny, Preemie Lung Treatments Turn Out To Be Safe, Effective
March 5, 2007 — Preemies between 28 and 32 weeks are not harmed by a treatment no longer used to help their lungs mature before birth, according to findings of a study in this month's Pediatrics. Even though ... > full story -
Drug Treatment Improves Learning In Mice With Down Syndrome Symptoms, Study Shows
February 26, 2007 — A once-a-day, short-term treatment with a drug compound substantially improved learning and memory in mice with Down syndrome symptoms, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ... > full story -
Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of Protein Involved In Metabolic Syndrome
February 15, 2007 — One of the most serious health conditions in the developed world is the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a collection of disorders (such as obesity and insulin resistance) that lead to increased risk of ... > full story -
Genetic Engineering Cures Mice Of Brain Disorder
February 10, 2007 — Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Erasmus Medical Center show that preventing the inhibition of CaMKII reverses the neurological deficits in a mouse model of Angelman syndrome, ... > full story -
Second Gene Discovered For Recessive Form Of Brittle Bone Disease
February 8, 2007 — Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found a second genetic defect that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder ... > full story -
FISH-Ing For Links Between Cancer And Aging
February 6, 2007 — Wielding a palette of chromosome paints, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have taken a step closer to understanding the relationship between aging and cancer by visualizing ... > full story -
Gene Found For Rare Disorder May Reveal New Pathway In Mental Retardation
February 5, 2007 — Studying mutations that give rise to a rare genetic disease, genetics researchers have identified a novel biological pathway that may have a broader role during human development, potentially in ... > full story
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