
Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism
Drunken fruit flies have
helped researchers identify
networks of genes -- also
present in humans -- that
play a key role in alcohol
... > full story

Map Of Human Bacterial Diversity Shows Wide Interpersonal Differences
Scientists have developed
the first atlas of bacterial
diversity across the human
body, charting wide
variations in microbe
... > full story

Scientists Reveal A New Mechanism That Increases Atherosclerosis In Mice
A shot of espresso may rev
you up in the morning, but
the downside is that it may
also ramp up levels of bad
cholesterol due to its
... > full story

Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil'
A strategy that combines
gene therapy with blood stem
cell therapy may be a useful
tool for treating a fatal
brain disease, French
... > full story
- Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism
- Map Of Human Bacterial Diversity Shows Wide Interpersonal Differences
- Scientists Reveal A New Mechanism That Increases Atherosclerosis In Mice
- Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil'
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Hunting For The Prozac Gene
November 7, 2009 Scientists are working to find a genetic marker to determine the effectiveness of Prozac and other SSRIs before they are ... > full story -
Survival Of The Healthiest: Selective Eradication Of Malignant Cells
November 6, 2009 The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy ... > full story -
Possible Help In Fight Against Muscle-wasting Disease
November 6, 2009 A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease. Researchers report that pentamidine might be adapted to counter genetic splicing ... > full story -
Blood Test Identifies Women At Risk From Alzheimer's
November 6, 2009 Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals new research from Sweden. This discovery this could ... > full story -
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced
November 5, 2009 Scientists have decoded the genome of the domestic horse, revealing a genome structure with remarkable similarities to humans and more than one million genetic differences across a variety of horse ... > full story -
Neural Stem Cells In Mice Affected By Gene Associated With Longevity
November 5, 2009 A gene associated with longevity in roundworms and humans has been shown to affect the function of stem cells that generate new neurons in the adult brain, according to researchers. The study in mice ... > full story -
Findings Key For Understanding, Interpreting Genetic Testing For Long QT Syndrome
November 5, 2009 Results of a long QT syndrome (LQTS) study play an important role in understanding genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease, according to ... > full story -
Deciphering The Regulatory Code: Scientists Take New Approach To Predict Gene Expression
November 5, 2009 New research by European scientists is a first step towards forecasting the expression of all genes in a given organism and demonstrates that the genetic regulation that is crucial for correct ... > full story -
Dementia: Rare Brain Disorder Is Highly Hereditary
November 4, 2009 New research shows that frontotemporal dementia -- a rare brain disorder that causes early dementia -- is highly ... > full story -
Inefficient Selection: New Evolutionary Mechanism Accounts For Some Of Human Biological Complexity
November 4, 2009 A painstaking genomic and proteomic analysis has found a new evolutionary mechanism that accounts for some of the biological complexity of human beings. The scientists who found the mechanism say it ... > full story
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