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Parents Don't Fully Understand Biobank Research, Study Finds
July 29, 2013 Researchers who collect genetic samples from children for medical research need to explain the process more clearly to parents, according to a new study that suggests many parents don't fully ... > full story -
Premature Aging of Immune Cells in Joints of Kids With Chronic Arthritis
July 29, 2013 The joints of children with the most common form of chronic inflammatory arthritis contain immune cells that resemble those of 90-year-olds, according to a new study. The findings suggest that ... > full story -
Unraveling Genetic Networks
July 29, 2013 Now a special issue of the journal CHAOS, produced by AIP Publishing, explores new experimental and theoretical techniques for unraveling genetic ... > full story -
Statins Suppress Rett Syndrome Symptoms in Mice
July 29, 2013 Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs found in millions of medicine cabinets, may help treat Rett Syndrome, according to a new ... > full story -
Genetic Mutation Linked to Congenital Heart Disease Identified
July 29, 2013 A mutation in a gene crucial to normal heart development could play a role in some types of congenital heart disease -- the most common birth defect in the US. The finding could help narrow the ... > full story -
Water Molecules Control Inactivation and Recovery of Potassium Channels
July 28, 2013 Just 12 molecules of water cause the long post-activation recovery period required by potassium ion channels before they can function again. Using molecular simulations that modeled a potassium ... > full story -
Molecular Robots Can Help Researchers Build More Targeted Therapeutics
July 28, 2013 Many drugs such as agents for cancer or autoimmune diseases have nasty side effects because while they kill disease-causing cells, they also affect healthy cells. Now a new study has demonstrated a ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Detecting DNA Mutations Could Help Treat Tuberculosis, Cancer
July 28, 2013 Researchers have developed a new method that can look at a specific segment of DNA and pinpoint a single mutation, which could help diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer and ... > full story -
Evolution on the Inside Track: How Viruses in Gut Bacteria Change Over Time
July 26, 2013 The digestive tract is home to a vast colony of bacteria, as well as the myriad viruses that prey upon them. Because the bacteria species vary from person to person, so does this viral population, ... > full story -
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Inherited Virus Can Cause Cognitive Dysfunction and Fatigue
July 26, 2013 Many experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has several root causes including some viruses. Now, researchers suggest that a common virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, may cause some CFS ... > full story
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