“Protein, called "eed," crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells” 
(May 26) News-Medical.net reports, “New research from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows how a protein may be crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells.”
“'Brown fat cells' hold clues for possible obesity treatments”
(May 26) News-Medical.net reports, “Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have discovered a group of genes that govern the genesis of calorie-burning fat cells. This discovery may lead to novel ways to treat obesity in humans.”
“Study supports the view that public concerns about genetic discrimination are substantial”
(May 25) News-Medical.net reports, “A new study - the largest to date of public attitudes about genetic discrimination - finds that 40 percent of people already undergoing genetic testing are worried that participation might affect their future insurance coverage.”
“Genpathway's Transcription Analysis Tech Helps Baylor College Find Breast Cancer Genes”
(May 25) GenomeWeb reports, Researchers at Genpathway and Baylor College of Medicine have used Genpathway's transcription analysis technology to identify genes involved in breast cancer, the San Diego-based company said today.”
“Father's age tied to miscarriage risk”
(May 25) Reuters reports, “ A couple's risk of having a pregnancy end in miscarriage appears to climb in tandem with the man's age, according to a new study.”
“Tailored treatments take aim at cancer”
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(May 25) USA Today reports, “ For all the wonders of modern medicine, experts say that some aspects of cancer care remain old-fashioned. Many diagnoses are still made with light microscopes — technology that's hundreds of years old, says Michael Heinrich, a professor at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.”
“Teen girls with ADHD at higher risk of mental illness”
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(May 25) USA Today reports, “ Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a serious problem for teenage girls, and those who have it appear to be at much higher risk for mental illness by age 17, a Harvard Medical School researcher reported Tuesday.”
“House Approves a Stem Cell Research Bill Opposed by Bush”
(May 24) The New York Times reports, “The House passed a bill on Tuesday to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, defying a veto threat from President Bush, who appeared at the White House with babies and toddlers born of test-tube embryos and warned the measure "would take us across a critical ethical line."”
“MUHC Scientists describe genetic resistance to rampant virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV)”
(May 24) Medical News Today reports, “MUHC researchers have defined genetic resistance to the widespread virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) - a member of the viral group that causes some of the world's most prevalent diseases, such as herpes, chicken pox and mononucleosis.”
“Building a Human Kinase Gene Repository”
(May 24) Science Daily reports, “Using the human genome sequence annotation, high-throughput cloning methodologies, and automation, a group at the Harvard Institute of Proteomics lead by Leonardo Brizuela (Harvard Medical School lecturer on biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology) mined public databases to collect the sequence information of all identified human kinase genes and have built a gene repository for this gene class.”
“Studies focusing on fibromyalgia”
(May 23) MyDNA reports, “Fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by chronic muscle pain and unusually high pain sensitivity, is the focus of two ongoing studies at UAB.”
“Human Cells Can "Silence" HIV Genes”
(May 23) Hum-MolGen reports, “For the first time, scientists have shown that humans use an immune defense process common in plants and invertebrates to battle a virus.”
“National Institute on Aging awards UCI $9 million to continue Alzheimer's disease research: New research projects include the study of age-related changes in the brain and the role of mitochondrial defects in causing Alzheimer's”
(May 23) The University of California, Irvine, reports, “The National Institute on Aging has awarded $9 million to UC Irvine to support research and pilot projects that focus on discovering the loss of cognitive function with age, understanding the mechanisms causing Alzheimer's disease and developing pioneering treatments.”
“A Surprising Leap on Cloning”
(May 23) The New York Times reports, “South Korean scientists stunned their rivals around the world last week by announcing that they had produced the first human embryos that were genetic matches for diseased or injured patients, and had done so by a highly efficient method that could bring further rapid advances in cloning.”
“Gene Keeps Neural Cells on Correct Developmental Path”
(May20) The Howard Hughes Medical Institute reports, “Embryonic stem cells with identical genomes grow into distinctive tissues, such as heart, bone, and brain.”
“Nuclear Integration of Genome-wide Transcriptional Programs in Development and Diseases of the Neuroendocrine System”
(May 19) The Howard Hughes Medical Institute reports, “Michael Rosenfeld's laboratory is investigating the molecular strategies that integrate the actions of specific signaling pathways and underlie development and diseases of the neuroendocrine system.”
“Stalking the invisible enemy”
(May 18) Big News Network reports, “Hospitals and law-enforcement officials may soon have a new weapon in the battle against the invisible perils of bioterrorism and deadly diseases like SARS, thanks to the work of a pair of University of Toronto researchers.”
“Umbilical Cord Stem Cells May Save Infants -They offer hope for those with Krabbe disease “
(May 18) HealthDay reports, “Umbilical cord blood stem cells can help save infants with the fatal genetic disorder Krabbe disease, researchers report in the May 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.”
“Mapping of a Single Locus Capable Of Complementing the Defective Heterochromatin Phenotype of RS Cells”
(May 17) Hum-Mol Gen reports, “Roberts syndrome (RS) is a developmental disorder characterized by tetraphocomelia and a broad spectrum of additional clinical features.”
“Disentangling Fetal and Maternal Susceptibility for Pre-Eclampsia”
(May 17) Hum-Mol Gen reports, “Described are the results of extensive genotyping of seven candidate genes previously reported as conferring susceptibility to pre-eclampsia.“
“Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome and the Monocarboxylate Transporter 8 (MCT8) Gene”
(May 17) Hum-Mol Gen reports, “Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome was among the first of the X-linked mental retardation syndromes to be described (in 1944) and among the first to be regionally mapped on the X chromosome (in 1990).”
“Gene analysis predicts response to chemo”
(May 17) MyDNA reports, “A Mayo Clinic-led study has revealed a genetic biomarker that can predict which patients are most likely to experience unwanted side effects from one of the most commonly used and highly effective chemotherapy regimens designed to treat colorectal cancer.”
“US scientists push for go-ahead to genetically modify smallpox virus”
(May 16) The Guardian reports,” US scientists are awaiting World Health Assembly approval to begin experiments to genetically modify the smallpox virus, one of the most lethal organisms the planet has known.”
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