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03/10/2010 06:57 PM |
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Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges
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LiveScience.com - Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as
revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing each synaptic
connection between neurons - essentially a manual effort so far - has
proven painstakingly slow. To approach a thorough mapping, researchers
will have to develop a computer-automated process.
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03/10/2010 01:26 AM |
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Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead
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 AFP - Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.
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03/10/2010 12:40 AM |
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Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies
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LiveScience.com - Some moms might pass more than genetics to their newborns.
Doctors found three babies born to women with hip implants had high levels of
chromium and cobalt in their umbilical cord blood - metals that had worn off
the implants.
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03/09/2010 10:18 AM |
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Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
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HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of
explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S.
researchers.
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03/08/2010 11:03 PM |
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Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths
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Reuters - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending experimental rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after deaths following its use, casting doubt over its future.
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03/04/2010 09:17 PM |
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Your best diet? It might be in your genes
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Reuters - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.
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03/04/2010 02:57 AM |
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Genes may help identify deadly yeast infections
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Reuters - A test that looks for specific patterns of genes that are switched on may lead to a better way of diagnosing dangerous yeast infections in the blood, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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03/04/2010 02:17 AM |
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'Battle' on GM foods can't be won: EU official
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 AFP - European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said on Wednesday he was against genetically-modified foods but said they were an unavoidable part of the future.
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03/03/2010 10:19 AM |
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Cluster of Genes Tied to Alcoholism
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- There may be an association
between alcoholism and a cluster of genes on chromosome 11, according to
researchers who analyzed the genomes of nearly 1,900 white and black
Americans.
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03/03/2010 01:36 AM |
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Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes
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AFP - The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments.
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03/02/2010 06:35 AM |
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Dog DNA Diversity Helps Show How Genes Work
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 LiveScience.com - Dogs are possibly the most varied-looking mammal species on
the planet. It's this diversity of looks that make man's best friend the
perfect laboratory for connecting sets of genes to particular traits and
understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern variation in dogs as well as
humans and other mammals.
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03/01/2010 05:13 PM |
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Pharmaceuticals Merck to buy Millipore for $7.2 bln
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 AFP - German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA on Monday hailed its takeover of Millipore, a US biotechnology firm, with Merck chief executive Karl-Ludwig Kley saying he felt like he had won a gold medal.
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03/01/2010 10:41 AM |
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Merck KGaA to acquire Millipore for 7.2 billion dollars
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 AFP - German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA announced late Sunday its acquisition of Millipore Corporation, a Billerica, Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm for 7.2 billion dollars (5.3 billion euros).
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02/27/2010 10:20 AM |
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Genes Behind Tooth Development Discovered
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Genes that influence tooth
development in the first year of life have been identified by British and
Finnish researchers.
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02/25/2010 10:20 AM |
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Heart Stem Cells Move Closer to Human Treatments
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are moving ahead --
although sometimes ploddingly -- toward the goal of using stem cell
therapies to rescue people with cardiovascular disease, the leading killer
of men and women in the United States.
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02/23/2010 10:19 AM |
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Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer in Blacks
(HealthDay) |
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a
mutation in a small number of black American men with a family history of
prostate cancer.
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02/21/2010 07:53 AM |
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US scientists warn of fraud of stem cell 'banks'
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 AFP - Clinics that offer to "bank" stem cells from the umbilical cords of newborns for use later in life when illness strikes are fraudsters, a top US scientist said.
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02/20/2010 10:18 AM |
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Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against HIV
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is among the
first to hint that gene therapy could become a weapon against the virus
that causes AIDS.
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02/20/2010 02:49 AM |
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U.S. "tweaks" stem cell policy
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 Reuters - The U.S. government broadened the definition of a human embryonic stem cell on Friday, helping qualify several corporate and academic experiments for federal funding.
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02/19/2010 10:19 AM |
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Long-Distance Runners May Have Endurance in Their Genes
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Variations in one gene are
associated with athletic endurance and may make a difference in a runner's
performance, a new study has found.
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