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Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of morphing into all three types of skin cells.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:58 GMT

Sequencing of patients' genomes offers new hope: studies (AFP)

A scientific researcher extracts the RNA from cells in a laboratory. US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.


Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:06:00 GMT

Personal look at genes locates disease causes (AP)

AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT

Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study (AFP)

This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:43:37 GMT

Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges (LiveScience.com)

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.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:27:10 GMT

Greens protest genetically modified potato go-ahead (AFP)

Members of the Greens/European Free Alliance group of the European Parliament hold banners reading, 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.


Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:56:08 GMT

Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies (LiveScience.com)

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.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:10:47 GMT

Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)

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.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:33 GMT

Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths (Reuters)

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.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:33:17 GMT

Your best diet? It might be in your genes (Reuters)

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.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:47:53 GMT

Genes may help identify deadly yeast infections (Reuters)

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.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:27:54 GMT

'Battle' on GM foods can't be won: EU official (AFP)

A handout file photo released by BASF shows a bunch of Amflora potatoes. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said on Wednesday he was against genetically-modified foods but said they were an unavoidable part of the future.(AFP/BASF/File)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.


Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:47:02 GMT

Cluster of Genes Tied to Alcoholism (HealthDay)

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.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:16 GMT

Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes (AFP)

A handout file photo released by BASF shows a bunch of Amflora potatoes. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said on Wednesday he was against genetically-modified foods but said they were an unavoidable part of the future.(AFP/BASF/File)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.


Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:06:43 GMT

Dog DNA Diversity Helps Show How Genes Work (LiveScience.com)

A Chihuahua is walked by its handler at a dog show in the southern Israeli town of Arad in 2008. Small domesticated dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago as the descendants of grey wolves, according to a gene study published on Wednesday.(AFP/File/David Buimovitch)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.


Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:05:40 GMT

Pharmaceuticals Merck to buy Millipore for $7.2 bln (AFP)

An employee of the German pharmaceutical giant Merck carries medicine at a laboratory Lyon. German pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA hailed its takeover of Millipore, a US biotechnology firm, with Merck chief executive Karl-Ludwig Kley saying he felt as though he had won a gold medal.(AFP/File/Philippe Merle)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.


Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:43:10 GMT

Merck KGaA to acquire Millipore for 7.2 billion dollars (AFP)

File photo shows an employee of the German pharmaceutical giant Merck carrying medicine at a laboratory Lyon. 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).(AFP/File/Philippe Merle)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).


Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:11:36 GMT

Genes Behind Tooth Development Discovered (HealthDay)

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.

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:50:24 GMT

Heart Stem Cells Move Closer to Human Treatments (HealthDay)

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.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:50:56 GMT

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.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:49:06 GMT