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Gene promotes pancreatic cancer growth
University of Michigan researchers found the ATDC gene promotes cancer growth and spread, helping to explain why pancreatic cancer is so lethal, with fewer than a third of patients surviving even early stage disease.
Gene fault may encourage formation of blood clots
Researchers have identified a gene that may put people at greater risk of strokes and heart attacks. BBC News reports they say the gene...
Genetic discovery could help predict cardiac arrhythmias
Two international research studies, both led by investigators affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have uncovered new...
Having children later can increase lifespan
The genes that allow some women to naturally have children later in life also make it likely these women will live a longer life....
Two proteins needed to stimulate Metadherin gene
A study led by Princeton University researchers has revealed that the gene Metadherin – which is implicated in promoting the spread of breast cancer...
Gene mutation could protect against heart attack
Two major studies by leading research groups published independently identified mutations in a single gene that protect against heart attacks by keeping levels of...
Greenland gene mutation discovery will shed light on type 2 diabetes
A genetic susceptibility that gives a tenfold increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes has been discovered. And BBC News reports, Danish scientists say...
Virus-fighting genes can cause cancer
HPV (human papillomavirus) infection is widely known to induce cancer. But new research has found that many of the mutations that cause virally-induced cancer...
Environmental influences important aspect of ASD
Research by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University may help explain how some cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can...
Common pain conditions share a genetic element
Four common chronic pain conditions share a genetic element, suggesting they could – at least in part – be inherited diseases, reports BBC News....
Stomach gene discovery has implications for cancer treatment
Genetic scientists have developed a technology that shows how genes in healthy stomach cells are altered when they become cancerous, offering the prospect of...