News Archive for Genetic/Congenital

Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene (7/8/2009) Drug Shows Promise in Nervous-System Tumor Treatment (7/8/2009) Possible Gene Regions for Schizophrenia Located (7/1/2009) Chromosome Abnormality Tied to Autistic Behavior in Mice (6/26/2009) Hundreds of Genes Could Be Linked to ADHD (6/25/2009) Strides Made in Hemophilia Research (6/16/2009) Study Refutes Depression Gene Finding (6/16/2009) No Benefit in Testing for Genes Linked to Leg Clots (6/16/2009) People With Huntington's Report Discrimination (6/12/2009) Genetic Links to Rare Liver Disease Found (6/10/2009) Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Genetically Linked (6/8/2009) Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder (6/5/2009) Researchers Detect Blood-Clotting Mechanism (6/4/2009) Discovery Could Eliminate Harmful Gene Mutation in Dogs (5/29/2009) Enzyme Deficiency Linked to Neural Tube Defect in Mice (5/29/2009) Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry (5/14/2009) Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects (5/13/2009) Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year (5/12/2009) Researcher IDs Narcolepsy as Autoimmune Disease (5/4/2009) Research Highlights Genetic Risk for Autism (4/28/2009) Obesity May Hide Fetal Abnormalities on Ultrasounds (4/22/2009) Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk (4/2/2009) Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks (4/1/2009) Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects (3/31/2009) Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes (3/24/2009) Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors (3/24/2009) Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death (3/23/2009) Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection (3/18/2009) Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer (3/12/2009) Study Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer (3/10/2009) Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance (3/6/2009) Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness (3/5/2009) Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia (3/4/2009) 'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese (3/3/2009) B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects (3/2/2009) Men With BRCA Gene Mutations Unaware of Cancer Risks (2/27/2009) Gene Mutation Linked to Inherited ALS (2/26/2009) Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer (2/25/2009) Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma (2/17/2009) Men Must Contend With a Biological Clock, Too (2/14/2009) Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle (2/12/2009) Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects (2/10/2009) 2 Genes Implicated in Autism (2/9/2009) Genome Study Points to New Culprit for Schizophrenia (2/6/2009) Gene Test Could Predict Thyroid Cancer Risk (2/6/2009) Vitamin D Deficit May Trigger MS Risk Gene (2/5/2009) Gene Mutation Tied to Majority of Cases of Mental Retardation (2/4/2009) Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk (1/30/2009) Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem? (1/29/2009) Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy (1/28/2009) Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia (1/16/2009) Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety (1/14/2009) Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers (1/14/2009) Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers (1/12/2009) Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's (1/12/2009) Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment (1/9/2009) Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice (1/8/2009) Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy (1/7/2009) Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat (1/6/2009) Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease (12/30/2008) Risk-Takers May Lack Ability to Limit Brain Chemical (12/30/2008) Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure Discovered (12/29/2008) Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival (12/17/2008) Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks (12/16/2008) Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity (12/15/2008) Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation (12/11/2008) Pilots May Face Greater Cancer Risk (12/11/2008) Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen (12/10/2008) Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food (12/10/2008) Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease (12/8/2008) Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation (12/4/2008) Epilepsy Drug May Raise Autism Risk in Offspring (12/3/2008) Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome (11/26/2008) Hairspray Exposure Ups Risk for Birth Defect in Sons (11/26/2008) Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return (11/25/2008)