Pollution causes 40 percent of deaths worldwide, study finds
...ctors contribute to the malnourishment and disease susceptibility of 3.7 billion people, he says. David Pimentel, Cornell professor of ecology and agricultural sciences, and a team of Cornell graduate students examined data from more than 120 published papers on the effects of population growth, malnutrition and va...Scientists show that mitochondrial DNA variants are linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes
...most of the genes known to be involved in diabetes susceptibility are located in the nuclear genome, a recent study estimated that more than 20% of type 2 diabetes cases may involve mutations in the mitochondrial genome. In the study published today, the scientists compared two different rat strains; the strains ...deCODE discovers cause of major subtype of glaucoma
... Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma, is published today in the online edition of Science, and will appear in an upcoming print edition of the journal. This discovery is remarkable and important because the genetics has led us directly to what appears to be ...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...rt (i.e., myocardium) to ischemia may increase its susceptibility to injury during ischemia and offer a potential explanation for the poorer clinical outcomes found in infant females following cardiac surgery. Study 2: Lower Success Rates When Using Female Newborn Liver Donors As many as 500 children undergo ...Preclinical study links gene to brain aneurysm formation
...e genetic determinants that control an individuals susceptibility to aneurysm formation, he adds, this study is an important clue because it links a known gene with a known function to an increased risk for intracranial aneurysm formation. Abruzzo says this study supports the idea that the NOS-3 gene is just one...Argonne wins three R&D 100 awards for innovative technologies
...urpassed this measure of performance and with less susceptibility to cloud and other atmospheric interference. Nitric oxide is a common byproduct of nuclear fuel reprocessing operations. Such remote-sensing capabilities will allow watchdog agencies or national security organizations to covertly or overtly monito...Identifying the mechanism behind a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
Identifying the mechanism behind a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes is reaching ...dividuals more susceptible to type 2 diabetes. The susceptibility variants were associated with increased expression of TCF7L2 in pancreatic islet cells and decreased...JCI table of contents: August 1, 2007
...S PICK: Identifying the mechanism behind a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes is reaching ...dividuals more susceptible to type 2 diabetes. The susceptibility variants were associated with increased expression of TCF7L2 in pancreatic islet cells and decreased...Genomics study provides insight into the evolution of unique human traits
... endurance running, higher cognitive function, and susceptibility genetic disease. Primates first appeared on eart...with cognition, reproduction, immune function, and susceptibility to genetic disease....Negative effects of plastic's additive blocked by nutrient supplements
... more susceptible to disease later in life. This susceptibility is the result of a process that alters how a gene ...indings could hold the promise of reducing disease susceptibility by using nutritional approaches, Jirtle said. The ability of some agents to counteract the epigeneti...First new multiple sclerosis gene found in 30 years
...t on chromosome 5 was associated with an increased susceptibility to the disease. The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health Our finding is very important because the genetic factors that are already known to be associated with multiple sclerosis only explain less than half of the total genetic ...After a decades-long search, scientists identify new genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis
...ght since the discovery of the only other known MS susceptibility gene decades ago. The findings could shed new lig...s strong evidence for an interplay between genetic susceptibility and some type of environmental factor. Having a relative, especially an identical twin, with MS inc...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...D) pathology. Thus, compromised VMAT2 may increase susceptibility to PD and other neurodegenerative conditions. ...Monell researchers find metabolic defect in liver that can lead to obesity
...ust issue of Metabolism, demonstrates that genetic susceptibility to diet-induced obesity is due to a reduced capaci...s in fat oxidation might contribute to individual susceptibility to diet-induced obesity, Friedman and lead author Hong Ji used rats that differ in their genetic pre...Researchers discover gene responsible for Restless Legs Syndrome
...factors that appear necessary to translate genetic susceptibility into RLS symptoms," he says. RLS researchers have known for some time that anemia and low iron levels contribute to more severe RLS symptoms. The current study revealed the gene variant to be more common in Icelandic subjects deficient in iron. T...Study finds hereditary link to premenstrual depression
... menstrual cycle, until now an explanation for the susceptibility to hormone-related mood changes has been elusive. ...may explain part of the variance amongwomen in the susceptibility to developing this mood disorder," Rubinowsaid. "Studies have shown that PMDD is characterized by ab...University of Colorado licenses two influenza virus detection discoveries to Quidel Corp.
... drug treatment. The ability to identify antiviral susceptibility is important for global monitoring of influenza patterns, and for directing physicians toward better treatment decisions. Preliminary studies demonstrate a 95% success rate in the detection of influenza mutations known to result in drug resistance...New research shows vaginal bacteria vary among healthy women, need customized treatment
... have never had one partly explain differences in susceptibility to infection in the two racial groups, based upon the relative frequency of different kinds of bacterial communities in women. Forney also said differences in the kinds of bacteria normally present in the vagina might mean that vaginal odor is ...U-M, Israeli scientists report major advance in search for genes associated with colon cancer
...he says. The specific genetic cause for this joint susceptibility to three different cancers has not yet been discov...entative manner. Unraveling the mysteries of the susceptibility to disease is moving rapidly since the publication of the complete sequence of the human genome in 2...Elevated CO2 in atmosphere weakens defenses of soybeans to herbivores
...ur results suggest that elevated CO2 increased the susceptibility of soybean to invasive insects by down-regulating ... field conditions, elevated CO2 not only increased susceptibility of soybean to herbivory by the invasive species Japanese beetle, but also enhanced the performance o...