http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:35:01 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75895 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75895 It is widely known that genetic mutations cause disease. What are largely unknown are the mechanisms by which these mutations wreak havoc at the molecular level, giving rise to clinically observable symptoms in patients. Now a new study using bioinformati Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75896 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75896 Dr. François Robert, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, in collaboration with the team of Dr. Daniel Durocher (Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute and University of Toronto) accomplished a technical breakthrough: they mapped Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75853 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75853 Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health System researchers. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:18:01 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75847 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75847 Mice with a genetic change that causes progressive hearing loss in children, also have hearing loss because sound waves are not processed properly. The ear's attempts to compensate for hearing loss may, ironically, cause further damage leading to complet Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75837 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75837 An investigational drug that inhibits serotonin in the gut, administered orally once daily, effectively cured osteoporosis in mice and rats, reports a new paper in Nature Medicine. Serotonin in the gut has been shown in recent research to stall bone forma Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:18:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75836 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75836 In Nature, Singapore scientists report that Tbx3 significantly improves quality of induced pluripotent stem cells. Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:17:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75819 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75819 In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sl Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:17:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75814 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75814 Researchers looked at 338 kindergarteners, as well as their teachers and families, to determine how family adversity and biological reactivity contribute to healthy development. They found that children who had significantly stronger biological reactions Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75815 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75815 A study of 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected, aimed to find out whether abuse early in life and feelings of depression affected cortisol ("stress hormone") levels. Study results suggest that there ar Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75801 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75801 Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans. "Prehistoric remains are providing strong, physical evidence that people who acquired Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75795 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75795 Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million years, a Yale University-led research team reports online Feb. 4 in the journal Science. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75794 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75794 The discovery reveals that the protein MRG15, which previously had been known to affect cell growth and aging, also directs the gene-splicing machinery. As people or animals age, this machinery can go awry, producing nonsense proteins. The finding thus ha Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:17:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75783 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75783 UCSF researchers have identified an elusive molecular regulator that controls the ability of human sperm to reach and fertilize the egg, a finding that has implications on both treating male infertility and preventing pregnancy. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75784 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75784 Nuclear pore complexes are best known as the communication channels that regulate the passage of all molecules to and from a cell's nucleus. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, however, have shown that some of the pores' constituen Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75778 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75778 Male homosexuality doesn't make complete sense from an evolutionary point of view. One possible explanation is what evolutionary psychologists call the "kin selection hypothesis." What that means is that homosexuality may convey an indirect benefit by en Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75776 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75776 Mammograms could save more lives with a technology being developed by ORNL and the University of Chicago. Intrusion detection systems preventing cyber attacks could soon be turbocharged with a tool being developed at ORNL. A fan will save ORNL's computin Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75768 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75768 The drug pazopanib (Votrient) slowed the progression of advanced renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer, in patients by 54 percent, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75763 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75763 Research presented today at the 30th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine meeting -- the Pregnancy Meeting -- showed that genes of both the mother and the fetus can make them susceptible to an inflammatory response that increases the risk of preterm Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:18:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75751 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75751 Mammograms could save more lives with a technology being developed by ORNL and the University of Chicago. Intrusion detection systems preventing cyber attacks could soon be turbocharged with a tool being developed at ORNL. A fan will save ORNL's computin Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75745 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75745 Singapore and US scientists have mapped major components of the epigenome and DNA methylation for the entire human DNA sequence, and compared three cell types representing three stages of human development. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:17:20 PDT