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Lifestyle Changes Boost Enzyme Regulating Cell Aging
Health
- September 16, 2008
Adjustments to diet, exercise increased telomerase levels 29%, cut 'bad' cholesterol
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Gene Boosts Resistance to Chemo Drug
Health
- September 15, 2008
SIRT1 was major factor in reaction to cisplatin, study finds
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Colon Cancer Oncogene Discovered
Health
- September 14, 2008
CDK8 is frequently amplified in these malignancies, study finds
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Gene-Transfer Proves Safe for Vision Problem
Health
- September 12, 2008
Volunteers with rare eye disease regained partial sight with experimental therapy
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Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Health
- September 10, 2008
New technology offers better diagnostic model for complex developmental abnormalities
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Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene
Health
- September 8, 2008
Effect of mutation blunted in people with above-average activity scores, study finds
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Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Health
- September 5, 2008
Findings could lead to tailored treatments for IBD, study suggests
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Last of Woolly Mammoths Had North American Roots
Health
- September 5, 2008
Beasts established themselves earlier than presumed
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Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers
Health
- September 4, 2008
Findings of 3 studies focus on brain and pancreatic tumors
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Research Unveils Earliest Cell Changes in Down Syndrome
Health
- September 4, 2008
Mouse study shows disturbance of regulating gene starts domino effect altering development
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Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage
Health
- September 4, 2008
For sufferers of joint disease, finding could lead to preventive treatments, study says
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Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Health
- September 2, 2008
Offspring of men 55 and older were 1.37 times more likely to be diagnosed, study finds.
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'Bonding Gene' Could Help Men Stay Married
Health
- September 1, 2008
One form of DNA linked to marital bliss, the other to discord, study found
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Secrets of Telomerase Revealed
Health
- September 1, 2008
Researchers unlock active region of enzyme involved in cancer, aging
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Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Health
- August 31, 2008
Mouse study shows genetic link to signals telling body when it's full, safe to mate
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Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
Health
- August 29, 2008
Radiation may have caused chromosomal change that raises odds for malignancy, study finds
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Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Health
- August 27, 2008
Finding could lead to new drugs in fight against obesity, study says
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Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
Health
- August 27, 2008
Study also uncovers risks associated with treating 'wet' form of the eye disease
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Tools Test Debunks 'Dumb Neanderthals' Theory
Health
- August 27, 2008
Technological inferiority didn't spur their demise, researchers say
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Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Health
- August 21, 2008
The molecule causes flawed gene to work properly, researchers say
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Researchers Hunt Normal Cells That Give Rise to Cancer
Health
- August 11, 2008
Identifying these progenitors may provide context for tumor formation, new treatments
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Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
Health
- August 11, 2008
Better 'waste disposal' could one day help treat human illnesses such as Alzheimer's, study says
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Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
Health
- August 11, 2008
Shown unpleasant pictures, they had exaggerated 'startle' response that was hard to turn off
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Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long
Health
- August 8, 2008
Smokers were 8 times more likely than never-smokers to report 'buzz' with first cigarette
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