Scientists Find Way to Boost 'Good' Cholesterol in Mice
2010-11-16
By turning off a genetic sequence, researchers said they raised the animals’ HDL levelsContinue Reading
Gene Therapy Shows Potential Against Heart Failure
2010-11-16
Research was preliminary and the sample size small, experts noteContinue Reading
Having Relative With Atrial Fibrillation Raises Own Risk
2010-11-15
Research found having mother, father or sibling with it increased chances 40%Continue Reading
Gene Variation Linked to Altruism
2010-11-12
People with this DNA twice as likely to donate to charity as those without it, researchers foundContinue Reading
Urine Markers May Reveal Kidney Damage Earlier
2010-11-11
If findings lead to reliable test, kidney failure might be prevented, researchers sayContinue Reading
Gene Mutations Seem to Make a Leukemia More Deadly
2010-11-10
Study found patients with acute myeloid leukemia who had the variant were more likely to die quicklyContinue Reading
Lung Cancer in Smokers, Nonsmokers May Be a Different Disease
2010-11-09
Tumors in people who never smoked had more genetic abnormalities, study saysContinue Reading
Common Foot Disorders Can Be Inherited, Research Shows
2010-11-08
High-arched feet and bunion deformity of big toe may be passed down over generationsContinue Reading
Genetic Deletion Linked to Raised Risk of Autism, Schizophrenia
2010-11-05
Those missing chromosome 17 sequence about 14 times more likely to develop disordersContinue Reading
Research Suggests Link Between 'Handedness' and Dyslexia
2010-11-05
Finding based on scan of genomes of 192 children with reading difficultiesContinue Reading
Gene Associated With Autism May Alter How Brain Functions
2010-11-03
Scans show a ‘disconnect’ in brain areas linked to language in people with the disorder, researchers sayContinue Reading
Possible Genetic 'Switches' for Blood Sugar Control Detected
2010-11-03
But applications for diabetes years away, researchers sayContinue Reading
Afinitor Approved for Rare Genetic Disorder
2010-11-01
Disorder causes non-cancerous brain tumorsContinue Reading
Dad's Family History of Breast, Ovarian Cancer Matters, Too
2010-10-29
But study found women with paternal family history 5 times less likely to be referred to counselingContinue Reading