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Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids

HealthDay - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago

FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Variations of two new genes appear to increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in childhood, researchers say.

  • FDA lists drugs under safety probes Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 3:32 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials have disclosed safety probes into over 20 medicines by companies such as Eli Lilly and Co and Biogen Idec, a step required by Congress to address concerns the agency had been slow to warn of risks.

  • Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors AP - Fri Sep 5, 8:49 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.

  • Paramedics transport a patient from a helicopter in Hospital of St. Anna in Brno, September 3, 2008. Just a few steps from the monastery where Gregor Mendel pioneered the field of genetics some 150 years ago, Czech officials hope to nurture their own biotech revolution. The plan is to turn Brno, a 13th-century city that went the way of manufacturing under communism, into a modern biotech hub and attract firms eager to tap into a skilled work force, even as a strong currency drives up costs and wages. (Petr Josek/Reuters)
    Czech city bids to be global biotech hub Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 8:23 PM ET

    BRNO, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Just a few steps from the monastery where Gregor Mendel pioneered the field of genetics some 150 years ago, Czech officials hope to nurture their own biotech revolution.

  • Genes may link birth weight, diabetes in adulthood Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 1:14 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large study of Swedish twins indicates that a common genetic cause underlies both low birth weight and the propensity to develop type 2 diabetes.

  • Gloria, the first calf born to a cloned cow, Vitoria (L), is seen on a government farm outside Brasilia in this October 4, 2004 file photo. (Jamil Bittar/Files/Reuters)
    Clones' offspring may be in food supply: FDA Reuters - Tue Sep 2, 5:33 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, but it would be impossible to know because there is no difference between cloned and conventional products.

  • A couple stands at the embankment of the Volga River in Samara, about 1000 km (620 miles) southeast of Moscow May 18, 2007. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
    Marriage problems? Husband's genes may be to blame Reuters - Tue Sep 2, 2:21 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The same gene that affects a rodent's ability to mate for life may affect human marriages, Swedish and U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

  • In this April 14, 2003 file photo, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, announces the successful completion of the human genome project in Bethesda, Md. Collins, possibly the nation's leading geneticist and author of the best-selling 'The Language of God,' is working on a book that promises 'stunning new revelations about why we get sick; what it means to be healthy; how we can prevent disease' and how we can be treated. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci,File)
    Leading geneticist to write book on staying well AP - Tue Sep 2, 1:13 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Dr. Francis Collins, arguably the nation's leading geneticist and author of the best-selling "The Language of God," is working on a book that promises "stunning new revelations about why we get sick; what it means to be healthy; how we can prevent disease" and medical treatment.

  • Swedish researchers have said what women have suspected all along: that marital woes can often be attributed to men's genetic make-up, according to a study linking a common male gene to relationship problems.(AFP/File/Eitan Abramovich)
    Marital crisis? Blame it on male genes AFP - Tue Sep 2, 11:43 AM ET

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish researchers said Tuesday what women have suspected all along: that marital woes can often be attributed to men's genetic make-up, according to a study linking a common male gene to relationship problems.

  • A woman, seen in 1999, puts in a hearing aid. Scientists have used gene therapy on mouse embryos to grow hair cells with the potential to reduce hearing loss in adult animals, according to a study released Wednesday.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)
    Growing new ear hairs that can boost hearing: study AFP - Wed Aug 27, 3:26 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Scientists have used gene therapy on mouse embryos to grow hair cells with the potential to reduce hearing loss in adult animals, according to a study released Wednesday.