Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer have been identified by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The discovery could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this increasingly common form of cancer.
Endometrial cancer is also known as uterine or womb cancer.
Cancer is caused by [...]
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Genes, which may influence the onset age of Parkinson’’s Disease (PD) have been identified, report researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).
The findings are the first to identify genes contributing to the variation in onset age and may help identify mechanisms and therapeutic targets capable of delaying symptoms.
PD is the [...]
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): Scientists at University of California, San Diego have identified certain insulin-regulating genes that can also alter the timing of the body clock.
They said that the findings can lead to new approaches to treating disorders such as metabolic syndrome that can result, at least in part, from chronic disruption of the sleep-wake [...]
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University of Heidelberg, Germany, have identified 20 genes that play a vital role in maintaining cholesterol balance.
The researchers believe that the newly identified genes may help uncover the mechanisms that regulate cholesterol levels, and lead to new treatments for cholesterol-related diseases.
“This [...]
Washington, June 24 (ANI): A Tel Aviv University researcher in Israel is trying to identify specific genes that are associated with happiness.
Prof. Yoram Barak of the university’’s Sackler School of Medicine has joined forces with researchers at the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre at Tel Hashomer, which is the largest hospital in Israel, for the purpose.
He [...]
In a study on the need for sleep in animals, scientists at North Carolina State University have identified almost 1,700 genes associated with the variability of sleep in fruit flies.
Led by Dr. Trudy Mackay, the study has shown that the fruit fly is genetically wired to sleep, although the sleep comes in widely variable amounts [...]
Washington: The ability to identify and act on another’’s emotions is partially determined by genes, says a new study on mice.
In the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) study, a highly social strain of mice learned to associate a sound played in a specific cage with something negative simply by hearing [...]