Category Archives: Genetic Medicine

New under the sun: Recurrent genetic mutations in melanoma

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Public release date: 9-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Nicole Davis ndavis@broadinstitute.org 617-714-7152 Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Melanoma the deadliest and most aggressive form of skin cancer has long been linked to time spent in the sun. Now a team led by scientists from the Broad Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has sequenced the whole genomes of 25 metastatic melanoma tumors, confirming the role of chronic sun exposure and revealing new genetic changes important in tumor formation. In an article published online May 9 in Nature, the authors provide the first high-resolution view of the genomic landscape of human melanoma tumors. Continue reading →

Genetic abnormalities in benign or malignant tissues predict relapse of prostate cancer

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Public release date: 7-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: David Sampson ajpmedia@elsevier.com 215-239-3171 Elsevier Health Sciences Philadelphia, PA, May 7, 2012 While active monitoring of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men over 50 has greatly improved early detection of prostate cancer, prediction of clinical outcomes after diagnosis remains a major challenge. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that a genetic abnormality known as copy number variation (CNV) in prostate cancer tumors, as well as in the benign prostate tissues adjacent to the tumor and in the blood of patients with prostate cancer, can predict whether a patient will experience a relapse, and the nature of the relapse aggressive or indolent. Continue reading →

Blondeness In Solomon Islanders Due To Genetic Variations

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Excess sun exposure, a diet rich in fish, and gene inheritance from ancient explorers and traders, are all possible theories why some dark-skinned indigenous Solomon Islanders are naturally blonde, according to new research published today in the journal Science. The study, led by Stanford University researchers, found that 5 to 10 percent of the indigenous Solomon population have a gene that is responsible for blondeness. The trait, however, is distinctly different from the gene that causes blond hair in Europeans. Continue reading →

New genetic line of blond hair discovered

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MICHAEL FIELD/Fairfax NZ BLOND BEAUTY: A Solomon Island boy displays his locks. A new genetic line in blond hair has been discovered in an unlikely place – among the people of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. The magazine Science reports today that scientists now realise that blond hair evolved independently at least twice in human history. Continue reading →

Genetic pathway of rare facial malformation in children pinpointed

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ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) Researchers at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and their collaborators have discovered a pair of defective genes that cause a rare congenital malformation syndrome that can make it impossible for the child to breathe or eat properly without reparative surgery. In a study led by Michael L. Cunningham, MD, PhD, medical director of the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Craniofacial Center, a research team pinpointed two genes known as PLCB4 and GNAI3 in a genetic pathway that affects children with auriculocondylar syndrome (ACS) Continue reading →

Experiential Genetic and Epigenetic Effects on Neurocognitive Development – Video

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22-12-2011 08:22 ?For several years we have employed psychophysics, electrophysiological (ERP) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to study the development and plasticity of the human brain. We have studied deaf and blind individuals, people who learned their first or second spoken or signed language at different ages, and children of different ages and of different cognitive capabilities. Over the course of this research, we observed that different brain systems and related functions display markedly different degrees, or ‘profiles’, of neuroplasticity Continue reading →

Cystic Fibrosis Drug is Personalized Medicine – Video

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31-01-2012 08:03 The drug Kalydeco has been approved to treat patients with one of the mutations that cause cystic fibrosis. FDA’s Stephen Spielberg, MD, Ph.D, tells how this targeted treatment represents how personalized medicine will revolutionize health care. Continue reading →

The Reality of Race – Video

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05-02-2012 06:28 Jared Taylor, editor of American Renaissance, explains the biological basis of race. [Re-posted With Permission] Sources: Weiss, Rick, and Justin Gillis. “Teams Finish Mapping Human DNA.” Washington Post 27 June 2000: A1 Continue reading →

Aaron Bernstein on Biological Diversity and Medicine – Video

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12-03-2012 12:02 Plants, animals, and microbes have led to the development of treatments for many diseases including cancer, glaucoma, malaria, inflammatory disorders, high blood pressure, and many other disorders. The staggering loss of biodiversity today affects the ability of researchers to tap natural sources for medicine and exposes people to new risks from diseases like West Nile Virus and Lyme disease. Climate change, one of the drivers of biodiversity loss, also impacts children’s health Continue reading →

C – Modern Chinese [Internal] Medicine / Expansive Life Force Integration – Video

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25-03-2012 14:50 Wholistic Vocabulary – Scientific Logistics – Rationale Procedure – Metaphysics Physics — Expansive Life Force Integration modern Chinese [ Internal ] Medicine – Complementary Therapy Developed by Dr. Julie Trudeau over the course of MORE THAN 25 years; due to The Dedicated Love of ‘ working smarter ‘ in clinical experience, observation & research, witnessing consistent cell regeneration. The CIRCULATION of the INNER (mildly magnetic) [ cerebral spinal fluid FLOW ] + Internal Medicine OILS of the pituitary gland = [ " Fountain of Youth " ] of the Cranial Sacral PUMP GENERATES…the Quantum ‘ ENERGETIC ‘ ” Fountain of Youth ” around it [ The Quantum ' ENERGETIC ' " Fountain of Youth " ] or the metaphysical, Human, Electro – magnetic Field is generated by the WHOLE centrifugal FORCE of the continual SPINNING of the electro – magnetic fluids of the [ ' FLUID ' " Fountain of Youth " ] in the Cranial Sacral Pump mechanism; safely & painlessly delivering the following potential Health Benefits to clients with ACTIVE health responsibility, consistently performing the suggested dietary & lifestyle changes over time Continue reading →

Genetic test for left-sided displacement of the abomasum (LDA)

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23.04.2012 – (idw) Stiftung Tierrztliche Hochschule Hannover Hannover Veterinary University Scientists sequenced the complete motilin gene in German Holstein cows Left-sided displacement of the abomasum (LDA) is an economically important disease in Holstein dairy cattle populations all over the world. The bovine abomasum is the equivalent to the stomach in monogastric species and its pathologic displacement is usually preceded by bloating due to reduced gastrointestinal contractions. Over the past 50 years, the incidence of LDA has considerably increased. Continue reading →

Novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

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A research team, led by John Guy, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inherited genetic defect that causes rapid, permanent, and bilateral loss of vision in people of all ages, but primarily males ages 20-40. Genetic mutations in the mitochondria (part of the cell that produces energy) cause the disorder. Currently, there is no cure for LHON. Continue reading →