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Scientists from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have confirmed a genetic link to suicidal behavior in a review of studies that also combines new research.
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Researchers are aiming to block the gene that causes Huntington's Disease by using a medical breakthrough that was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2006.
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A gene which appears to play a key role in the onset of depression has been identified by scientists at Yale University. The discovery could lead to the development of new anti-depressants.
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A new U.S. study shows that gene therapy could unveil promising results with regards to inherited blindness.
The study and clinical trials conducted a year ago with three patients, aged 22, 24 and 25 resulted into the patients now seeing dim light.
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Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Research Institute have found the gene that causes X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy (XMEA).
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American scientists claim they have identified a hormone in the body that is linked to the “hour-glass” bodyy shape in women and their sexual inkling. They have nicknamed it the “Marilyn Monroe” hormone after the famous actress.
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Four Turkish families with a genetic abnormality that prevents children from developing normally into adults, have enabled geneticists to find genes that trigger the onset of adulthood.
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After completing a genetic map of kangaroos, Australian researchers have found kangaroos share many of the same genes with humans, and some are even arranged in the same order as human genes.
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British scientists have developed a new type of tomato that is rich in antioxidants and can help fight cancer. A test on mice showed they lived longer while living on a diet of these new tomatoes.
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Birds of a feather flock together, according to the adage, and adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers.
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Scientists say a gene variation inherited from the grandmother could boost a child's birthweight.
Scientists may be closer to understanding how genes, and the way they switch off and on, can influence serious heart conditions.
Researchers believe they have identified why a mutation in a particular gene can lead to obesity.
Aggressive pancreatic tumours may be treatable with a new class of drugs targeting a "brake gene", according to Cancer Research UK
Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.
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