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UK Academy Offers Recommendations to 'Fulfill Promise' of GWAS
Published July 9, 2009, 12:17 pm, GenomeWeb News
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The UK's Academy of Medical Sciences is calling for greater investment into genome-wide association studies and has offered several recommendations for ways to ensure that GWAS findings will ultimately benefit patients.
Montana and Idaho plan open-season public wolf hunt
Published July 9, 2009, 11:44 am, u.tv
It is a clash of civilisations as old as the colonisation of the American west – wolves v humans – and it has entered into a new and more violent phase as two Rocky Mountain states moved to allow the first open hunt in years of an animal that was once driven to extinction.
AgriLife experts say preserving Angora goat genetics crucial to breeds survival
Published July 9, 2009, 11:23 am, Texas A&M AgNews
SAN ANGELO - Preserving Angora goat genetics should not be just a concern, it should be an extremely urgent concern for those interested in the long-term survival of the breed, said a Texas AgriLife Research geneticist. Dr. Dan Waldron of San Angelo said low Mohair profits, lack of labor, predation and the removal of rangeland from traditional agriculture have made Angoras a rare commodity in ...
Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Mortality Are Not Driven By Estrogen Receptor Status Alone
Published July 9, 2009, 9:16 am, Medical News Today
Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher probability of dying from the disease than white women, regardless of their estrogen receptor status, according to research from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Treatable Hormonal Condition Sometimes Overlooked In Infertility Patients
Published July 9, 2009, 9:13 am, Medical News Today
A condition known as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or CAH, is easily treatable but frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed, leading to infertility and other "perplexing symptoms," the New York Times reports. CAH is a hormone deficiency that leads to excess production of androgens, which can hinder ovulation in women and cause low sperm count in men.
Springer to collaborate with the Human Genome Organization
Published July 9, 2009, 7:18 am, EurekAlert!
( Springer ) Starting in October 2009, Springer will publish the HUGO Journal in cooperation with the Human Genome Organization. Formerly published at Springer as Genomic Medicine, the HUGO Journal has a new design, new features and a new editorial team. Members of HUGO will receive free access to the journal online and be able to purchase print subscriptions at discounted rates.
Amarin Receives Special Protocol Assessment Agreement from the FDA for Phase 3 Trial in Mixed Dyslipidemia
Published July 9, 2009, 5:42 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
DUBLIN----Amarin Corporation plc today announced that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under a Special Protocol Assessment for its planned Phase 3 clinical trial of AMR101 in patients with mixed dyslipidemia.
Scientists Track Chemical Changes In Cells As They Endure Extreme Conditions
Published July 9, 2009, 3:15 am, Medical News Today
One of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual cells that enable them to survive conditions that should kill them.
Official: Obama names influential geneticist Francis Collins to lead NIH
Published July 9, 2009, 1:35 am, CBS 6 Richmond
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is choosing an influential scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code — and is known for finding common ground between belief in God and science — to head the National Institutes of Health .
Obesity costs county $870 million a year
Published July 9, 2009, 12:30 am, Ventura County Star
Obesity and inactivity is costing Ventura County residents more than our health. It’s costing almost $1 billion a year, according to a new study released by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy. Health problems and lost productivity linked to obesity and inactivity cost Ventura County about $870 million in 2006. That number will increase to $1.1 billion by 2011 if the trend ...
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