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Whole Genome Sequencing: Mutation Diagno...
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March 19, 2010 |
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Two Scientific teams independently attempted a new approach to discovering the cause for certain diseases by sequencing the whole genome of their patients. This technique was done not only to help their current patients but hopefully to shed light on other common killers such as heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. One Scientist from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas, Richard A. Gibbs,...
Two Scientific teams independently attempted a new approach to discovering the cause for certain diseases by sequencing the whole genome of their patients. This technique was done not only to help their current patients but hopefully to shed light on other common killers such as heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. One Scientist from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas, Richard A. Gibbs,...
Mind Your Stretching!...
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March 19, 2010 |
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A traumatic brain injury can be described as a physical injury to the brain causing an impairment of brain function. When the brain is injured, it can cause conditions such as brain contusions, hematomas and skull fractures. These traumatic brain injuries can range from mild to severe and can cause permanent disability or death. In the United States, an estimated 1.4 million people a year are victims...
A traumatic brain injury can be described as a physical injury to the brain causing an impairment of brain function. When the brain is injured, it can cause conditions such as brain contusions, hematomas and skull fractures. These traumatic brain injuries can range from mild to severe and can cause permanent disability or death. In the United States, an estimated 1.4 million people a year are victims...
Viral Influence...
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March 17, 2010 |
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Rotavirus Viruses come and go, but there are some that just seem to come back every year, like the adenovirus that causes the common cold. Because it mutates so quickly, we’re infected by different adenoviruses each year. Another common viral ailment is gastroenteritis, which can be caused by the astrovirus, norovirus or rotavirus. Growing up, the “stomach flu” seemed to move through...
Rotavirus Viruses come and go, but there are some that just seem to come back every year, like the adenovirus that causes the common cold. Because it mutates so quickly, we’re infected by different adenoviruses each year. Another common viral ailment is gastroenteritis, which can be caused by the astrovirus, norovirus or rotavirus. Growing up, the “stomach flu” seemed to move through...
HIV halts brain disease...
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March 17, 2010 |
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Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited disorder identified in patients with a defective gene that produces a protein called ALD; which leads to progressive brain damage. ALD is a transporter required for the break down fats. Defects in ALD lead to the build up of fats and the eventual damage of the myelin sheath that protects nerves. For many years the only treatment for this has been bone marrow...
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited disorder identified in patients with a defective gene that produces a protein called ALD; which leads to progressive brain damage. ALD is a transporter required for the break down fats. Defects in ALD lead to the build up of fats and the eventual damage of the myelin sheath that protects nerves. For many years the only treatment for this has been bone marrow...
Amazing Microbes...
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March 16, 2010 |
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Most people associate microorganisms, such as bacteria fungi and protists, with little more than making people sick. While some can create serious problems for us, these amazing creatures deserve more positive attention for their role in how life works. In fact, the number of bacteria cells in and on your body is greater than the number of your own cells. Some of the bacteria, including a type of...
Most people associate microorganisms, such as bacteria fungi and protists, with little more than making people sick. While some can create serious problems for us, these amazing creatures deserve more positive attention for their role in how life works. In fact, the number of bacteria cells in and on your body is greater than the number of your own cells. Some of the bacteria, including a type of...
Positive Eugenics?...
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March 9, 2010 |
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Recently a campaign by a Georgia anti-abortion group featured billboards that depicted a black baby and the text “Black children are an endangered species.” [See this Associated Press article.] As you may imagine, the billboards were instantly controversial and provoked heated discussion among abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists. Motivated by the desire to promote an agenda, the...
Recently a campaign by a Georgia anti-abortion group featured billboards that depicted a black baby and the text “Black children are an endangered species.” [See this Associated Press article.] As you may imagine, the billboards were instantly controversial and provoked heated discussion among abortion-rights and anti-abortion activists. Motivated by the desire to promote an agenda, the...
Common Cancers...
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March 9, 2010 |
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I was just looking at a list of common cancers and the estimated number of deaths due to these cancers. I knew about the importance of many of them. For instance, breast, lung, prostate and rectal or colon cancers are all very common. However, I didn’t know much about the relative rates of any of these cancers, or the numbers of people that die from them. Here are just some of the things that surprised...
I was just looking at a list of common cancers and the estimated number of deaths due to these cancers. I knew about the importance of many of them. For instance, breast, lung, prostate and rectal or colon cancers are all very common. However, I didn’t know much about the relative rates of any of these cancers, or the numbers of people that die from them. Here are just some of the things that surprised...
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