Gene find boosts allergy research
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Gene therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.
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Scientists believe they have identified a protein which could be the key to developing a new treatment for allergies.
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"In terms of an asthma gene, there have been quite a few reports but not one that can be clearly reproduced in samples"  A gene that is strongly associated with a risk of developing childhood onset asthma was identified by an international team of scientists, whose findings are published today in the journal Nature. via Science Blog
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New treatments for commonly suffered sinusitis and nasal polyps are closer following the identification of genes linked to the conditions.
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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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A promising new asthma vaccine that uses genetically engineered bacteria has been shown in animal studies to stop the disease in its tracks and actually reverse asthmatic lung damage, according to results of a California study reported Wednesday by the
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The Royal Society is to investigate how a person&#39;s individual genetic make-up could affect the way medicine works on them. It is hoped that the research will allow medical professionals to eventually tailor-make drugs to suit the patient.
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Science & environment: Project will give unprecedented insight into why some people are more susceptible to disease than others
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Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.
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Genes involved in the devastating disease Lupus, which affects 50,000 people in the UK, are identified.
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Genes from a biotech turf grass have spread as much as 13 miles from a test plot - a discovery that confirms the ability of altered traits to spread great distances into the wild on wind-borne pollen.
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Researchers have now developed a breakthrough vaccine which can benefit millions who suffer from food allergies , especially nut and milk allergies.
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New tests that detect genes for common diseases are reaching the consumer market. But will they help make people healthier?
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Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
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An international research team has identified immune-system genes that appear to play a key role in the body&#39;s defense against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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An effort that joins major  drugmakers, regulators and academics will be launched on  Thursday to study the genetics of people who develop serious  side effects from prescription drugs.
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Scientists discover a new protein they believe could help develop much more effective medicines.