Genes in poppy could hold the key to producing improved pain ...
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A handful of genes in a morphine free poppy could hold the key to producing improved pain management pharmaceuticals. Norman, the &#39;no-morphine&#39; poppy, is superior to morphine producing poppies as it produces
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Researchers think a combination of genes work together, maybe with other risk factors, to contribute to Alzheimerâs disease.
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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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Chronic inflammation of the prostate can lead to constant pain that is hard to treat, but a new approach seems to hold out promise.
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While the opium poppy is the source for compounds needed to make potent painkillers such as oxycodone and other medicines, it is also the source for the illegal drug heroin.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.
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Afghanistan's poppy crop, which is turned into most of the world's heroin and helps fuel the Taliban insurgency, should be used instead to make pain killers, the European Parliament said on Thursday.
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Experts suggest that your genes may determine how much you will benefit from a work-out at the gym.
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A powerful new strategy promises to speed up the effort to link genes to specific diseases. Can you say 'transcriptome'?
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Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
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Wake Forest University scientists have identified a gene that may be responsible for up to 20 percent of type 2 diabetes cases. Pinpointing the PTPN1 gene could help researchers develop new therapies and provide
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Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.
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Researchers from Canada believe they have identified the gene responsible for breast cancer tumor growth, a discovery that could possibly lead to a cure for the disease.
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Researchers use gene therapy to stop pain signals before they reach the brain.
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A young Pakistani street performer and members of three related families have enabled scientists to make a genetic breakthrough that could lead to more effective painkillers.
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Scientists have developed a new carrot that increases your body's ability to absorb calcium, a development which could portend more genetically modified fruits and vegetables with novel nutritional characteristics.
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Scientists have found a key gene which appears to increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis.