Gene mutations responsible for childhood cataracts discovered
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Gene mutations responsible for causing cataracts in children have been identified by a team of University of Utah vision researchers.
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Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.
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Scientists discover four gene variants that increase the risk of developing the type 2 form of the disease. New clues about diagnosis and treatment.
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A recent study initiated by drug manufacturing company DeCode Genetics of Reykjavik, has come up with startling results. The report was published in âPloS Medicineâ, the on-line journal.
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Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being developed for Alzheimer&#39;s disease could also provide a better treatment for the
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Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in  older houses, drinking water pipes and other sources appears to  increase men's risk of cataract development, researchers  reported on Tuesday.
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A founding father of molecular biology and a surgeon who developed the standard operation for removing cataracts are among the winners of this year's Lasker awards for medical research.
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Scientists have discovered how mutations in two key proteins may lead to autism.
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A study suggests that certain antioxidants found in spinach and greens seem to protect against cataract. Around 20 million people in the USA suffer from cataract - a clouding of the eye lens that is linked to oxidative stress.
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The discovery of a new &#39;blindness&#39; gene could help doctors save thousands of people&#39;s sight, UK scientists hope. A team at Leeds University located the faulty DNA code behind a rare form of retinal disease that runs in families.
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Scientists have found a key gene which appears to increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis.
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Genetic breakthroughs and an unlikely drug offer hope for a disease ravaging the eyes of an aging population.
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Dec. 7, 2004 -- Lead exposure may increase the risk of cataracts, especially for men, a new study shows. Despite public health efforts to cut lead in gasoline, paint, and other sources in the environment, lead
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US scientists have discovered "silent" genes for brittle bone disease that can be passed on unwittingly by parents to their children.
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NEW YORK  - Scientists are closer to   understanding how a particular gene mutation causes some people   to be extreme morning larks -- findings that could eventually   aid in understanding various sleep disorders.
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Scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light, offering hopes of treatments for blindness.
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French scientists have identified genetic mutations in a small number of children with autism which could provide insight into the biological basis of the disorder.