Autism gene breakthrough hailed
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Scientists are praised for finding new autism genes by scanning families with the condition.
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Meet five people whose breakthroughs make the progress of science real. Chosen from hundreds of applicants to Apple&#146;s Bioinformatics Award Program, they are shaping our health and our world through their research in biotechnology &#151; and the help of Apple&#146;s Workgroup Cluster for Bioinformatics. [Sep 2]
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Scientists have found a way of treating potentially fatal diseases by switching off harmful genes. In what is described as one of the most important breakthroughs in decades
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Experts find a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of Parkinson's disease.
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Genentech and Biogen Idec's drug shows positive results against multiple sclerosis.
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New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in biotechnology--and what they mean.
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Scientists discover that the symptoms of a severe brain disorder similar to autism can be reversed.
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Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers from universities in the UK, the US and South Africa have successfully identified key genes in the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection.
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Scientists hail most significant advance in understanding of the disease for a decade which 'opens door to new research directions'.
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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Two American scientists -- one of whom graduated from Fairfax High School -- awakened early yesterday to learn they will share a Nobel Prize for their discovery of a gene-regulating mechanism inside cells, an advance that in just eight years has revolutionized genetics and led to several...
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The discovery of a gene mutation associated with autism makes headlines, but the fine print reveals that only 1 percent of autistic children carry that mutation.
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Scientists produce compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain.
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Scientists are raising the first hope of recovery from an autism-like disease that leaves thousands of girls unable to talk or walk &#151; with an experiment that erased symptoms of the disorder in genetically engineered mice.
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The discovery of a gene that causes a type of blindness could help doctors save people's sight, UK scientists believe.
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John Hopkins University School of Medicine launched a study of the cause of autism and had made a step forward. A recent study of brain tissue taken from affected patients has