Gene find boosts allergy research
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Gene-targeting therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.
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A protein traditionally thought of as troublesome actually helps to minimise the effects of asthma, scientists say.
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A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
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Could the sneezy, runny-eyed misery of hay fever one day be a thing of the past? Scientists are reporting encouraging results from early tests of a vaccine they hope will give long-lasting relief from this seasonal scourge.
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Experts to map the genomes of 1,000 people worldwide in a bid to understand how genes influence disease.
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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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Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
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Plant geneticist Ted Hymowitz knew that finding an allergy-free soybean would take a painstaking search through thousands of varieties. So Hymowitz got a grant, fetched a hammer and pounded away until he proved he was right.
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in canines and people.
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NEW YORK  - Vaccination with the DNA of substances that trigger allergies, using a &quot;gene gun,&quot; can prevent the over-production of the type of antibodies that cause allergic symptoms, experiments in mice show.
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Scientists believe they have discovered a gene which plays a critical role in the development of sperm.
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Scientists have analyzed the genetic makeup of chickens, and it is providing valuable information about how human genes work. Washington University Genome Sequencing Center led a group of international researchers
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Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk using a method that could help improve tests.
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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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A molecule which may protect against food allergy has been identified.
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Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.
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Scientists identify two blood chemicals linked to itchy eczema, offering new treatment possibilities.