New Genetic Link Found to Crib Deaths
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A collection of genes involved in  early development may help explain why black babies are more at  risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other U.S. groups,  researchers said on Thursday.
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Federal researchers have found children involved in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more prone to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn the reasons why.
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.
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Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.
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Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
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Good news for the nation's babies: Nearly 90 percent of newborns are getting tested for a host of rare but devastating genetic disorders.
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Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations, research suggests.
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The chances of losing a second child to cot death have been overestimated, according to a new review of the evidence.
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Science & environment: Tissue samples that might help discover causes of cot death are being needlessly destroyed, say experts
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One single change in inherited DNA can put people at a heightened risk of heart disease and strokes, according to new research. Richard Lifton and his colleagues at Yale University school of medicine report
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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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A single gene fault could hold the key to a range of disorders linked to heart disease and stroke, a study has found.
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The overwhelming majority of repeat cot deaths are from natural causes, a study says.
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The widest-ever genetic probe into inherited disease has identified at least 10 new genes linked to seven major ailments, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, bipolar disorder and rheumatoid arthritis.
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A mutation in mitochondrial DNA passed down from mother to child has now been linked to metabolic syndrome, a collection of traits that includes, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and insulin resistance.
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Though it has long been dismissed as a serious illness, scientists have found a gene linked to the often debilitating syndrome
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Problems during pregnancy could be an indicator a baby will be at a higher risk of cot death, scientists suggest.