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2 Genes Implicated in Autism
2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
Alzheimer's Gene Affects Brains of Young Adults
Anesthesia, Exertional Heat Deaths May Be Linked
Are Commercial Genetic Tests Worth Taking?
Benji, Marley or Bo: Three Genes Dictate Dog's Coat
Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age
Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Chromosome Abnormality Tied to Autistic Behavior in Mice
Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compulsive Gamblers Don't Learn From Their Mistakes
Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation
Discovery Could Eliminate Harmful Gene Mutation in Dogs
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Drug Shows Promise in Nervous-System Tumor Treatment
Earlier Testing Needed for Fragile X Syndrome
Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
Fetal Gene May Contribute to Diabetes Risk
Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects
Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer
Gene Behind Rare Eye Disease in Dachshunds Discovered
Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance
Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure Discovered
Gene Linked to Inherited Kidney Disease Found
Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk
Gene May Help Predict Timing of Alzheimer's Onset
Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
Gene Mutation Could Be Key to Rare Blood Vessel Disease
Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks
Gene Mutation for Eye Disorder Found
Gene Mutation in Dalmatians Sheds Light on Kidney Stones in Humans
Gene Mutation Is Linked to Heart Muscle Disease
Gene Mutation Linked to Fever-Induced Seizures
Gene Mutation Linked to Inherited ALS
Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Gene Mutation May Speed Learning
Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene Mutation Tied to Majority of Cases of Mental Retardation
Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Test Could Predict Thyroid Cancer Risk
Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning'
Gene Therapy Helps Dogs Stricken With Cancer
Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease
Gene Tied to Common Childhood Language Disorder
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Gene Variant May Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease
Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long
Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variant Tied to Severity of Drinking
Gene Variation Found in Boys With Delinquent Peers
Gene Variations, Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genes May Play Role in Quitting Smoking
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies
Genetic Discovery May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment
Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure
Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller
Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen
Genetic Links to Rare Liver Disease Found
Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers
Genetic Research Offers Insights Into Form of Malaria
Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
Genetic Trait Linked to Alcoholism
Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity
Genome Sequencing Gets More Affordable
Genome Study Points to New Culprit for Schizophrenia
Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder
Hundreds of Genes Could Be Linked to ADHD
Hydrogen Sulfide Key Player in Blood Pressure Regulation
Individual Genome Changes Over a Lifetime
Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Genetically Linked
Job, Education May Buffer Against Dementia
Lack of Two Related Genes Disrupts Sleep Cycle
Lifestyle Changes Boost Enzyme Regulating Cell Aging
Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Many Opt for Surgery to Lower Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk
Men With BRCA Gene Mutations Unaware of Cancer Risks
Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease
Mutant Mouse Gene Offers Clues to Hearing Loss
New Drug Approved for Gaucher Disease
New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer
New Genetic Links to Baldness Discovered
New Technique Offers Hope for Kids With Immune Deficiency
New Therapy Could Transform Arthritis Treatment
No Benefit in Testing for Genes Linked to Leg Clots
Pain More a Cause of Arthritis Than a Symptom
Parenting Plays Key Role in Infant's Response to Stress
Parents of Autistic Children Are Often Aloof Themselves
People With Huntington's Report Discrimination
Pilots May Face Greater Cancer Risk
Possible Gene Regions for Schizophrenia Located
Potential Pieces of Autism Puzzle Revealed
Poverty May Aggravate Asthma
Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma
Protein in Spinal Fluid May Contribute to MS: Study
Research Highlights Genetic Risk for Autism
Research Sheds Light on Causes of Parkinson's
Research Uncovers Clues to Lymphoma
Research Unveils Earliest Cell Changes in Down Syndrome
Researcher IDs Narcolepsy as Autoimmune Disease
Researchers Detect Blood-Clotting Mechanism
Researchers Develop Pig Model for Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers Find More Genes Linked to Lung Cancer
Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice
Researchers ID Traits of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers
Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness
Risk-Takers May Lack Ability to Limit Brain Chemical
Scientists Explore New Test for Down Syndrome
Scientists Find Way to Stop Epilepsy in Mice
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID 3 New Candidate Genes for Schizophrenia
Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide
Scientists ID Gene Pathway Triggering Melanoma Spread
Scientists ID 'Jekyll-Hyde' Protein in Lou Gehrig's Disease
Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease
Scientists Make Clones of Mice Dead 16 Years
Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety
Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle
Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder
Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance
Strides Made in Hemophilia Research
Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs
Study IDs Gene for Late-Onset Alzheimer's
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes
Study Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer
Study Recruiting From Alzheimer's-Prone Families
Study Refutes Depression Gene Finding
Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer
Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer
Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Two More Human Genomes Mapped
Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk
Vitamin D Deficit May Trigger MS Risk Gene
Vitamin D Guidelines Too Low for Cystic Fibrosis Kids
Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variant Tied to Melanoma
Weight Gain May Not Be Based Just on What You Eat