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by hernews
Posted: Fri., May 16, 2008, 02:32 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A panel of 15 genes may help determine which patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer will experience a recurrence and, therefore, benefit the most from chemotherapy, a new study shows.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 11:30 am
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THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic differences may explain why white men have a higher prostate cancer risk than Hispanic men, information which may help doctors identify men who are more likely to develop the disease, U.S. researchers say.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., May 8, 2008, 11:29 am
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THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A gene called erythropoietin (EPO) is linked to severe diabetic eye and kidney diseases, a new study finds.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., May 7, 2008, 02:28 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, a gene linked to the often fatal childhood cancer neuroblastoma has been identified, researchers report.
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by hernews
Posted: Wed., April 23, 2008, 12:01 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that stops the spread of breast cancer tumors in mice can predict which malignancies might spread, a new study suggests.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., April 22, 2008, 12:55 pm
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TUESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a gene variation in heart disease patients who are so vulnerable to the physical effects of mental stress that it causes a major reduction in blood flow to the heart, a condition called ischemia.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., April 2, 2008, 02:05 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed an area on chromosome 15 that has three nicotine receptor genes that appear to increase the risk for lung cancer.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., March 21, 2008, 07:53 am
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FRIDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in a gene called GIGYF2 may be directly linked to the development of Parkinson's disease in families with a history of the neurodegenerative condition, U.S. researchers report.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., March 12, 2008, 12:30 pm
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By Kathleen Doheny
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a gene they say can promote aggressive breast cancer by acting as a kind of "crime boss," capable of changing the behavior of more than 1,000 genes within tumor cells.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., March 5, 2008, 05:35 pm
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By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Variations of a gene that determines a person's sensitivity to warfarin are important in determining the initial doses of the anti-clotting drug, researchers report.
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