Monthly Archives: March 2018

[74] Book: Crumbling Genome   COPY from Amazon.co.uk: Crumbling Genome: The Impact of Deleterious Mutations on HumansPaperback – 23 Dec 2016 by Alexey S. Kondrashov (Author)   A thought–provoking exploration of deleterious mutations in the human genome and their effects on human health and wellbeing Despite all of the elaborate mechanisms that a cell employs to handle its DNA with the utmost care, a newborn human carries about 100 new mutations, originated in their parents, about 10 of which are deleterious. A mutation…..

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[73] A rare disease offers clues to how genes affect social behavior Massive Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder that results in a particularly striking departure from what is considered normal behavior: people with it are hypersocial, extremely empathetic, and indiscernibly friendly towards strangers, especially as children – sometimes to the detriment of their own safety.

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[72] Advanced Cancers Display New Possible Driver Mutations Never Described Before Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News “All cancers are caused by genetic damage, mutations to key genes that control the lives of cells,” notes Lucio Miele, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine. He led the team along with Justin Stebbing, Ph.D., Professor of Cancer Medicine and … How do some cancer cells resist treatment? Here’s the answer – Hindustan Times ‘Driver’ mutations may promote survival…..

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[71] Baby faces to improve early diagnosis of rare diseases Community Newspaper Group IN a world-first, a database of baby faces photographs collected at Fiona Stanley Hospital will be used to help improve early diagnosis of rare diseases. The ‘baby face’ photographs will be used to identify subtle markers of rare diseases to ultimately create a tool so doctors can diagnoses rare diseases …

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[70] Dentists keep dying of this deadly lung disease. The CDC can’t figure out why. Washington Post Seven of the patients were dead, and two more were dying of a rare chronic, progressive lung disease that can be treated but not cured. It’s estimated that about 200,000 people in the United States have Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) at any one time. But the common denominator of a small group …

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[69] [Rare Gene Mutations Might Be Causing More Diseases Than We Think Gizmodo The destructive shadow sometimes cast by our genes extends even longer than we assumed, a new study published recently in Science suggests. Rare, undetected gene mutations may help explain some people’s common conditions like kidney damage, heart failure, and infertility. We typically think …

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