genetics

Researchers have recently found a genetic mutation that makes some individuals more prone to colorectal, bowel and other cancers.

Is happiness genetic? The happiness genes can be inherited by the children from their parents.

Time spent at the day care centre of the Down’s Syndrome Association of India can be a lesson in humility and gratitude.

Aarskog syndrome is a genetic disorder that mainly affects males. It affects the development of many parts of the body.

Early pregnancy loss occurs because of the problems related to biochemical process in the DNA of the embryo.

A teenager born to a donor sperm traces his genetic father using the DNA test and some Internet searches, raising ethical and social concerns about assisted reproduction that were not thought of when it started

Intellectual disability is defined as a broad concept involving mental retardation and other neurodegenerative diseases. Genetic mutations are responsible for intellectual disability.

Scientists have carried out a study on variations in gene expression to evaluate the role of genes in individuals with autism.

People with Best disease may be completely normal or may suffer from blindness in due course.

Bacillus Thuringiensis Brinjal, widely known as the BT Brinjal, has been in the eye of the storm lately and has raised a lot of dust for all the right reasons. While the creators of this strain of brinjal cannot stop singing its praise, not everyone is impressed

It has been ten years since the human genome has been decoded. Let’s find out what ails genomic medicine.

Interview with Dr. Rekha Ramachandran a pioneer on Down Syndrome who runs a support group for and raises public awareness on this condtion.

A new study claims that a father’s brain plays a greater role than his money in impacting his son’s success.

Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) or Dandy-Walker complex is a congenital brain malformation that involves the cerebellum and the fluid-filled spaces around it.

The special report represents an indepth discussion of the creation of designer babies, arguing about the advantages and disadvantages.

DNA fingerprinting is a technique which helps forensic scientists and legal experts solve crimes, identity thefts, legal suits and terrorism cases.

The occurrence of rheumatic diseases before or during pregnancy requires our much-needed attention as it has some significant impacts on the off springs.

Identical twins have their own individual smells, even if they live in the same house and eat the same food.

In the recent years ‘epigenetics’ represents inheritable changes in gene expression that do not include DNA alterations.

In Farber disease, characteristic skin nodules arise near joints, especially in the fingers, wrist, elbow, and ankle joints.

If someone has a body odor that resembled rotten fish, chances are that the person might actually be suffering form a genetic disorder called trimethylaminuria or “fish –odor syndrome.”

Recent discovery sheds new light into the development of hands and feet in humans. Gene called Hoxd13 plays a role.

Gaucher’s disease is a rare genetic disorder. It belongs to a group of diseases called glycolipid storage diseases and is due to the lack of an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase.

Study of gene expression, using a technique called microarray analysis has let researchers to begin the process of identifying genes, which predispose to poorer prostate cancer outcomes.

Osteoporosis is characterized by reduction in bone density, thus causing the bones to become highly fragile and compressible. More women than men develop osteoporosis.

Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about Genetic counseling

Science provides us with powerful tools irrespective of our intentions and entrusts us with the choice to use it effectively.

The cause of intellectual disability is often linked to the genes. Genetic testing helps to diagnose these defects in genes.

Inherited or genetic differences in nicotine clearance rates are associated with cessation rates. Most people want their general practitioners to inform them and would undergo genetic tests by them.

Genetic testing helps to confirm a genetic condition in an individual and involves q complex laboratory techniques

A recent study depicted that it is possible to use a set of SNP data for psoriasis prediction.

Homoesexuality (or) Same Sex Love is the hottest most discussed human trait. There has been a hunt for a Gaye gene in order to lend credibility to a growing cause.

There is a complicated nexus between genes, environment and drug response. Studies in genetic variability would help to understand drug response in the mentally ill who are drug-resistant.

Bacterial whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis greatly improved epidemiological inferences while studying TB outbreak.

How would you like a custom made diet and a new personalized wellness plan for a disease free life? A DNA expert explains DNA testing and practical ways to stay healthy and fit throughout your life.

Medindia lists down the support groups for hemophilia. Support groups are an excellent way to bind with other patients, family members and friends dealing with hemophilia.

Klinefelter's syndrome is the most frequent sex chromosomal genetic disorder and is caused by the presence of an extra X chromosome

Scientists from UCLA have identified a gene, which is responsible for three amazing psychological 'tools' - optimism, self-esteem and 'mastery' over life

Mandibulofacial Dysostosis refers to a group of head and neck defects that are often inherited as a dominant familial characteristic

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue, which affects multiple organ systems like the brain, eyes, heart, bones, skin, blood vessels and lungs.

McArdle disease is a genetic disorder in which the body cannot breakdown glycogen in the muscles. It also known as McArdle syndrome or Glycogen storage disease type V (GSD-V).

Stem cells found in the menstrual blood have the potential to treat diseases like stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Mitochondrial DNA might hold the key to increased longevity in females and shorter lifespan in males.

Multi speciality care was extended by doctors from India and the UK to children with rare genetic disorders such as MPS in an event organized by Fetal Care Research Foundation in Chennai, South India

Muscular dystrophy Association India’s Dr. V. Vishwanathan spoke to Medindia about research and medical treatment for Muscular dystrophy arranged by MDAI.

In a study conducted in Austria, neonatal screening for lysosomal storage disorders detected a higher than expected incidence for the disorders. Fabry’s disease was the most commonly detected disorder

Abnormality in chromosome17 leads to Von Recklinghausen's disease. Diagnosis is confirmed if two or more clinical features are present

An increased blood level of a protein produced by a diseased lung was found to be associated with increased mortality in heart patients.

Eight of eleven genetic sites (loci) with links to osteoarthritis development, in European patients, have been identified.

Niemann-Pick disease Type A and B occur due to the deficiency of an enzyme called acid sphingomyelinase (ASM). Niemann-Pick disease does not have a complete cure.

The discovery of a technique used to silence the gene, called ‘RNA interference’, has won Andrew Fire and Craig Mello the Nobel prize for medicine this year.

Genes involved in the immunity could sometimes be responsible for prostate cancer. Fat deposition in that area makes the situation worse by providing an environment for the cancer to proliferate.

Two projects which sounds optimistic about early disease diagnosis by collecting blood and personal information to be started by UK and US.

Light controlled neurons by genetically encoded molecules called opsins is what optogenetics is about. A new science that could revolutionize diagnosis and treatment.

Ferriprox (deferiprone), an oral drug has been approved for treating thalassemia patients with excess iron due to blood transfusions.

Paternity testing involves DNA studies that are carried out under certain circumstances to establish the paternity of a child.

Pharmaco-genetic interventions that target HO-1-adiponectin axis may have a beneficiary role in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Pompe disease is a rare genetic disease caused by the buildup of a sugar called glycogen in the body’s cells. It is caused by the deficiency or absence of the enzyme alpha-glucosidase.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complication of sickle cell disease. A study carried out to evaluate the prevalence of PH in patients with sickle cell disease.

Ionizing radiation can damage living tissue in the human body. It strips away electrons from atoms breaks some chemical bonds.

UK scientists have discovered a treatment for blindness in mice by employing stem cell transplants

Cocaine addiction is a psychological dependence on cocaine. Scientists have shown through studies the presence of resistance of cocaine addiction in sons of addicted fathers.

Rett Syndrome is a neurological disorder that affects development. It mostly affects the girl child.

Women with harmful mutations of the BRCA gene have a significant risk of developing, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and certain other types of cancers according to a new study.

Wondering what the above verses from Thirukurral written by Thiruvalluvar somewhere around 300 BC is doing in this special report about nanotechnology

Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) of embryos and New Born Screening of infants checks metabolic and inherited disorders and ensure proper growth of new born babies.

Learn all about stem cells and cord blood banking from Jeevan’s Dr. Saranya Narayan. An interview on the subject.

Medindia special report about the International Symposium on Stem Cell Research.

Blood stem cell transplantation and stem cell treatment in India, the possibilities and challenges ahead and the need for cord blood banks were discussed at a Jeevan oration meet in Chennai.

Four genes were introduced into the skin cells from a woman’s face to convert them into stem cells.

Telomeres are cap- like structures at chromosome ends that play an important role in ageing and in the initiation and progression of various diseases.

How many of us are aware of the shameful truth that clinical trials are being held in India in the guise of therapy after they have failed at the Phase 1 level in the West?

Prevalence of tinnitus in a large group of elderly patients with CHF and to define the relationship between the occurrence of tinnitus and the severity and prognosis of CHF.

This new field is an amalgamation of biology, medicine and engineering, and is believed to have mind -boggling implications if fully potentialized.

Raging controversies have always surrounded animal experimentation, but the simmering issue deals with the idea of using primates in medical research

A new research conducted on cancer treatments demonstrates that your ‘genes’ may play a major role in determining your cancer treatment, its severity and more. Read on to find out more.

Of late, the belief in the rationality of human selfishness is beginning to lose its charm. Many people are now beginning to understand the need to be unselfish.

Stem cells may be used in future to bio-engineer vein grafts for bypass surgery. Such a graft was used in an extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction.

Von Gierke disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. There are two subtypes of Von Gierke disease: type 1a and type 1b.

Genetically modified foods are now available in over 25 countries and are thought to be one of the best discoveries of the decade. But does it really help human life? Read on to find out.

John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka have been named as winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The World Hemophilia Day is celebrated on 17 April every year. This year’s theme is ‘Count Me In.’ Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder preventing blood from clotting.

All hell broke loose for Semenya, the South African athlete when laboratory tests proved that she was more a male than a female