Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Mayo Clinic researchers use 'genomic pathway' to predict Parkinson's

A new Mayo Clinic study provides strong evidence that the joint effects of common DNA variations in several genes that encode proteins within a well-defined biological pathway largely explain why some persons get Parkinson's disease while others don't, and even predict with great accuracy at what age people might develop their first symptoms.

Read more »

Keywords: mayo, clinic, researchers, genomic, pathway, predict, parkinson, researcher

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Mayo Clinic researchers use 'genomic pathway' to predict Parkinson's":

1. Mayo Clinic study unveils unprecedented method to predict ALS, Parkinson's disease
   01-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
   A new Mayo Clinic study details an unprecedented method to predict brain aging disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Investigators studied common variations within axon guidance pathway genes and identified several gene variations (DNA fingerprints) that collectively predicted people who are at a high risk for ALS (2,000 times greater than the average risk).
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researcher finds mold by-product kills multiple myeloma
   04-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers have found that chaetocin, a by-product of a common wood mold, has promise as a new anti-myeloma agent. Results of their study, being presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting, show the by-product to be more effective than currently used therapies at killing multiple myeloma cells.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. A discovery that may lessen a health disparity
   04-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Mayo Clinic Cancer Center scientists, in collaboration with Chinese researchers, have isolated an enzyme that could be used to predict survival and recurrence rates for nasopharyngeal cancer -- a common cancer affecting people from Southeast Asia.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Researchers find a common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease in Asians
   01-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. and the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan have discovered what to date appears to be the most common genetic risk factor for Parkinson¡'s disease worldwide.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Mayo Clinic study predicts cardiovascular disease risk for rheumatoid arthritis patients
   11-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
   People with rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk for developing heart disease than the general population; however, it is difficult to identify which patients are at increased risk. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a simple approach to predict heart disease in these patients within 10 years of their initial diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- individualizing treatment for multiple myeloma patients
   12-10-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, in cooperation with industry partners, have, for the first time, identified tumor specific alterations in the cellular pathway by which the multiple myeloma drug bortezomib (Velcade) works, and they have identified nine new genetic mutations in cancer cells that should increase a patient's chance of responding to the agent.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Brief, High-dose Steroid Treatment Offers Extended Relief To Giant Cell Arteritis Patients
   10-10-2006 · ScienceDaily
   A new study offers both hope and a practical treatment option for patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Researchers from Emory University and the Mayo Clinic have found that by treating newly diagnosed GCA patients with just three days of a high-dose intravenous steroid, patients relapsed less in the following year and were able to significantly taper off usage of an oral steroid.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Researchers: Few heart disease trials reporting sex-specific results
   01-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Heart disease differences in men and women continue to be poorly understood because women are included in clinical trials far less than men, and even when women are included, study results are not reported by sex, according to a study in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Majority of herb users don't follow evidence-based indications, researchers find
   05-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Sales of herbal dietary supplements have skyrocketed by 100 percent in the United States during the last 10 years, but most people don't consider evidence-based indications before using them, according to a University of Iowa study published in this month’s Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Mayo Clinic Discovers Potential Link Between Celiac Disease And Cognitive Decline
    10-12-2006 · ScienceDaily
    Mayo Clinic researchers have uncovered a new link between celiac disease, a digestive condition triggered by consumption of gluten, and dementia or other forms of cognitive decline.
    Similar news · Read more »