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__________________________________________________________________________ Biotech Report 2004/2005 Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany http://hum-molgen.org/promotion-bb __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - October 05, 2005 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, T. Dalaya, J. Mill, R. Nemade, D. Sharma, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Who Are the Next Generation of Genetic Counselors? A Survey of Students Genetic counseling students were surveyed about their backgrounds, application process to genetic counseling programs, and career motivations and plans. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg25.html - Factors Influencing Uptake of Genetic Testing For Colorectal Cancer Risk in an Australian Jewish Population This study reports a high acceptability of genetic testing within a community sample of 300 Australian Jewish individuals. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg24.html - Communication Analysis of BRCA1 Genetic Counseling The findings support the use of RIAS in genetic counseling research. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg23.html - Comparing Knowledge of Beta-Thalassemia in Samples of Italians, Italian-Americans, and Non-Italian-Americans Study determines the level of Beta-Thalassemia awareness among Italians, Italian-Americans, and other Americans. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg22.html - Predictive Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Study evaluates emotional functioning and illness representations in 68 unaffected women 1 year after predictive testing for BRCA1/2 mutations. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg21.html - Buckets Of Beta Cells Researchers describe a 'reversibly immortalized' cell line that can supply large amounts of insulin-producing human beta-cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg20.html - Schizophrenia: An Update and Review Findings of the research to elucidate the nature of environmental vulnerability factors involved in Schizophrenia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg19.html - Thursdays with Marion: The Therapist's Tale A case study with a patient who began therapy after her presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease (HD) to address her depression and anxiety. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg18.html - Nicotine: An Addictive Pleasure Nicotine shown to induce a progressive and long-lasting increase of sensitivity in the brain reward systems. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg16.html - Communicating Cancer The role of the Internet and other forms of mass media is explored in helping to raise awareness of cancer prevention and treatment that can shape what people know and do about cancer. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg15.html - Development Of Immune Cells Associated With Allergy And Asthma Two papers describe how one type of immune cell associated with allergic inflammation and autoimmunity ultimately causes disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg14.html - Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Two studies map genetic regions associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg13.html - Human Protein Interactions Go Large Scale Researchers have taken an initial step towards addressing the issue of which of the 22,000 human-gene encoded proteins interact with each other. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg11.html - Sequence Of Chromosome 18 Completed Scientists conducted a genome-wide comparison of human and other mammalian DNA, and found similarities in the levels of non-protein-coding regions among mammals. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg10.html - New Arthritis Relief on the Horizon A synthetic protein eases arthritis symptoms in mice. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg09.html - Tick-Borne Flaviviruses Use a Novel Mechanism to Evade Host Defenses Mosquito-born flaviviruses are not the same as tick-borne flaviviruses. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg08.html - Custom Pharmaceuticals: NIH Renews Network Focused On How Genes Influence Drug Response More money to be dedicated to Pharmacogenetics Research Network to pave the way to individually tailored therapies. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg07.html - First Report Of Cancer Drug Gleevec As New Target Therapy For Pulmonary Hypertension Larger clinical trials in a controlled design to test Gleevec's safety and effectiveness are currently in preparation. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg06.html - New Lifespan Extension Genes Found HST2 mediates SIR2-independent life-span extension by calorie restriction. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg05.html - Study Identifies Gene In Mice That May Control Risk-taking Behavior In Humans The dosage of the Neurod2 transcription factor regulates amygdala development and emotional learning http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg04.html - Collaborative Cross To Provide Powerful Resource For Mouse Model Researchers Worldwide A thousand new strains of mice being bred at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of an international effort will provide researchers with a powerful resource for studying human disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg03.html - Researchers Predict Infinite Genomes Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial "pan-genome". http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg02.html - Gene That Controls The Severity Of Asthma Identified Role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in asthma. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2005/msg01.html - Clinical Trial Launched for Treatment of Liver Disease in Children Investigators hope to uncover the underlying conditions that contribute to the development and progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in children. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2005/msg56.html - Loss of Body Mass Linked to Development of Alzheimer's Disease The loss of body mass reflects disease processes and changes in BMI might be a clinical predictor of the development of Alzheimer's Disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2005/msg55.html - Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Discovery of Protein Signatures for Prostate Cancer Could Improve Diagnosis of Early Disease - a complementary test to Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2005/msg54.html - Nanobiotechnology: Training the Next Generation of Scientists For cancer biology, as well as many other biomedical disciplines, nanotechnology has significant potential in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2005/msg53.html - Plasma homocysteine concentration is a risk factor for schizophrenia Evidence that elevated levels of homocysteine increase susceptibility to schizophrenia and that this association is mediated by genotype http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2005/msg52.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Cancer Research: PhD University of Limerick, Limerick, 01, Ireland http://hum-molgen.org/positions/predoctoral/0543.html - 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