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New genetic variants linked to bipolar disorder

October 3, 2012
Scientists have gained new understanding of the origin of bipolar disorder by identifying genetic variants linked to signalling pathways in the brain likely to be involved in causing the neurological...

Two diseases hiding under one umbrella

September 5, 2012
A rare but deadly disease of the circulatory system is not one but two diseases with different causes hiding under one umbrella say scientists investigating ANCA-associated vasculitis.A genome-wide association study...

APOE4 Alzheimer’s risk probed

August 21, 2012
People carrying the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 are more likely to develop the neurological disease because they have trouble clearing the amyloid plaques characteristic of the illness say researchers in...

Bacteriophage therapy to treat Iraqibacter

August 6, 2012
A technique to counter infections last used in the 1930s could be used to treat wounded soldiers attacked by a superbug.Bacteriophage therapy uses otherwise harmless biological organisms to target a...

New understanding and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

July 20, 2012
In a breakthrough study, Irish researchers have discovered that women with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) suffer more than men because oestrogen promotes the presence of bacteria which results in more severe...

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