Search

'2012' C With '2012,' Roland Emmerich serves up World's End 4.0, with cataclysmic effects showcasing what volcanoes, tidal waves and earthquakes will do once that fabled Mayan calendar runs out [...]

Nov. 18--An engineer by nature, 16-year-old Spencer Steelman of Miramar Beach has been an inventor for most of his life. 'I'm completely self-taught, but I think I inherited my creativity [...]

DURHAM, NC -- The following information was released by Duke University: By Duke Medicine News and Communications The gene most closely linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease [...]

THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Teens' alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, a new study finds. "In the past, research on genetic [...]

Jan. 25--For the next week, 6-year-old Zackary McAllen, of Mebane, will not have to see a doctor or worry about hospital visits. He will simply be able to be a [...]

Sep. 26--The short, sad life of Brittany Braun ended in April at age 14. She succumbed to cystic fibrosis, an incurable inherited disease, while visiting a friend in Kings Park. [...]

While many genetic studies have examined alcoholism among adults, identifying genes that are associated with alcohol misuse during youth is equally important, given that genetic and environmental influences on alcoholism [...]

A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor contributing [...]

Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with lifelong nicotine addiction, [...]

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Familial vulnerability to ADHD affects activity in the cerebellum in addition to the prefrontal systems.' According to a study from Netherlands, "Familial vulnerability [...]

Data detailed in "Examining the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a familial risk analysis" have been presented. In this recently published study, investigators in [...]

A report, "The acquisition of stimulus equivalence in individuals with fragile X syndrome," is newly published data in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. According to a study from the United [...]

Researchers detail in "Cannabis receptor haplotype associated with fewer cannabis dependence symptoms in adolescents," new data in life sciences. According to a study from the United States, "Cannabis is a [...]

Researchers have identified several factors that are linked with an increased risk for cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death among adolescents with long-QT syndrome (an abnormality of the electrical conducting [...]

Sudden cardiac death in younger adults necessitates autopsy diagnosis as a tool for preventive medicine in families. According to recent research published in the journal Human Pathology, "Sudden death in [...]

A rare genetic disorder called Fabry disease has been found to be a previously unknown cause of unexpected stroke in young people. Data presented at the European Stroke Congress in [...]

Familial aggregation of the metabolic syndrome is found in Korean families with adolescents. "We investigated the familial aggregation of the metabolic syndrome in Korean families with adolescents. In a cross-sectional [...]

Marked heterogeneity of phenotypes of insulin resistance and poor value of NCEP definition can be used to identify metabolic syndrome in youth. Researchers in India conducted a study "to assess [...]

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) should be considered as a diagnosis in young subjects with brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) white-matter abnormalities that are not otherwise explicable. "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is [...]

Scientists at the Wales Heart Research Institute, Cardiff University have made a breakthrough in our understanding of the causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young people. This research has [...]

Children with type 1 diabetes exhibit an altered phenotype and impaired function of their dendritic cells. "The importance of dendritic cells (DC) in the activation of T cells and in [...]

According to research from the Netherlands, low birth weight (LBW) influences creatinine clearance in young adults. "Previous studies have shown that LBW is a risk factor for renal impairment in [...]

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome changes vary in youth who receive lamivudine. According to recent research from Germany, 'it is well established that during lamivudine treatment, mutations emerge within [...]