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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 27, 2011

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Vitamin B12 deficiency may lead to cognitive problems

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Tangney CC, et al “Vitamin B12, cognition, and brain MRI measures: A cross-sectional examination” Neurology 2011; 77: 1276–1282.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2011

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Gene splicing breakthrough gives hope to cystic fibrosis sufferers

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 5, 2011

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New Alzheimer’s genes identified

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Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6ECD2APCD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 21, 2011

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Broccoli every day may keep cancer away, study says

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Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 7, 2011

Source: Doctors discover 13 genes behind heart disease    

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 9 , 2011

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How Canadian researchers hope to delay onset of Alzheimer’s

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The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism and Prediction of Neural Risk for Alzheimer Disease

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2010

Source: Cancer experts weigh future of targeted therapies

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 1 , 2010

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Preventive cancer surgeries save women’s lives: study

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Association of Risk-Reducing Surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Cancer Risk and Mortality

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 25, 2010

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Genetic effects of vitamin D studied

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 16, 2010

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Immune genes ‘key in Parkinson’s disease’

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 11, 2010

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Cancer breakthrough for Vancouver researchers

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 3, 2010

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New Tests for Prostate Cancer Might Bring More Certainty

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 31, 2010

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Bristol-Myers Melanoma Drug Unleashes Immune System

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 22, 2010

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Identification of the gene responsible for a new form of adult muscular dystrophy

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Recessive Mutations in the Putative Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 5 Cause Proximal LGMD2L and Distal MMD3 Muscular Dystrophies

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 21, 2009

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Full Genetics of Cancer Mapped