The stories of young athletes who die suddenly while engaging in athletic activity grace the front of local newspapers on a seemingly regular basis. People often wonder how this could have happened and what was the cause. Dr. Daniel P. Judge and a team of colleagues have done a study through John Hopkins to try ...
Prader Willi is a fairly rare and not well publicized but disturbing genetic illness, one where people can literally eat themselves to death. “PWS, the most common form of inherited obesity associated with mental retardation, is characterized by low intelligence quotient (IQ), behavioral disorders, poor muscle tone, and an insatiable appetite. The disease usually ...
As stated by the U.S. Library of Medicine, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease that affects the motor neurons, neurons that are required for movement, in the brain stem and the spinal cord. The loss of the motor neurons means that individuals affected by this disease will loss most motor functions ...
Genetic disorders are varied and can affect both men and women alike. For men, however, there are some genetic disorders for which a greater risk is held and, often, women are not affected. Kennedy’s disease, a progressive genetic disorder of the nervous system, typically affects men and is often not diagnosed until mid adulthood. Sometimes ...
A personal genetic testing company, DNA Direct, has announced a new method of preserving DNA that allows for inexpensive home DNA storage, making gene preservation a reality for everyone. The method, DNA Archive, results in samples that can be stored without freezing and reconstituted simply. Genetic technology is advancing so quickly that storing DNA for ...
