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');document.write('NIH Researchers Explore How Healthy, Young Adults View the Role Genetics Plays in Improving Health
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Most healthy young adults place greater emphasis on health habits than on genetic risk factors when considering what causes common diseases, a research team from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit finds. The study, based on a survey of 25 to 45 year olds, will be released June 8, 2010 in an early online edition of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

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');document.write('NIH Human Microbiome Project Researchers Publish First Genomic Collection of Human Microbes
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The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) publishes an analysis of 178 genomes from microbes that live in or on the human body. The researchers discovered novel genes and proteins that serve functions in human health and disease, adding a new level of understanding to what is known about the complexity and diversity of these organisms.

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');document.write('Complete Neanderthal Genome Sequenced
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Researchers produce the first whole genome sequence of the 3 billion letters in the Neanderthal genome, and the initial analysis suggests that up to 2 percent of the DNA in the genome of present-day humans outside of Africa originated in Neanderthals or in Neanderthals\' ancestors. The international research team, which includes researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), reports its findings in the May 7, 2010, issue of Science.

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');document.write('NHGRI Researchers Use New Sequencing Strategies To Discover Rare Inherited Illness Rapidly
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A team of researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute demonstrates a new technical strategy that promises to rapidly determine the genetic cause for very rare inherited illnesses. Relying on inexpensive, high-speed sequencing and a newly developed ability to capture pieces of the genome that encode genes, the team diagnosed an extremely rare X chromosome-linked cleft palate syndrome known to affect just two families.

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');document.write('NHGRI Names New Chief of Genome Technology Branch
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The National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, names Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D., as the new chief of its Genome Technology Branch, the largest of seven branches in the NHGRI Division of Intramural Research. The branch is recognized for developing innovative methods and approaches to advance our understanding about the structure and function of genomes.

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');document.write('Songbird Genome Analysis Reveals New Insights Into Vocal Behavior
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An international research consortium identifies more than 800 genes that appear to play a role in the male zebra finch\'s ability to learn elaborate songs from his father. The researchers also found evidence that song behavior engages complex gene regulatory networks within the brain of the songbird &mash: networks that rely on parts of the genome once considered junk. The zebra finch genome sequence and analysis published in the April 1 issue of the journal Nature was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health.

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');document.write('NHGRI Launches Genomic Careers Resource for Students
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To help students planning their professional careers understand the opportunities in the fields of genetics and genomics, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launches the Genomic Careers Resource on the institute\'s Web site, genome.gov. The careers resource showcases nearly 50 career opportunities through video interviews, career profiles, tools to rate potential career choices, and an interactive game.

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');document.write('NHGRI Launches Online Genomics Center
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An online tool to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics is launched by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The tool is part of NHGRI\'s effort to address the growing need among health care professionals for knowledge in this area, which is paving the way for more individualized approaches to detect, treat and prevent many diseases.

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');document.write('Researchers Discover First Genes for Stuttering
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Stuttering may be the result of a glitch in the day-to-day process by which cellular components in key regions of the brain are broken down and recycled, says a study in the Feb. 10 Online First issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, led by researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has identified three genes as a source of stuttering in volunteers in Pakistan, the United States, and England. Mutations in two of the genes have already been implicated in other rare metabolic disorders also involved in cell recycling, while mutations in a third, closely related, gene have now been shown to be associated for the first time with a disorder in humans.

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');document.write('Newly Identified Genes Influence Insulin and Glucose Regulation
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An international research consortium finds 13 new genetic variants that influence blood glucose regulation, insulin resistance and the function of insulin-secreting beta cells in populations of European descent. Five of the newly discovered variants increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes in the United States and worldwide. The results of two studies, conducted by the Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin Related Traits Consortium (MAGIC), provide important clues about the role of beta cells in the development of type 2 diabetes. The studies, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, appear online January 17, 2010, in Nature Genetics.

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');document.write('The Cancer Genome Atlas Identifies Distinct Subtypes of Deadly Brain Cancer That May Lead to New Treatment Strategies
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The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is not a single disease but appears to be four distinct molecular subtypes, according to a study by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. The researchers of this study also found that response to aggressive chemotherapy and radiation differed by subtype. The study, published Jan. 19, 2010 in Cancer Cell, provides a solid framework for investigation of targeted therapies that may improve the near uniformly fatal prognosis of this cancer. The research team for TCGA is a collaborative effort funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the National Institutes of Health.

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