Genes and Chromosomes

National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025

2012-05-15 14:34:00

Asserting "we are at an exceptional moment" in the hunt for an Alzheimer'sdiseasetreatment, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins on Tuesday promised a raft of new research aimed at stopping and reversing the memory-robbing disorder...

Zodiac killer still alive and living in California, new book alleges

2012-05-14 21:36:11

A crime against motherhood

2012-05-13 00:00:00

My mom's first day of motherhood was one of the happiest of her life. It was also one of the worst. She had accompanied my dad from Sri Lanka to Washington State University in 1968, so he could complete his doctorate as a Fulbright Scholar. The school...

Market Watch: Above the ocean in Malibu, a rare orchard of loquats

2012-05-11 00:00:00

High on a steep, terraced mountainside in Malibu, with a spectacular view of the Pacific, perches the largest and probably the only commercial planting of loquats in the United States. A pome fruit related to apples and pears, the loquat is one of the...

With her child's birth, an adoptee discovers a priceless bond

2012-05-10 19:11:00

I do not know what clothes I was wearing. Whether I'd been left in a cradle or with any note of explanation. I do not know if I cried or lay still. Looked around or slept. Minutes may have gone by. Or hours. All the official record says is that, at about...

1 of 6 cancer deaths worldwide caused by preventable infections

2012-05-09 09:59:00

One in every six cancer deaths worldwide is caused by preventable infections, a total of 1.5 million deaths yearly that could be halted by widespread vaccination programs, researchers reported Wednesday. Since 1990, that number has grown by about half a...

Obesity in U.S. projected to grow, though pace slows: CDC study

2012-05-07 12:49:00

Obesity in the United States is projected to continue its rise over the next 18 years, extending to 42% of Americans by 2030, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That expected growth in the proportion...

Exposure to violence in children harms DNA, study says

2012-04-25 00:00:00

Children who are exposed to violence experience wear and tear to their DNA that is similar to that seen in aging, according to a new study that may help explain why they face a heightened risk of mental and physical disorders as adults. In a long-term...

Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming

2012-04-27 00:00:00

Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers expanded their territory...

Bring on the aerial ant sex

2012-04-29 00:00:00

For those who think spring is all about robins arriving, or window cleaning or crocuses budding, I have two words for you: ant sex. Now, I know what you're thinking: Those tiny black creatures marching relentlessly toward the sugar bowl or streaming...

Blond hair evolved separately in Europe and the South Pacific

2012-05-03 17:09:00

Though the indigenous people of the Solomon Islands all have dark skin, about 5% to 10% also have naturally blond hair – and a new study finds that the genetic quirk responsible for this is different from the one that produces blond hair in people...

A baby is born addicted to drugs about once an hour, study says

2012-04-30 13:47:00

Here’s some depressing news to kick off your week: The proportion of pregnant women who are addicted to opiates increased nearly fivefold between 2000 and 2009. Accordingly, the proportion of babies born addicted to the drugs who experience...

Imágenes del hombre que dispar� en el Turnpike

2012-05-11 12:00:00

Alexis Renee Backs has joined the Chicago office of Quarles & Brady LLP as an associate in its Labor & Employment Group. Backs' practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation.

2012-05-08 00:00:00

DNA samples from the lab to do the first genetic study of anorexia, an eating disorder.

2012-04-17 02:28:00