Researchers have spent the past decade looking for tiny changes in common genes that predispose people to chronic diseases, such as asthma and diabetes.Now a new approach is starting to pay off: hunting for rare mutations in genes that are crucial to maintaining health. In the latest example of this approach, researchers found faulty copies of a gene called sialic acid acetylesterase (SIAE) in 2
MONDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they have spotted two new regions of the human genome that may be related to the development of Alzheimer's disease.The findings, published in the June issue of the Archives of Neurology, won't change the lives of patients or people at risk for the devastating dementia just yet, however. These are now new biological pathways to start thi