Neurofibromatosis

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The National Neurofibromatosis Foundation

Neurofibromatosis Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis Clinic

Neurofibromatosis Links

neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen disease)  :
                    medical photographs

Team Of Max Planck Scientists Elucidates Structure Of A Protein
                Segment Involved In ‘Von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis’

Researchers develop mouse model of neurofibromatosis

 Tiny molecular change inactivates tumor suppressor gene in neurofibromatosis

Researchers identify potential treatment for learning disability in neurofibromatosis

New pathway to understanding circadian rhythms

Gene that prevents tumor growth also carries messages from circadian clock
 

RNA splicing study aids understanding of breast cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases

Mice nibbling at the secrets of NF1
 
 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

New Guidelines To Set Standards For Best Treatment Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Altered Gene Increases Men's Risk For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Mice Point to Genetic Basis for Obsessive Grooming

Holiday Season And Social Phobia
 
 
 
 

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Bone Diseases Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

UPMC Researchers Report On Gene Therapy Advances

Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- Managing Brittle Bones Article
                    by J.C. Marini, New England Journal of Medicine (1998)

osteogenesis imperfecta medical photographs

Jazz Pianist Michel Petrucciani Dies A five minute radio segment.
                    Requires RealAudio Player  (free)

NIAMS funds multiple research grants in osteogenesis imperfecta

UIC symposium on regenerative medicine

UPMC Researchers Report On Gene Therapy Advances
 
 










Ovarian Cancer

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The Ras Gene and Cancer

Gynecologic Cancers Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Ovarian Cancer Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Weizmann Scientist Receives Grant From Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Multi-Center Study Provides Guidelines For Genetic Testing In Women
                With Breast Cancer: BRCA Abnormalities Multiply Risk
                Of Ovarian Cancer

Jefferson Scientists' Results Raise Hope For Ovarian Cancer Vaccine

Half Of Ovarian Cancers Linked To More Ovulatory Cycles

VUMC Researchers Report BRCA1 Clinical Trial Results.

Targeted Genetics, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center And University
                Of Pittsburgh Report Phase I Clinical Trial Results Of
                Gene Therapy Treatment For Cancer

Removal Of Breast And Ovaries Before Cancer May Add Eight Years
                To Life Of Women With BRCA1 Gene

Progestin May Prevent Ovarian Cancers By Triggering Death Of
                Damaged Ovarian Cells

Cold Virus With P53 Gene Tested To Combat Ovarian Cancer

Serendipity: Cell Structure Study Uncovers Taxol's Secrets

The DNA Files - Interact - Breast Cancer Scenario

The DNA Files - PREDICTIVE GENETIC TESTING - The Topic In-Depth

Targeted Genetics presents advances in systemic gene delivery technology

Cancer's triple threat: three doctors at Cedars-Sinai team up against
                  women's cancers

UI Researchers Find Possible Genetic Link Between The X Chromosome And Ovarian Cancer

Northwestern researcher spearheads $5 million study to detect early-stage ovarian cancer

Women's worry about being at risk for certain cancers not as high as expected, study finds

Introgen Therapeutics reports advances in RPR/INGN 201 clinical program for treatment of ...

Cancer's triple threat: three doctors at Cedars-Sinai team up against women's cancers

Targeted Genetics presents advances in systemic gene delivery technology

Introgen reports significant increase in responses to combination therapy for Phase II lung ...

Ovarian cancer treatment receives approval
 
 











Parkinson's Disease

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Brain and Spinal Diseases Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease  Brain Disorders Network

Parkinson's Disease Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Parkinson's Disease Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System

NIH Team Discovers First Parkinson's Disease Gene

NIH and UMDNJ Researchers Localize Gene For Parkinson's Disease

Researchers Use New Technology To Link Brain Cell Energy Deficits To
                Parkinson's Disease

Study Links Parkinson's Disease With Long-Term Exposure to Certain Metals

Scientists Locate Parkinson's Gene

Gene Therapy In Brain Protects Neurons From Parkinson's Damage

Parkinson's Surgery Normalizes Cerebral Control Of Movement

Levodopa Therapy Of Parkinson's Disease: A Mechanism Potentially
                Explaining Major Side Effects

Gamma Knife May Replace Surgery For Parkinson's Disease

Gene-Altered Mouse May Provide New Insights To Parkinson's

Jefferson Researchers Provide Leads To Potential Parkinson's Treatment

Avigen Demonstrates Gene Therapy Success In Treating Animal Model
                Of Parkinson's Disease

Northwestern Program Offers Treatment Options For Movement Disorders

UT Southwestern  Scientists Find Cell Death-Signaling Pathway
                Involved In Cancer

Gene linked to inherited form of Parkinson's disease

Gene-Toxin Link May Shed Light On Cause Of Parkinson's Disease

Human Brain Transplantation Protocol Approved To Reverse Nerve
                And Brain Damage

Tau Gene Linked To Family Of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Growth Factor Stimulation Leads To Increase In New Neurons

Pallidotomy has long-term benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease

For some with Parkinson's, surgery can improve speech, study finds

Mouse with iron disorder offers clues to Parkinson's, similar diseases

Flies with human gene seem to develop Parkinson's disease

Neuroscientist at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

Leading experts to discuss latest in parkinson's research and treatments at Jefferson ...

Michael J. Fox Foundation grant awarded to UCSD Parkinson's researcher
 
 









Phenylketonuria

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Brain and Spinal Diseases Yahoo: Health Diseases Conditions

The PKU Home Page

PKU of Florida Home Page

Mid-Atlantic Connection for PKU and Allied Disorders

Minnesota PKU Foundation

PKU Organization of Illinois

A young adult with PKU shares her inspiring story.

Finding suggests a common childhood leukemia may form in the womb











Porphyria

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Porphyria Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Vitamin C Deficit Linked To Skin Disease

American Prophyria Foundation

Alison's Bone Marrow Transplant Fund

Porphyria Team

Porphyria: A Patient's Guide

Canadian Porphyria Foundation

American Prophyria Foundation

Ron's Porphyria and Photosensitivity Page

Scarlett's Porphyria Place

Dietary Supplements Could Put A Stop To A Royal Curse
 
 












Prader-Willi

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Prader-Willi Syndrome@ Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions: Genetic

Prader-Willi Foundation

Prader-Willi Sydrome Arizona Association

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association

Prader-Willi syndrome : photograph

Newly Diagnosed? My Child Has Prader-Willi Syndrome. Now What?

Prader-Willi Syndrome Medical overview with statistical data

Pub Med Search the National Library of Medicine for the latest research on PWS

Details of chromosome 22 structure offer clues to how genes are lost in
                  a genetic disease

Duke geneticists unraveling the tangled web of autism

New hope for self-injury sufferers

 Susceptibility to psychotic illness in prader willi syndrome linked to gene on chromosome 15

In autism, it depends on which parent passes on the genetic abnormality

 Details of chromosome 22 structure offer clues to how genes are lost in a genetic disease














Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Retinitis Pigmentosa Yahoo Health Diseases Conditions

Dog Blindness Gene May Help Humans

Blindness Linked To The Cytoskeleton?

Retinitis Pigmentosa Page

Guide to Retinitis Pigmentosa

John Wenberg's Retinits Pigmentosa Page

Retinal Implant Project

RP International

Oxygen Reduces Effects of Retinal Detachment

Spinach protein could offer new hope for the blind
 
 













Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Nationwide Hunt For Rheumatoid Arthritis Genes Launched:
                National Institutes Of Health And Arthritis Foundation Announce
                Research Partnership

Immunosuppressive Treatment Is Important For Sufferers Of
                Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seafood On The Menu For Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers

Naked DNA Rejuvenates Rheumatoid Rodents

First Evidence That Localized Arthritis Gene Therapy Heals Distant
                Diseased Joints

Structure Of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha-Converting Enzyme Solved
                - Milestone Toward Rational Drug Design For Rheumatoid Arthritis
                And Endotoxic Shock

Discovery Suggests New Method To Halt Inflammatory And Autoimmune
                Diseases

Harvard Researchers Find Genetic Key To T Cell Differentiation

New Form Of Gene Therapy Holds Promise For The Future

NIEHS Finds Protein That Counteracts Inflammation And Wasting That
                May Target Rheumatoid Arthritis And Crohn's Disease

Changing Drug Delivery For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Increases
                Effectiveness

Hopkins Researchers Develop New Therapy For Autoimmune Disorders

UNC Researchers Reduce Arthritis Severity By Turning Off Molecular Switch

Scientists Uncover Marker Of Autoimmune Disease Activity

Enbrel Shown Safe, Effective in Children and Teenagers with Juvenile
              Rheumatoid Arthritis

New support for early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

New research registry to examine rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans

Amgen introduces new rheumatoid arthritis book and first online resource for access to ...

New drug studies show promise for reducing joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis

New support for early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Targeted Genetics presents data on arthritis gene therapy

FDA advisory committee recommends approval of Remicade®

A new age in rheumatoid arthritis: a science writers roundtable

Rheumatoid arthritis causes increased complications and health care costs











Schizophrenia
Study Shows First Significant Genetic Evidence For Schizophrenia
                Susceptibility

Testosterone And Working Memory; Epilepsy And Schizophrenia

Hopkins Scientists Find Antipsychotic Drug Has Anti-HIV Activity

Gene-Altered Mouse May Provide New Insights To Parkinson's
                Disease, Substance Abuse And Schizophrenia

OHSU Scientists Discover Potassium Channel Important In
                Mental Concentration

Genes May Affect The Response To Drugs That Treat Mental Illness

Major Factor In Genetic Basis Of Brain Development Discovered

Rat Studies At Yale University School Of Medicine Suggest A New Class Of
                       Medications For Treating Schizophrenia

Natural Childbirth Could Play A Role In Brain Development

A New Scientific Approach To Solving An Age-Old Mystery

Problems In Pregnancy Linked To Schizophrenia In Young Men

New study shows prescribing of newer antipsychotic medication risperdal
              may save millions ...

Study opens doors to significant changes in medications for schizophrenia

Penn researchers join forces in a nationwide study to explore the genetics

Scientists localize susceptibility gene for schizophrenia

New evidence suggests reconsidering causes and treatments for schizophrenia

Science Friday July 28, 2000, Hour One: Schizophrenia
                     HOST: Joanne Silberner HOUR ONE: Causes of Schizophrenia In this
                    hour, we'll discuss the causes of schizophrenia, including the role of
                    genetics and a theory that viruses trigger the illness.
                    Requires 
 

NIMH - Schizophrenia-Related Gene Site Repoorted

Schizophrenia possibly linked to early brain development

UF Researchers Cite Possible Link Between Autism, Schizophrenia And Diet

UCLA researchers map how Schizophrenia engulfs teen brains

Important step taken toward the identification of schizophrenia genes

Scientists localize susceptibility gene for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia research links form and function

Schizophrenia Genetics Research Program


 

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