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Thousands At Risk From Hidden Heart Condition
Thousands of people in England are unaware that they are at risk of developing heart disease due to an undiagnosed genetic condition, says the Royal College of Physicians. Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an inherited condition causing high levels of LDL cholesterol, and increased risk of coronary heart disease in men in their 50s and women in their 60s. Early treatment with statins has been shown to reduce risk and improve life expectancy to normal.
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Reviews Of Microbial Gene Language Published In Special Issue Of Trends In Microbiology
Ten articles describing how a universal language to describe genes is bringing benefits to the study of the microbial world have been published in a special issue of Trends in Microbiology, co-edited by Virginia Bioinformatics Institute professor Brett Tyler. The Gene Ontology is a powerful language that gives researchers a shared vocabulary to describe disease-related and beneficial interactions between a microbe and its host. By allowing scientists to link experimental results to a computer-readable language, the Gene Ontology provides scientists with an important bridge between specific experiments that characterize gene function and larger-scale, systems biology efforts to provide a global picture of host-microbe interactions.
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Insight Into How Brain Stem Cells Develop Into Cells Which Repair Damaged Tissue
The joint research, funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the UK MS Society as well as the National Institutes of Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was conducted by scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and University of Cambridge and was published in the journal Genes and Development.
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Report Highlights Importance Of GPs, Australian Medical Association

A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare/University of Sydney report on General Practice highlights the critical role GPs play in keeping the Australian community healthy, AMA Federal President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today. The AIHW and University of Sydney today released General practice in Australia, health priorities and policies 1998 to 2008, which is based on data from the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program. Dr Pesce said the report showed that GPs were spending an increasing proportion of their time with older patients and managing chronic medical conditions. "GPs are spending more time checking for - and managing - diabetes, blood pressure, high-cholesterol and depression. They are also taking a lead role in tackling type 2 diabetes, cancer and other serious medical conditions," Dr Pesce said. "Governments must ensure GPs have the support and res they need to care for an ageing population with increasing rates of chronic disease. "We need more GP training places, extra support for practice nurses who work in GP-led teams and investment in medical equipment and information technology for medical practices." The report showed an increasing number of patients were overweight or obese and more people were requesting check-ups. "GPs already undertake a lot of preventative activity despite a lack of support for this in the Medicare Benefits Schedule. The Government needs to recognise this work and provide more support for longer patient consultations," Dr Pesce said. The report was released as the AMA was gearing up to mark GP Week from 19 - 25 July. Australian Medical Association


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