Legal DNA Testing Latest News,Prices and Information

ALZHEIMER’S GENE RAISES NEWBORNS’ CEREBRAL PALSY RISK

Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene associated with heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease in adults, can also increase the likelihood that brain-injured newborns will develop cerebral palsy, researchers at Children's Memorial Research Center have discovered.

MICROPRINTING TECHNIQUE FOR PATTERNING SINGLE MOLECULES

A new process for creating patterns of individual molecules on a surface, known as "microcontact insertion printing," combines control of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and a soft-lithography technique known as microcontact printing. The process, which can build surfaces that have molecules with specific functions inserted at known intervals, has potential applications ranging from analysis of biochemical mixtures to molecular-scale electronic components.

SCAI EXPERT PANEL SETS HIGH STANDARDS FOR PCI WITHOUT ON-SITE CARDIAC SURGICAL BACK-UP

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), a leading organization for interventional cardiologists, today released a document recommending the adoption of stringent quality standards by those who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery. The document has been endorsed by 12 medical societies representing more than a dozen countries, including the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland and Venezuela.

SUPPLEMENTAL THERAPY CAN EASE PAIN FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM COMMON JAW DISORDER

A new supplemental therapy that teaches pain coping and biofeedback skills can reduce pain, the potential for chronic pain and health-care costs for millions of Americans suffering from a common jaw disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

SEDENTARY TEENS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HIGHER BLOOD PRESSURE

Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether they are overweight.

CESAR COULD HAIL CHEAPER AND GREENER SMALL AIRCRAFT

A ?280,000 grant to engineers at the University of Manchester could help spark the development of cheaper, lighter and greener small passenger aircraft.

SCIENTISTS FIND WHY CONDUCTANCE OF NANOWIRES VARY

A Georgia Tech physics group has discovered how and why the electrical conductance of metal nanowires changes as their length varies. Determining the structural properties of nanowires is a big challenge facing the future of nanotechnology.