MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'angelman'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:35:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960801&cid=t_439074_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FFIUJ-Ba6pWs%2F A new theory has emerged about the genetic basis of mental disorders, and it has to do with our parental genes fighting for dominance. The theory outlines that genes from the father’s sperm are in an evolutionary tug-of-war with genes from the mother’s egg. Whichever becomes dominant tips brain development that direction. An excerpt from the NY Times - A strong bias toward the father pushes a developing brain along the autistic spectrum, toward a fascination with objects, patterns, mechanical systems, at the expense of social development. A bias toward the mother moves the growing brain along what the researchers call the psychotic spectrum, toward hypersensitivity to mood, their own and others’. This, according to the theory, increases a child’s risk of developin... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960801 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:16:49 +0100 1960801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=954025&cid=t_439074_129_f&fid=34885&url=http%3A%2F%2Fterriblepalsy.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F16%2Fdid-i-say-that%2F Interesting story going around on the feeds that Colin Farrell has admitted that his son has Angelman Syndrome, apparently a rare form of congenital CP. Apparently, this is his dark secret. You know how the drill goes - yada yada yada . . . press sucks . . . yada yada yada . . . stereotypes . . . yada yada yada . . . positives not negatives . . . yada yada yada . . . miracle or pity . . . blah blah blah. To be honest, the skeptical side of me says of course it has to be a rare form of CP because a cele-brit-ies’ kid can’t have the regular everyday spastic form of CP that everyone else’s kids have (please forward all complaints to idon’tcare@yahoomail.com). I did say that is the skeptical side of me. The other side of me ignores the skeptic and thinks Colin is just a... Terrible Palsy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=954025 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:34:11 +0100 954025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=498767&cid=t_439074_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F23%2Frandom-omim-search-term-of-the-day-instance%2F So, having been let down by the Random Word Genie yesterday, I mustered up some courage and again sought guidance in my journey though the human genome. The Genie revealed unto me that I shall search the OMIM database with the term “instance“. Thus instructed, let’s venture into the vast expanse of the human genome… Again, as with the previous search term “organizer”, the Genie has lead me into familiar territory. The word “instance” brings up not a gene, but rather a syndrome - PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME (PWS). The reason PWS is familiar to me is because Rachel Wevrick in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta has centred her lab around genes associated with this disease. I have seen a number of excellent seminars from her and her studen... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=498767 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:26:17 +0100 498767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=497762&cid=t_439074_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F23%2Frandom-omim-search-term-of-the-day-instance%2F So, having been let down by the Random Word Genie yesterday, I mustered up some courage and again sought guidance in my journey though the human genome. The Genie revealed unto me that I shall search the OMIM database with the term “instance“. Thus instructed, let’s venture into the vast expanse of the human genome… Again, as with the previous search term “organizer”, the Genie has lead me into familiar territory. The word “instance” brings up not a gene, but rather a syndrome - PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME (PWS). The reason PWS is familiar to me is because Rachel Wevrick in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Alberta has centred her lab around this very interesting disease. I have seen a number of excellent seminars from her and her students ab... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=497762 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:23:24 +0100 497762