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 'inheritance'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4258927&cid=t_199048_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F15%2Fthe-inherited-situation-of-racial-inequality%2F Discussion about (In)Equality,” “The Interior Situational Reaction to Inequality,” “The Situation of Mortgage Defaults,” “The Situation of the Mortgage Crisis,” and “The Interior Situation of Intergenerational Poverty.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258927 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:01:14 +0100 4258927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712293&cid=t_199048_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FTKuPFIt7yqo%2F I read about Jessa Perrin’s story and was struck with how her world was turned upside down by a rare disease. Jessa Perrin was backpacking in Israel when she suddenly became ill. Her skin turned yellow and her liver, kidneys and lungs failed within a day of being admitted to the hospital. She wasn’t even diagnosed with anything yet, but she needed liver transplant fast, or else she was not going to last a week. The doctors finally diagnosed Jessa with Wilson’s Disease, a rare, recessive genetic disorder that shuts down the body’s ability to get rid of copper. Jessa inherited two abnormal copies of the ATP7B gene, one from each of her parents (who were carriers). Because it’s a recessive trait the carrying parents do not have any symptoms and have no known family history of the... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712293 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:05:07 +0100 2712293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1873096&cid=t_199048_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FtQxVqesiHTY%2F The gene for male-pattern baldness (androgen receptor) has traditionally been linked to the X chromosome which means mom passes it on to her sons. Now, two new independent studies published yesterday at the Nature Genetics identified association between hair loss and chromosome 20. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) for male-pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia, identified a new association at chromosome 20p11.22, between the PAX1 and FOXA2 genes, and confirmed a previous association with the gene encoding the androgen receptor in the X. Tim Spector and colleagues found that 1 in 7 men carry both the chromosome X and chromosome 20 variants, and that these men have a 7-fold risk of having pattern baldness. Another independent GWAS found overwhelming evidence for five SNPs on chr... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1873096 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:39:48 +0100 1873096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833086&cid=t_199048_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fcourt-suicide-assisters-can-inherit.html This is definitely bad policy, but it was probably the right decision by the court: A Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that a relatives who may have assisted a suicide can still inherit from his estate. From the story:The wife and daughter of a Wisconsin man who committed suicide can inherit his estate even if they assisted him in the act, an appeals court ruled Thursday.A Wisconsin law prevents anyone who "intentionally kills" another from inheriting from the person but the District 4 Court of Appeals said that does not extend to those who assist in suicide. "A person who assists another in voluntarily and intentionally taking his or her own life is plainly not depriving the other of life," Judge Margaret Vergeront wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel. "We do not agree that 'killer' is... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833086 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:46:00 +0100 1833086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1726534&cid=t_199048_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FpNHoY_c1Ikw%2F This study was performed on mice and high fat diets were used to aid in the research. Further proof that we need to watch what we eat while pregnant and breastfeeding! I am sure there will be more to come on this. Tags: breastfeeding, Diabetes, diabetic, genetics, inheritance, pregnancy, type-2-diabetesShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1726534 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:22:16 +0100 1726534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513376&cid=t_199048_158_f&fid=36024&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fcaregiver-jeff%2Fnot-another-inspirational-book-for-caregivers%2F There’s quite a lot of literature growing up around caregiving these days. One of the latest and best entries is a compilation of caregiving essays titled, for some obscure reason, “An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family.” I picked it off the shelf at the local library, and I am not done reading it yet, but I’m going to go ahead and recommend it, particularly to caregivers who may be operating “in a vacuum.” By that, I mean they do not belong to a caregiver support group or know other caregivers or even subscribe to a caregiver listserv, and therefore don’t have anyone with whom to share their caregiving experiences and emotions. For such people, “An Uncertain Inheritance” provides the welcome reassurance that they are not the only caregive... Caregiver Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513376 Thu, 22 May 2008 22:10:39 +0100 2513376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1225340&cid=t_199048_131_f&fid=34976&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.dnadirect.com%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Ffeatured-qa-do-twins-run-in-families%2F I’ve got twins on my mother’s side and twins on my father’s side, too. On my mother’s side, they seem to appear every other generation, so the joke among my cousins is “which one of us will have the twins?” Whether twins really do run in families or whether this is an old wives’ tale is [...] (Source: DNA Direct Talk) DNA Direct Talk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1225340 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:27:17 +0100 1225340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=521988&cid=t_199048_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F04%2Frandom-omim-search-term-of-the-day-amber%2F I’d say it’s time to pay the Random Word Genie another visit, so let’s do that now. With what word shall I search the OMIM database, oh great Genie friend? Um, the Genie revealed unto me that I shall search the OMIM database with the term “amber“. Thus instructed, let’s venture into the vast expanse of the human genome… Ah, time for me to learn something new. The Genie has shepherded me into the land of oral health and tooth development. Top hit for the term “amber”? DENTINOGENESIS IMPERFECTA, SHIELDS TYPE III a.k.a DGI-III or BRANDYWINE TYPE DENTINOGENESIS IMPERFECTA. DGI-III was first described in some citizens of in the quaint town of Brandywine, MD by R.J. Hursey et al. (1956), and again in 1966 by C.J. Witkop et al. This dental disorder affects bo... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=521988 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:48:37 +0100 521988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=490751&cid=t_199048_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F22%2Fomim-random-search-term-of-the-day-beast%2F Well, this is a first. The Random Word Genie has let me down. Wishing to continue my journey through the vast expanse of the human genome, I petitioned the Random Word Genie for inspiration, and was provided with the term “beast”. Upon searching the OMIM database with said term, I received the following feedback: The following term was not found: beast. See Details. No items found. Did you mean: breast (745 items) No, I didn’t mean “breast”, though that would have been fruitful, no doubt. Let’s try again… Blogged with Flock Tags: Random word generator, OMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (Source: Sciencesque) Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=490751 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:36:38 +0100 490751