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A Combination Of Common Genetic Variations Can Lead To Schizophrenia
A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the cumulative actions of thousands of common genetic variants. The effects of each of these genetic changes, innocuous on its own, add up to a significant risk for developing both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Kaiser Family Foundation President, CEO Discusses Public, Experts' Health Reform Beliefs
"The Experts vs. The Public on Health Reform," Kaiser Family Foundation: In the column, Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman explores the "wide gulf on basic beliefs about what is behind the problems in the health care system and key elements of reform, especially delivery reform" between the public and experts. According to Altman, the differences "matter because key elements of health reform which elected officials expect to resonate with the public could get a decidedly less enthusiastic reception than expected if more is not done to close the gap in basic premises and beliefs between experts and the public." The column is the latest installment of a Foundation series, titled "Pulling It Together ... from Drew Altman" (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 5/19).
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CuraGen To Present CR011-vcMMAE Data At ASCO
CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN) announced plans for three data presentations from its ongoing clinical trials of CR011-vcMMAE, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets GPNMB, in patients with advanced breast cancer and melanoma at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida.
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Lords Science Committee To Publish Follow-Up Report On Flu, UK

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will next week publish a short report on UK preparedness and pandemic influenza. The report follows a short inquiry which began in November 2008. It was initially intended as a follow-up to the Committee"s 2005 report on pandemic flu when H5N1 or avian flu was thought to pose the greatest risk to public health. With the spread of the H1N1 virus or swine flu, the Committee shifted its focus to the Government"s response to the current outbreak and considers emerging issues in the light of this test of UK preparedness. The report will be published at 10:00am on Tuesday 28 July. Hard copies of the report: * Can be collected by journalists* from the reception of 2 Millbank House, House of Lords, London, SW1P 3LX from 10:00 on Tuesday 28 July * Will be available in the Parliamentary Press Gallery from 10:00 on Tuesday 28 July. The House of Lords Science


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