Monthly Archives: July 2009

Cystic fibrosis is a nasty inherited chronic illness.  It affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States and an estimated 70,000 people worldwide. CF is the most common lethal genetic disease in the … Continue reading →

Here’s some new evidence that aerobic activity may keep the brain young. A UNC School of Medicine study slated to appear July 9 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, suggests that physically active elderly people have healthier cerebral blood vessels. … Continue reading →

Science writer Marla Vacek Broadfoot reports this story for us: Because females carry two copies of the X chromosome to males’ one X and one Y.  they harbor a potentially toxic double dose of the over 1000 genes that reside … Continue reading →

Scientists have long recognized that schizophrenia can run in families and  that it also has a genetic component.  But one might find any number of studies that point to other explanations for the disease, including dysfunctional communication patterns within families,  … Continue reading →