News Alerts May 14, 2013

 Retinoblastoma 1 gene fights cancer when starved  Mutation causes one type of Blue-Baby Syndrome  Baby formula use helps some mothers breastfeed longer  PiWi proteins defend sex cells from 'jumping genes'  Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers  Brain progenitor cells transform to protect injured nerves  Brain anatomy of dyslexia not the same in men, women, boys or girls   Early infant growth rate linked to gut microbiota Dad's genome ready at fertilization, mom's need to catch up Gene mutation causes Sturge-Weber syndrome—port-wine birthmarks  2 Genes combine to cause cerebellar ataxia and reproductive failure  One big European family! Placental blood flow influences malaria during pregnancy  Understanding the starlet sea anemone helps us understand ourselves  Hit by two hammers: Deficiencies in two genes halt formation of gut nervous system  FDA warns pregnant women to not use certain migraine prevention medicines  Divide and define: How stem cells produce different kinds of cells  'Bioelectric' Arteries Open Path to Heart Disease Treatment  Saliva Can Clean Dirty Pacifiers and Reduce Allergy Risk  New mechanism discovered in meiosis  New brain research shows two parents may be better than one  Turning human stem cells into brain cells  New mechanism discovered in meiosis  New brain research shows two parents may be better than one  Turning human stem cells into brain cells