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Medical Breakthrough Roundup: Tourette's Gene Abnormality, New Psorasis Drug, Mail-Order Fertility Indicator Kit

Filed in archive Biology , Medical Treatments by on October 14, 2005

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Medical researchers at Yale have identified an abnormality on a single gene that is associated with some forms of Tourettes.

Read the article.A new drug being marketed as Remicade has been proven in tests to precipitate the mitigation of painful Psorasis symptons.

The findings, published in the 15 October issue of The Lancet, show that 80% of patients achieved at least a 75% improvement in symptoms after ten weeks treatment with the drug, as opposed to just 3% of those receiving a placebo.
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A test has been developed that
indicates how many years a woman will remain fertile. Available as a
mail-order kit, women would need to see a GP to obtain a sample of
their blood for use in the test, but could find out how close they are
to menopause from the comfort of their own home.


"It will give people warning of when their Fertilitylinks starts to decline before it is too late,"
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