Study estimates how common carriers of polyglutamine disease-associated gene variants are in general population

Bottom Line: Huntington disease is one of nine rare hereditary neurodegenerative diseases known as polyglutamine diseases. This observational study estimated how common carriers with intermediate and pathological ranges of polyglutamine disease-associated gene variants were among the general population using data from five European studies that included DNA samples for more than 14,000 participants without a…

Colorado drug takes aim at cancer metastasis

IMAGE: Heide Ford, Ph.D., and colleagues show that targeting SIX1/EYA may stop breast cancer metastasis. view more  Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Many cancers are relatively harmless at their site of origin, and it is only when they metastasize to sites like the brain, bones, lungs, and liver that they become especially dangerous. And so,…

Eccrine Systems announces collaboration with Maxim Integrated Products

IMAGE: This is an Eccrine Systems advanced sweat sensor worn by an individual pedaling a stationary bike. view more  Credit: Eccrine Systems CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eccrine Systems, Inc. announced today that it is collaborating with Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) on the development and integration of analog signal processing technologies to drive Eccrine’s sweat sensing platform. Maxim…

‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Returns With Its New Star … Kanye West?

Image “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” Season 16 — with artistic direction by Kanye West.CreditMiller Mobley/E! Entertainment For the return of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” this weekend, we spoke with each of the five Kardashian-Jenner sisters — that’s Kourtney, Kim, and Khloé Kardashian, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner — about their entwined and individual…