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A gene that keeps embryos alive appears to control the immune system and determine how it fights chronic diseases like hepatitis and HIV, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists said on Monday.
Although the experts have only conducted studies on the gene Arih2 using mice, they hope it can be used as a target for drugs eventually to fight a spectrum of incurable diseases. 
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Cancer is a puzzle of staggering complexity. Every move towards a solution seems to reveal yet another layer of mystery. For a start, cancer isn’t a single disease, so we can dispense with the idea of a single “cure”. There are over 200 different types, each with their own individual quirks. Even for a single type – say, breast cancer – there can be many different sub-types that demand different treatments. Even within a single subtype, one patient’s tumour can be very different from another’s. They could both have very different sets of mutated genes, which can affect their prognosis and which drugs they should take. Via Dr. Stefan Gruenwald
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"My paternal grandmother lived to be 101. At the time of her death, she was not taking any prescription medicines..."
Are some people genetically predisposed to need prescription drugs? Are some more dependent on antioxidants than others? There may be nutrient-gene interactions that affect our health.
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