Biomedicine & Disease
Genetics link inflammatory bowl disease and cancers
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a group of chronic inflammatory disorders of the intestine that result in painful and debilitating complications, ...
Ignorance about genetics helps spread of common contagious disease
It’s that strange time of year when, despite springtime breaking out all over town – tulips, apple blossom, sunshine, the ...
RNAi gene silencing comes back to life
After a rocky start, RNA interference (RNAi), a gene-silencing technique that won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, ...
DNA “cloaking devices” sneak past the immune system, could deliver medicine and identify disease
The mammalian immune system remained an obstacle to deploying DNA nanorobots that could carry medicines through your bloodstream and to ...
Surrogacy without infertility: Is career reason enough?
Although still rare, rich women are choosing to use surrogates during pregnancy for social reasons without medical necessity ...
SAT revamp stirs IQ and genes debate, roiling egalitarian sensibilities
Are their differences among the sexes and races in IQ? Revamp of SAT test brings nature-nurture debate about human intelligence ...
Physician sees disorder for decade before genotyping can confirm genetic link
It was more than ten years ago that Dr. Tally Lerman-Sagie first saw babies with PCCA, a genetic disorder that ...
Treatment impacts of new cloning milestone
DNA extracted from the skin of a 35 and 75 year-old male has been injected into four denucleated human eggs ...
Lifestyle affects personal microbiome
Trillions of microbes live in and on our body. We don’t yet fully understand how these microbial ecosystems develop or ...
New technique speeds up gene expression analysis from hours to minutes
With gene expression analysis growing in importance for both basic researchers and medical practitioners, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and ...
Common Alzheimer’s gene APOE4 raises risk for women but not men
While many genes contribute to Alzheimer's disease, early onset Alzheimer's is caused by mutations in one of three autosomal dominant ...
Connecticut’s GM seed opposition is assault on science
To create high-paying jobs in Connecticut, economic development professionals often remind us that the future belongs to places that value ...
Celebrity chef champions sustainable seafood, includes farmed salmon on menu
Celebrity chef Rick Moonen was a champion of sustainable seafood long before it was the cool thing to do. When ...
Google’s biotech company Calico poaches prominent SF geneticist
Google's mysterious health venture dedicated to extending human life has quietly lured a prominent scientist away from UCSF, The Chronicle ...
Down syndrome and leukemia risk explained by genes
In science, technological advances often serve to deepen medical mysteries, as researchers peel away the next layer of the onion ...
Parkinson’s may be caused by autoimmune gene expression
The cause of neuronal death in Parkinson’s disease is still unknown, but a new study proposes that neurons may be ...
Staph may have acquired resistance genes for common antimicbrobial hand sanitizers
Sneezing out antimicrobial snot may sound like a superpower, but it actually could be a handicap. Triclosan, an omnipresent antimicrobial ...
Replacement arteries working in human patients
Even in the 1990s, the procedure seemed primitive. Laura Niklason watched it repeatedly as a medical resident at Boston’s Massachusetts ...
Cloned embryonic stem cells re-ignite ethics debate
Researchers have created cloned stem cells from men's skin cell samples in a lab, in the process creating cloned embryos ...
It’s time for a cancer genomics revolution
Cancer genomics has produced some major successes; genetically tailored drugs are around the corner in the UK. But as this ...
State lawmakers hold genetic counseling regulation hostage with ‘conscience clause’
Seeking a state licensing processes genetic counselors have pushed for legislation. Lawmakers have forced the inclusion of conscience clauses that ...
Marker-assisted DNA screening results in new super hybrid crops in record time
Alan Krivanek, a tomato breeder for Monsanto, dons a white protective suit, wipes his feet on a mat of disinfectant ...
MIT-Harvard Institute patents CRISPR gene editing technique
One of the most important genetic technologies developed in recent years is now patented, and researchers are wondering what they ...
Adult cells cloned to create embryos that match adult donors
Scientists for the first time have cloned cells from two adults to create early stage embryos, and then derived tissue ...
Microbiome imbalances may impact seasonal allergies
When we think of allergies, we typically think of the itchy eyes and sneezing fits that are the hallmark of ...
New Ebola outbreak from novel strain
The Ebola virus that has killed scores of people in Guinea this year is a new strain — evidence that ...
DNA test that replaces Pap smear draws criticism
A high-tech screening tool for cervical cancer is facing pushback from more than a dozen American patient groups, who warn ...
