Personalized Medicine
How data mining targets pregnant mothers
For me, like most potential parents, the first test I took was not genetic. Instead it was a simple pregnancy ...
Can identifying ‘suicide genes’ help predict risk?
No one could have predicted that Oscar-winning comedian Robin Williams would kill himself. Or could they? When someone commits suicide, ...
Should Myriad make breast cancer data available for clinical research?
Myriad Genetics may have lost its singular hold on the market for BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing in May 2013 when ...
Scientists apply century-old technique to shrink tumors using bacteria
Inspired by hundred-year-old accounts of how bacterial infections coincided with cancer remissions, scientists have shown that injections of a weakened bacterium — Clostridium ...
New therapy advances lung cancer treatment, personalized medicine
Small RNA molecules, including microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), offer tremendous potential as new therapeutic agents to inhibit ...
Babies’ DNA “tweets” signal indicating bacterial infection
Babies suffering from bacterial infections like sepsis could benefit from better treatment, thanks to a ground-breaking study. For the first ...
More details on Google’s Baseline human health project
Google X’s new Baseline Project was made public in July. Although widely reported that the study would only focus on ...
Twins, separated and reuinted, illustrate genetic strength
Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were identical twins raised apart from the age of four weeks. When the twins were finally ...
Information-rich society drains our brains of creativity if we don’t take needed breaks
Creativity, argues neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, requires mental downtown for ideas and connections to bubble up out of our knowledge base ...
Blood-forming stem cells produced in laboratory for potential use in cancer treatment
Scientists in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, have discovered how the body produces blood-forming stem cells which exist in bone marrow ...
Pfizer, 23andMe working together to develop treatment for inflammatory bowel disease
Genetics-testing startup 23andMe said Tuesday it is teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to study the genetics of inflammatory bowel disease, ...
Is epigenetics being exploited by the media?
Epigenetics has seen a flurry of research and headlines lately, achieving science-buzzword status. But is the immature nature of the ...
Where to draw the line on human genetic modification
As the genetically modified food wars wage on, another bombshell has been quietly waiting to drop: We could soon start ...
Potential PTSD treatments to focus on individual genetic differences
Most people gradually recover from trauma, but a small fraction of individuals develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — prompting scientists ...
CRISPR technology successfully targets HPV
Researchers have hijacked a defense system normally used by bacteria to fend off viral infections and redirected it against the ...
Can stem cells aid in brain recovery after stroke?
Five patients received the treatment in a pilot study conducted by doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and scientists at Imperial ...
Role of epigenetics in blood formation revealed, with surprising results
The process of differentiation – in which a stem cell becomes a specialized mature blood cell – is controlled by ...
Call for FDA regulation of U.S. stem cell clinics
Unregulated stem cell clinics are proliferating throughout the U.S. A case in point is the Cell Surgical Network (CSN), which ...
Research links genetics, child cognitive development and disorders
How genes affect intelligence is complicated. Multiple genes, many yet unknown, are thought to interact among themselves and with environmental ...
CRISPR corrects mutant gene for incurable blood disorder
The genome-editing method involving CRISPR and Cas9 has been called into duty for a wide variety of jobs, from cutting integrated HIV ...
Brain breakthrough: Genome-wide association studies herald advances in treating mental disorders
Nothing is more challenging to science, or potentially more heartbreaking, than mental illness. The human brain remains inscrutable. But recent ...
People missing Alzheimer’s gene provide clue to disease
The 40-year-old man showed up in Dr. Mary Malloy’s clinic with sadly disfiguring symptoms. His hands, elbows, ears and feet ...
Video: Appetite control and emotion arise from similar brain areas
Relatively few neurons, only thousands, control appetite in a brain region linked to inhibition, fear and emotion according to a ...
Did the Hobbit have Down syndrome?
Was H. floresiensis aka the Hobbit really a different species of ancient hominid? Or, as a new study may indicate, ...
In an age of genetic healing, what happens to those too old to find cures?
I can still remember each second of that day just before Christmas when everything changed. The happy family lunch, then ...
Quest for answers on aging and longevity
Frailty is a common condition associated with old age, characterized by weight loss, weakness, decreased activity level and reduced mobility, ...
Your brain is making subliminal, near-instantaneous judgements of people based on their faces
Your brain is making a snap judgement on the trustworthiness of each stranger you see based on their faces -- ...