Personalized Medicine
Video: How CRISPR gene editing technology came to dominate genetic engineering
The basic components of CRISPR-Cas gene editing were only discovered 15 years ago, but the technology has moved quickly to ...
When individual has multiple genomes, genetic tests get complicated
When Meriel M. McEntagart, a geneticist at St. George’s University of London, met the family in May 2012, she suspected ...
FDA to regulate genetic diagnostic tests, will affect cancer testing
The Food and Drug Administration unveiled plans to regulate thousands of diagnostic tests, including many coming from the exploding field ...
Stem cell research sheds light on weakening of aging immune system
There's a good reason people over 60 are not donor candidates for bone marrow transplantation. The immune system ages and ...
Addressing ethical questions in pregnancy, genetic disease and baby traits
When Kira Walker was born, on June 13, 2013, her parents and doctors knew she might have health issues. Her ...
Athletes and gay men: Behavioral genetics reveals puzzle pieces, not prophecy
Every day we are told of a new link between our genes and behavior, from sports to sexuality. How should ...
Neurology of obesity differs depending on genes
People who have the most common genetic mutation linked to obesity respond differently to pictures of appetizing foods than overweight ...
Over-active immune proteins possible links between depression and dementia
The link between depression and dementia is puzzling for researchers. Many studies have noticed a correlation between the two diseases ...
Blood test for cancer may lead to improved strategies for treatment
In 2012, Charles Swanton was forced to confront one of cancer's dirtiest tricks. When he and his team at the ...
Genes linked to breast cancer in East Asian women identified
A genome-wide association study among East Asian women has allowed scientists to identify three new genetic loci (regions) linked to ...
Looking for a few DNA needles in a million haystacks in the hunt for disease cures
The Resilience Project wants to find people with genes that should cause extremely rare diseases, but who never developed the ...
Talking about genetic disorders: How much information do we need—or want?
It may be easy to dismiss appeals to scientific literacy as high-minded, idealistic and impractical; but geneticist Morgan Thompson believes ...
23andMe obtains NIH grant for genetics research
Home genetics startup 23andMe has secured a $1.4 million two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build ...
Discovery of genetic links to Parkinson’s gives new hope for treatment
A new study led by researchers from the National Institutes of Health details how a state-of-the-art gene chip led to ...
Does smoking while pregnant harm babies’ DNA?
Pregnant women who smoke don’t just harm the health of their baby—they may actually impair their child’s DNA, according to ...
Gene linked to suicide may predict risk, spark pre-emptive treatment
A gene tied to negative thoughts and impulses may lead to a blood test predicting suicide risk, according to researchers ...
Protein linked to obesity, diabetes risk
A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the ...
Will whole-genome sequencing become the norm?
The first thing Debbie Jorde noticed about her newborn daughter was that her arms were bent at unnatural angles. She ...
Success for new embryonic genetic testing
Doctors in London have reported the first pregnancy in Europe from a new IVF procedure that checks embryos for genetic disorders before they are ...
Stem cells found in nerves of teeth
The soft, living part of the tooth—tooth pulp—is known to contain a small reserve of stem cells. These stem cells, scientists ...
Scientists attempt to determine role of epigenetics in cancer
You could be forgiven for thinking of cancer as a genetic disease. Sure, we know it can be triggered by ...
Surrogacy is global business, but loose laws leave murky situation for all involved
Demand and affordability have forced many potential parents to seek surrogacy through international clinics in India, Thailand and Mexico. But ...
Epigenetics can drive cancer, may be target for new treatments
The first direct evidence that epigenetics alone -- tweaks to gene expression -- can drive cancer in mice demonstrates that ...
New genetic factors in Parkinson’s found
WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson's disease, including six that had not ...
Promise of CRISPR gene editing–and the challenges
Two papers published in the last week were signal events for agricultural genomics. First was the draft of the huge, and ...
Genetic link to neurodegenerative diseases found
Researchers from the Jackson Laboratory say they have pinpointed a mechanism behind neurodegeneration in mice, one that involves a defect in transfer ...
Anti-biotech Center for Genetics and Society exaggerates dangers of gene editing technology
A healthy public debate is emerging over the revolutionary new genetic engineering tool known as CRISPR. Challenging anti-GMO dogma, it's ...