Personalized Medicine
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 ...
Employing supercomputers in studying neurological conditions
Recent published research in the Journal of Clinical Investigationdemonstrates how changes in dopamine signaling and dopamine transporter function are linked to ...
Genes reveal biological processes underlying schizophrenia
Scientists found more than 100 genes that make people more susceptible to schizophrenia- 83 of which have never been pinpointed ...
Largest-ever genetic study of schizophrenia cements genetic links
By identifying more than 100 new distinct genetic regions associated with schizophrenia, an international team of hundreds of scientists may ...
Q&A illuminates the ‘golden age’ of memory science
When it comes to the study of memory, we might be living in something of a golden age. Researchers are ...
Tallying the supercentenarians
The recent death of 111 year old Alexander Imich highlighted the difficulties in keeping track of the world's oldest people, ...
Q&A illuminates the ‘golden age’ of memory science
When it comes to the study of memory, we might be living in something of a golden age. Researchers are ...
Three-parent IVF possibly to begin next year in Britain
New regulations to allow mitochondrial DNA transfer will now be put before parliament following a three month consultation. If passed, ...
Survey says majority of Americans ‘unaware’ of personalized medicine
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A significant majority of Americans are not familiar with personalized medicine, but when told how it ...
Q&A illuminates the ‘golden age’ of memory science
When it comes to the study of memory, we might be living in something of a golden age. Researchers are ...
Q&A illuminates the ‘golden age’ of memory science
When it comes to the study of memory, we might be living in something of a golden age. Researchers are ...
Q&A illuminates the ‘golden age’ of memory science
When it comes to the study of memory, we might be living in something of a golden age. Researchers are ...
CDC experts caution “utility before business” when it comes to medical genomics
Today, enthusiasm for genomics far outstrips the relatively modest, albeit increasing, number of clinical scenarios for which it provides established ...
Can regenerative therapy restore vision and the promise of stem cell technology?
Despite a great deal of hype, especially in the world of sports, the promised magic of stem cell therapy is ...
Can neuroscience offer advice on business relationships?
Jan Hills, founder of leadership development consultancy Head Heart + Brain, sat down with IBTimes UK to talk about her ...
Heritability of autism may be greater than previously thought
Autism, researchers agree, is caused by a mix of genetic and environmental factors. At this point, however, consensus dissolves. Views differ, ...
Handy genome-editing fact sheet
Genome editing comprises a range of molecular techniques that allow targeted changes to be made to the genomes of organisms ...
Video: Genetic engineering allows MIT researchers to implant false memories
Can you install a false memory in the brain? Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown ...
Stem cell-based treatment for autism is not ready for large-scale trial, warn experts
A team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is set to launch a $40 million clinical trial to explore ...
Early adopters of genomic testing see it as an imperative
The practice of “genomic” (or “personalized”) medicine requires the availability of appropriate diagnostic testing. Our study objective was to identify ...
CDC Report: Genomics ready to help prevent disease
[B]oth zip and genetic codes are important for our health. Genetic factors are known to play a role in nine ...
Friends have (slightly) similar genomes
A study from a controversial pair of US researchers claims that we are more genetically similar to our friends than ...
Gene therapy could replace pacemakers, at least temporarily
Gene therapy could soon join the electronic pacemaker as a treatment for a weak heart. By inserting a specific gene ...
One family, one kid with a one-of-a-kind disease
The couple had their first child, a son, on December 9, 2007, not long after Matt completed his Ph.D. in ...
Indonesian state won’t release GE mosquitos to fight disease
The Malacca government does not intend to release “genetically modified organism” (GMO) mosquitoes to control Aedes although the state recorded ...
Measuring change in adult brains
Popular neuroscience books have made much in recent years of the possibility that the adult brain is capable of restoring ...
Could we end malaria with GE mosquitoes?
The ability to edit genomes may offer us the ability to build and release mosquitos resistant to malaria, ending the ...