Personalized Medicine
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
If you’re rich enough to freeze your eggs can you stop your biological clock?
There comes a point in every childless woman’s life, usually around 35, when the larger world becomes very interested in ...
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 ...
Searching for the super genius genes
BGI wants to sequence everything and everyone on the planet. It's particularly interested in finding the genes for genius. A ...
Teenage cancer survivor sequences her very rare tumor
As a child, Elana Simon suffered for years from crippling stomach pain. Yet despite trips to multiple specialists, her pain ...
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 ...
Genes may determine who recovers quicker from concussion
Six months off may not be long enough for the brains of football players to completely heal after a single ...
Dad’s waistline may affect child’s autism status
Looking at the family records for over 90,000 women who were pregnant in Norway between 1999 and 2008, and analysing ...
Rare genetic disorder causes severe impairment in siblings, but also conveys super immunity
A brother and sister with an extremely rare genetic condition have a stunning ability to fight off viruses — an ...
Racial component to thyroid disease
Some diseases are more dominant in certain groups than others. Disorders of the thyroid may be among illnesses for which ...
Lab grown blood fit for human transfusion, a regenerative medicine first
“We have made red blood cells that are fit to go in a person’s body," says Marc Turner, medical director ...
Non-invasive prenatal testing a global reality, but what’s next?
Non-invasive prenatal testing offers benefits to the developing world. But without regulation and policy guidance, it's difficult to know how ...
Alzheimer’s gene risk varies by sex
Carrying a copy of the "Alzheimer's gene" doesn't significantly raise a man's risk of developing the disease. The gene does ...
Clinician’s take on the promise of therapeutic CRISPR editing in humans
A powerful new genetics tool has the potential to correct human disease in a way that was unimaginable a few ...
Virginia bill aimed to regulate genetic counselors, but could keep them from doing their jobs
In January, two legislators in Virginia’s House of Delegates introduced a bill that should have been uncontroversial. The bulk of ...
DNA of cancer patients who exceptionally respond to drugs to become avenue for new treatments
The history of oncology is rife with reports of patients with advanced cancer who staged miraculous recoveries. Now scientists are ...
BRCA1 linked to development of brain’s cortical layers
It is well known that females with a BRCA1 gene mutation are at a much higher risk of developing breast ...
New gene target may be hope for obesity treatments
Many who struggle with their weight will often blame a “slow” metabolism – meaning their bodies do not burn calories ...
Pick the baby, then the mate?
A new computer technology allows potential parents to genetically screen sperm and egg donors for more than 600 conditions and ...
Newborn genome sequencing: Would every newborn be a patient?
With cost and access decreasing, sequencing the genome of every child at birth could become part of standard newborn screenings ...
Schizophrenics age faster, genetics play a roll
For decades, evidence has suggested that people with schizophrenia have shortened lifespans. In the early twentieth century, doctors observed that ...