Personalized Medicine
Parkinson’s researchers look for genetic connection to Ashkenazi Jews
The second part of a study of Ashkenazi Jews who carry the LRRK2 gene, the most common genetic contributor to ...
Two sides to knowing your genetic risk for disease
Dr Sharon Moalem recently diagnosed a mother with a rare type of hereditary ataxia, a neurological disorder for which there ...
Fear of insurance, employment loophole may keep some from sequencing their genomes
About 700,000 Americans have had their DNA sequenced, in full or in part, and the number is rising rapidly as ...
Genes for enjoying speed protective against ADHD and schizophrenia
A euphoric response to amphetamine could signal the presence of gene variants associated with protection against attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...
DNA nanorobots deliver medicine inside cockroaches, act like a computer
"It's a computer -- inside a cockroach." So writes Sarah Spickernell in a fascinating account at New Scientist of DNA-based ...
New gene implicated in most common, most deadly child brain cancer
Genetic mutations found in brain tumours in children have opened up intriguing avenues to tackle this lethal form of cancer, ...
Gut bacteria determines colon cancer progression
Colorectal cancer develops in what is probably the most complex environment in the human body, a place where human cells ...
To reduce false positives, PLOS asks scientists for extra info in gene association studies
The Public Library of Science will now require scientists who want to publish genetic association studies in the journal to ...
Rare mutations found to cause congenital heart defects
Through exome sequencing and functional assays, researchers led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's Matthew Hurles uncovered rare variants linked ...
MicroRNA biomarkers could provide advance warning of heart attack
Heart attacks could in future be predicted days in advance using a wearable blood monitor, new research suggests. Scientists have ...
Mitochondria may be impaired in vets with Gulf War Sydrome
Doctors have struggled for decades to find a cause for a host of debilitating health problems experienced by veterans of ...
Brain implants may help monitor neurological problems, address depression and Parkinson’s
Helen Shen at Nature chronicles a new class of deep brain implant that not only helps treat Parkinson's but may, ...
New guidelines for patients who opt-out of DNA screens too limiting
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics updated their policies to let patients decide if they want to participate ...
Stem cell hope for heart failure
Stem cells injected directly into heart muscle can help patients suffering from severe heart failure by improving an ailing heart's ...
CRISPR editing technique could reverse disease symptoms in living animals
Using a new gene-editing system based on bacterial proteins, MIT researchers have cured mice of a rare liver disorder caused ...
Ancient viral DNA may play key role in how human stem cells work
A significant portion of our genetic material is comprised of holdovers from viral infections long ago. Now it seems like ...
Two scientists’ quests for immortality is the subject of new documentary
A pair of advocates—they do legitimate research too, but their ardor is so intense, it’s hard to call them scientists—believe ...
Virus and gene interaction speed Type 1 diabetes development
Rotavirus can accelerate the development of type 1 diabetes in children by getting rogue immune cells to attack the pancreas, ...
Intermarriage families’ DNA identifies two intellectual disability genes
Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have discovered two new genes linked to intellectual disability, according to ...
Breakthrough STAP stem cell researchers officially guilty of misconduct
Earlier this year researchers at Japan's RIKEN institute announced a remarkably easy way to produce stem cells -- the holy ...
Another step towards designer babies?
A non-invasive test that is much more accurate than current methods to detect abnormalities in a fetus's genome is now ...
Gene makes saliva super-potent, linked to weight
Perhaps it should be renamed the Atkins gene. Scientists have found a small piece of genetic code that seems to ...
MIT researchers use MRI to study genetic activity in brains
MIT researchers have used genetic engineering and a bit of chemistry to make it possible, for the first time, to ...
French fries and skinny genes: Are we programmed to be obese?
Genes and diet interact to pack on pounds, but not as much as the media thinks. Even as we learn ...
Despite ethical issues, screen kids for low IQ because some treatment may be possible
There could be a way of predicting – and preventing – which children will go on to have low intelligence, ...
Epigenetic changes may spur autism
Recent findings suggest that certain environmental factors can influence the development of autism spectrum disorder. About one in 100 people ...
Gene mutation linked to irritable bowel syndrome in some patients
Approximately 2% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a mutation of the SCN5A gene that disrupts sodium channel ...