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Skin cancer detection improves with new gene-based blood tests
Genetic testing of tumor and blood fluid samples from people with and without one of the most aggressive forms of ...
Breast cancer treatment uses combination of 2 immunotherapy drugs
Researchers have found a new way to use immunotherapy, a breakthrough mode of cancer treatment which harnesses the patient’s immune ...
Binge eater? Gene found that could lead to treatment
Researchers have identified a gene (CYFIP2) associated with binge eating. This finding represents one of the first examples of a ...
Is your body shaped like an apple? It’s probably ‘in the genes’ and it could pose health risks
A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has found that a pattern of gene variants associated with an “apple-shaped” ...
Non-African humans may carry harmful Neanderthal genes that lower fitness
The Neanderthal genome included harmful mutations that made the hominids around 40% less reproductively fit than modern humans, according to ...
All blue-eyed people are related
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen ...
Brain injuries may be treatable using stem cell therapy
Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient’s own stem cells showed that ...
Why faulty genes don’t always lead to disease
We usually think of mutations as errors in our genes that will make us sick. But not all errors are ...
Why some people struggle with shift work fatigue: It’s in the genes
Some people adapt easily to shift work, but not everyone can handle constant disruptions to their daily rhythm. Finnish researchers ...
LipidSeq: Cheaper, more accurate genetic test for high cholesterol
In a recent study conducted by the University of Western Ontario, researchers develop a new genetic testing method called LipidSeq ...