Modern Lifestyle Primary Culprit for Obesity Epidemic: Study
2016-07-05
Even people with lower genetic risk were affected as decades passedContinue Reading
2009 Swine Flu Originated in Mexico
2016-07-01
Genetic analysis pinpoints source of the pandemic influenza that killed 17,000 peopleContinue Reading
Gene Tied to Breast Cancer Raises Uterine Cancer Risk Too
2016-06-30
Women with BRCA1 may want to consider preventive removal of uterus, researcher saysContinue Reading
Inherited Cholesterol Disorder Significantly Boosts Heart Risks
2016-06-30
Untreated, the condition also makes arteries age decades faster, study reportsContinue Reading
Homing In on the Genetics of Migraine
2016-06-26
International team reports 30 new variantsContinue Reading
Five New Genes Linked to Colon Cancer
2016-06-24
But researchers say it’s likely that all the major genetic mutations have been discoveredContinue Reading
‘Love Hormone’ Gene May Be Key to Social Life
2016-06-21
Early research ties low levels of oxytocin-linked DNA to relationship qualityContinue Reading
Scientists Explore Possible Way to Stop Zika in Its Tracks
2016-06-17
Gene pathway that allows virus to move from one cell to the next could be future drug targetContinue Reading
Does DNA Determine Success in Life?
2016-06-08
Genetic variations might play a role — albeit small — in how well someone does at work and with finances, study suggestsContinue Reading
U.S. Black Women Get Less Care to Prevent Breast Cancer Return
2016-06-07
Genetic testing, risk-reducing surgery more likely for whites, Hispanics, study findsContinue Reading
Female Reproductive Tract Not a Sterile Environment, Study Finds
2016-06-07
Researchers also found different microbes in women with ovarian cancerContinue Reading
Liquid Biopsy May Help Doctors Track Changes in Tumors
2016-06-04
Large study found it predicted when cancer DNA was mutating, could help tailor treatments to avoid drug resistanceContinue Reading
Genes Might Help Shield Some Black Men From Obesity
2016-06-01
But these same factors don’t appear to reduce risk of excess weight for black womenContinue Reading
New Test Helps Identify Rare Genetic Diseases in Newborns
2016-05-30
‘Next-generation gene sequencing’ could speed up the time to a diagnosis, study suggestsContinue Reading