Sense of Smell Determined by Genes, Study Says
2013-08-02
Ability to detect certain scents is highly individual, research suggestsContinue Reading
Rare Eye Disease Leaves People Without an Iris
2013-08-01
Aniridia, a genetic disorder, can cause blindness as well as metabolic illnesses, experts sayContinue Reading
Do-Gooders May Be Doing Good Things for Their Genes: Study
2013-07-31
Happiness derived from living a purposeful life found to be better for the body than selfish satisfactionContinue Reading
Birth Defect Discovery in Weimaraners Might Help Humans
2013-07-29
There may be a connection with neural tube defects in people, study suggestsContinue Reading
Old Bones Give Clues to Leprosy’s Demise in Europe
2013-06-13
Genetic examination of medieval strains points to social isolation of victims as reason disease died outContinue Reading
Supreme Court Rules That Human Genes Can’t Be Patented
2013-06-13
Decision should have profound impact on medicine, gene-testing industryContinue Reading
Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer?
2013-06-13
New research suggests it depends on certain gene variationsContinue Reading
Scientists ID Gene Linked to Aggressive Liver Cancer
2013-06-12
Finding, though preliminary, might lead to better treatmentsContinue Reading
Scientists Find New Clues to Early Onset Alzheimer’s
2013-06-12
Too much plaque-building protein produced in people with certain genes, study findsContinue Reading
Gene-Based Blood Test Might Help Spot Colon Cancer
2013-06-07
Early study found it had high accuracy, but experts say it won’t replace colonoscopy anytime soonContinue Reading
Simple Mutations Could Make Flu Viruses More Deadly: Studies
2013-06-06
But strains scientists conjure up in the lab are unlikely to occur in nature, one expert saysContinue Reading
Scientists ID Gene Behind Early Onset Puberty
2013-06-05
Discovery could help children with ‘central precocious puberty,’ give insights to developmentContinue Reading
Blacks With Certain Gene Need Lower Doses of Warfarin: Study
2013-06-05
More than 40 percent have the variation, which affects their response to the common blood thinnerContinue Reading
Many Black Women Prone to Gene-Driven Breast Cancer: Study
2013-06-03
Researchers say finding underscores need for DNA screeningContinue Reading