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
Scientists Spot Genes Tied to Success at School, College
2013-05-30
But the effect of any one piece of DNA is very minor, so educational achievement is not set at birthContinue Reading
Mosquitoes With Altered Gene Can’t Sniff People Out
2013-05-29
Researchers hope finding leads to better prevention of malaria, other diseasesContinue Reading
Women’s Weight-Loss Surgery May Benefit Later Offspring
2013-05-28
Study links procedure to genetic activity in childrenContinue Reading
Genes May Boost Woman’s Risk of Postpartum Depression
2013-05-21
Test found specific changes to two genes predicted problem with 85 percent accuracyContinue Reading
Many Can Blame Family for Their Bunions
2013-05-20
These and other foot disorders are ‘highly inheritable,’ study findsContinue Reading
Angelina Jolie Will Have Ovaries Removed to Lower Chances of Cancer: Report
2013-05-15
Actress has already had double mastectomy due to gene linked to high risk for breast, ovarian cancerContinue Reading