Why Some People Live to 110
2012-01-08
‘Supercentenarians’ appear to have built-in protection against disease, study findsContinue Reading
Scientists Create First Monkeys With Mixed Genomes
2012-01-05
Genetic material from six genomes made babies, researchers reportContinue Reading
Gene Mutation Linked to Chemo-Resistant Colon Cancer
2012-01-04
Finding could help identify which patients would benefit from specific chemotherapy, researchers sayContinue Reading
Gene Mutations Linked to Thyroid Cancer Risk: Study
2011-12-30
Changes in ‘PTEN’ gene appear to raise children’s riskContinue Reading
Gene Mutation May Be Key to Familial Pancreatic Cancer
2011-12-29
Research may lead to a screening option for those who might be at hereditary riskContinue Reading
Doubt Cast on Use of Genetic Test Before Plavix
2011-12-28
Research review suggests test won’t help docs determine who would benefit from heart drugContinue Reading
Research Sheds Light on Gene Mutation's Role in Rare Tumors
2011-12-21
Findings could spur new treatments for more common cancers, study suggestsContinue Reading
Screening Alone Not Enough to Prevent Sudden Death in College Athletes
2011-12-20
Testing of all athletes, not just Division I players, and safe training methods required, researchers sayContinue Reading
Low Iron Levels May Increase Blood Clot Risk
2011-12-15
Researchers say next step is determining if treating iron deficiency wards off dangerous clotsContinue Reading
Some Causes of Stillbirth May Be Avoidable: Studies
2011-12-13
Lifestyle factors like drinking, smoking and diabetes management might influence riskContinue Reading
Type of Muscular Dystrophy Linked to Raised Cancer Risk
2011-12-13
Researchers urge people with myotonic muscular dystrophy to get recommended cancer screeningsContinue Reading
Gene Therapy a Boon for 6 Hemophilia Patients
2011-12-12
Severity of the bleeding condition was reduced for men with type B disorder, study findsContinue Reading
Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence
2011-12-08
Those first diagnosed before 40 even more likely to develop cancer in the other breast, study saysContinue Reading
Family Tree May Affect Diagnosis Age in Some Breast Cancers
2011-12-08
In study of BRCA cancers, genes from father’s side linked to diagnosis earlier in lifeContinue Reading