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2 hrs ago | Live Science

Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire

If you underwent a genetic test for a heart condition, but the test also revealed that you have a high risk of colon cancer, would you want to know? A respected scientific society says your doctor should tell you, but the group is receiving criticism for its recommendation that "incidental findings" of genetic tests be shared with patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Colorectal Health, Colon Cancer, Health, Medical Genetics, Genetics, Biology, Science

7 hrs ago | KMIZ

Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?

A human embryo, containing about a couple hundred cells, is smaller than the period at the end of a sentence.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

10 hrs ago | CBC News

Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians?

The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all Canadians.

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Related Topix: Medicine, North America, Canada, World News, Health, Breast Cancer

Fri May 17, 2013

MediLexicon

Breakthrough Marks The First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body.

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Related Topix: Oregon Health & Science University, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

New Scientist

Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue

As suicide rates climb steeply in the US a growing number of psychiatrists are arguing that suicidal behaviour should be considered as a disease in its own right, rather than as a behaviour resulting from a mood disorder.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Suicide, Pharmacology, Science / Technology

Examiner.com

Is Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy - have we options?

When you first read the news about Angelina Jolie 's double mastectomy - volunteer surgery she underwent as a breast cancer preventative - what was your first response? Along with the immediate realization that this must have been an agonizing decision for Ms.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Local TV Station KTVZ

Answers to your breast cancer questions

When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer

Science Daily

Returning genetic incidental findings without patient consent violates basic rights, experts say

Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medical Genetics

Science Daily

Stem-cell-based strategy boosts immune system in mice

The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can be used to foster the development of white blood cells the body needs to mount healthy immune responses and to prevent harmful autoimmune reactions.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, UC San Francisco, Medicine, Diabetes, Health

Thu May 16, 2013

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock

After President Obama overturned Bush-era policy restricting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research in 2009, Nebraska Right to Life led a protest of the research outside the University of Nebraska regents' meeting.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Nebraska Government, Nebraska, Medicine, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Why Is Psychiatry's New Manual So Much Like The Old One?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the official list of all the mental disorders doctors can use to diagnose mental illness.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Columbia University, UC San Francisco, Health, Breast Cancer

Data Center Knowledge

Bionimbus Applies Cloud Power to Genetic Data-Crunching

A look at the Beagle supercomputer at the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago.

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Related Topix: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Medicine, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing

KHOU-TV Houston

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Breast Cancer, Health, Ovarian Cancer, Entertainment

Science Daily

Developmental genetics of space and time

Understanding the concept of morphogen gradients -- the mechanism by which a signal from one part of a developing embryo can influence the location and other variables of surrounding cells -- is important to developmental biology, gene regulation, evolution, and human health.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Genetics, Biology, Science, University of Iowa

KUOW-FM Seattle

Who Should Get A Genetic Test For Breast Cancer?

Now, the public knows about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy. She wrote in the New York Times that, thanks to genetic testing, she believed there was an 87 percent chance she'd get breast cancer, so she went for it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Oncology

Wed May 15, 2013

New Scientist

How was Angelina Jolie's breast cancer risk calculated?

Yesterday Angelina Jolie shared her experience as a carrier of a BRCA1 genetic mutation that confers a very high lifetime risk of developing invasive breast cancer .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Stanford University, Science / Technology

KFVS12

Gene variations may explain weight gain among men, women

Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

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Related Topix: Medicine

KTEN-TV Denison

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.

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Related Topix: Parkinson's Disease, Health, Medicine, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology

RochesterHomepage.net

Genetic Counselor Reacts to Jolie's Preventative Mastectomy

Her double mastectomy is being hailed by most as a courageous step to give other women the courage to go forward with genetic testing and the tough decisions that often come with a positive result.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Rochester, Health, Breast Cancer

Canada.com

Medical community lauds Jolie's courage, while pointing out that her solution is not for all

"I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts removed to avoid cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Ovarian Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer