Genetics News

A surge in interest in "mail order" gene tests is expected after actress Angelina Jolie's recent announcement.

Mayo Clinic has teamed up with a New Jersey company to create a joint venture that aims to create diagnostic cancer tests that use gene-sequencing technology.

Now, EPFL researchers led by Johan Auwerx report in the journal Nature how a mechanism in mice plays a determining role in longevity.

Although methods for local ancestry inference have been extensively validated in simulations , no empirical study of local ancestry accuracy in Latinos exists to date.

Overexpression of a gene associated with schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists report.

Dawn Berger, a Summerville resident, spends time with her daughter, Isabelle, 3, before work.

Sky-high stilettos are often cited as the root cause of bunions, with A-list shoe obsessives including Victoria Beckham and Sarah Jessica Parker evoking little sympathy with their foot woes.

A pioneering genomics technique developed at Cornell University to improve corn can now be used to improve the quality of milk and meat, according to research published May 17 in the online journal PLOS ONE.

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Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Genetics ; Ear, Nose and Throat Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT A new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer .

When humans and mammals lose a finger, arm, or leg, the best hope for now is advanced prosthetics, which does provide regained function.

After learning that she had inherited a mutation on one of the so-called breast cancer genes, actress Angelina Jolie decided to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Seniors / Aging ; Genetics Article Date: 20 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT "This study is a breakthrough for our research group after years of work.

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: Genetics ; Muscular Dystrophy / ALS ; Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 20 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Northwestern University scientists have shown a gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock.

Britain launched a research programme on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy.

A novel study reports that white men and women of European descent inherit common foot disorders, such as bunions and lesser toe deformities, including hammer or claw toe.

THE US Supreme Court recently began deliberations in a case that highlights a deeply problematic issue concerning intellectual property rights.

A Scottish breast cancer charity has called for the same genetic testing criteria to be in place north and south of the border.

"There is something rotten in Denmark." That is a centuries-old phrase from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." The Danish have smelled fishy ever since.