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The DNA changes responsible for a rare genetic condition causing babies to be born without a pancreas can now be identified in almost all affected children through genetic testing. That's according to a new study from the ...
Jun 1, 2026
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Younger people who experience sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to have a genetic cause than older people who experience it, according to the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. The study, published in JACC: Clinical ...
May 21, 2026
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Researchers at McGill University have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic ...
May 19, 2026
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Differences in people's genes can affect how they respond to medications, including how well a drug works and the chances of side effects. About 1 in 10 of prescriptions given to patients outside the hospital don't work as ...
May 12, 2026
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Warning: this article is about stillbirth and its investigations, including autopsies and related procedures.
May 11, 2026
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Dr. Jacquelyn Means knew that being pregnant in her late 30s would be challenging.
Mar 30, 2026
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When a person with cancer finds out they carry an inherited genetic variant that puts them at higher risk of cancer, the results can help inform their treatment or steps to prevent additional cancer.
Mar 24, 2026
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For childhood cancer survivors, remote telehealth genetic services improve genetic counseling and testing uptake, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas.
Feb 19, 2026
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A pioneering genetic test is improving early diagnosis and treatment for people with hereditary cancer caused by a genetic condition. The test, developed with the help of Newcastle University scientists, identifies specific ...
Feb 19, 2026
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Adult survivors of childhood cancers are at higher risk for another cancer—such as breast, colorectal, sarcomas and thyroid cancer—that is not a relapse of their original illness. Previous cancer therapies are largely responsible. ...
Feb 13, 2026
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