Previous research has shown that there is a connection between epigenetic changes and some of our common illnesses. But what does this connection mean? A new study shows that external factors, such as lifestyle aspects, often ...
Sep 20, 2017
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Immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators find. Published today (13 September) in ...
Sep 13, 2017
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It is widely recognized that people respond differently to infections. This can partially be explained by genetics, shows a new study published today in Nature Communications by an international collaboration of researchers ...
Aug 16, 2017
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Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumour at late stages of disease development, scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have found.
Aug 14, 2017
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Large-scale changes to the structure of the genome are often seen in cancer cells. Scientists at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK, have found a way to detect these changes, which could enhance cancer diagnosis and ...
Jul 4, 2017
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Feeding pregnant female mice a diet high in fat derived from common corn oil resulted in genetic changes that substantially increased breast cancer susceptibility in three generations of female offspring, reports a team of ...
Jul 3, 2017
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While most research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) has focused on early diagnosis and treatment, University at Buffalo scientists are studying genetic and epigenetic factors with the ultimate goal of restoring function to patients ...
Jun 27, 2017
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A diet high in cholesterol, fat and sugar may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease in people who carry the ApoE4 gene, a leading risk factor for the memory-erasing disease, indicates a new USC study.
Jun 12, 2017
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Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, a new study shows.
Jun 12, 2017
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In a study of 124 patients with advanced breast, lung, and prostate cancers, a new, high-intensity genomic sequencing approach detected circulating tumor DNA at a high rate. In 89 percent of patients, at least one genetic ...
Jun 5, 2017
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