Autism is a spectrum of closely related symptoms involving behavioral, social and cognitive deficits. Early detection of autism in children is key to producing the best outcomes; however, searching for the genetic causes ...
Feb 20, 2018
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A team of researchers led by Cardiff University has identified two genes that influence a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 18, 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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Genetic testing is widely used across the developed world in order to diagnose and predict disease. However, along with its usefulness comes concern about how others, such as employers and insurers, can have access to and ...
May 26, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Most people don't trust health research when industry is involved, a new study finds.
May 22, 2017
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Scientists have put precise timings on the history of a patient's cancer for the first time, effectively 'carbon dating' the different stages in the disease's progression.
May 10, 2017
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Researchers have undertaken the world's largest genetic study of childhood overgrowth syndromes - providing new insights into their causes, and new recommendations for genetic testing.
May 4, 2017
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In the era of genome sequencing, it's time to update the old "bench-to-bedside" shorthand for how basic research discoveries inform clinical practice, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), National Human Genome Research ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Researchers at the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment have identified a signature brain-wave pattern for children with autism spectrum disorder related to a genetic condition known as Dup15q syndrome. The research ...
Jan 11, 2017
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The discovery of variations in genes in tumor samples has been critical to the understanding of how cancer develops and spreads, and how to effectively treat it. Now, a multi-institutional group of researchers from the National ...
Nov 16, 2016
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