Genetics News

The use of genome-wide analysis , where the entirety of an individual's DNA is examined to look for the genomic mutations or variants which can cause health problems is a massively useful technology for diagnosing disease.

HEALTH Secretary Alex Neil hopes more Scottish women will come forward to be tested in the wake of the actress speaking out about her preventative operation.

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 HEARTBROKEN couple, who tried for six years to have a baby, are searching for an answer as to why their young son died suddenly in his sleep.

Scicurious is a PhD in Physiology, and is currently a postdoc in biomedical research.

The next two years will see a fierce debate about immediate priorities in public spending, but many health economists are already looking 30 to 40 years further ahead.

'Dogs and Cats in the Home: Happiness for All?' was a Finalist in the inaugural ScienceSeeker Awards * in the category Best Post About Peer-reviewed Research .

Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, eloquently described life from the perspective of someone living with autism i n her memoir, Thinking in Pictures Emmy-winning HBO movie .

Genomic analyses suggest that patterns of genetic diversity which indicate population movement may not be as ancient as previously believed, but may be attributable to recent events.

It is vanishingly rare for an experimental treatment to wipe out advanced, recurrent cancer, then keep the disease from coming back.

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

Few things are more certain to personality psychologists than the idea that habits are hard to break.

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

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

Tiffany Gaines of Powder Springs holds her 7A1 2-month-old daughter, Destini. Gaines was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was seven months pregnant with Destini and completed her last cycle of chemotherapy in January.

Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie .

People often react with horror at the idea of human cloning, yet 3 in 1,000 babies born are identical twins.

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.

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

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.