Genetics News

'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.

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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.

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body.

As suicide rates climb steeply in the US a growing number of psychiatrists are arguing that suicidal behaviour should be considered as a disease in its own right, rather than as a behaviour resulting from a mood disorder.

When you first read the news about Angelina Jolie 's double mastectomy - volunteer surgery she underwent as a breast cancer preventative - what was your first response? Along with the immediate realization that this must have been an agonizing decision for Ms.

When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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

The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can be used to foster the development of white blood cells the body needs to mount healthy immune responses and to prevent harmful autoimmune reactions.