3 hrs ago | MediLexicon
Breakthrough Marks The First Time Human Stem Cells Have Been Produced Via Nuclear Transfer
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.
7 hrs ago | New Scientist
Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue
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.
11 hrs ago | Examiner.com
Is Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy - have we options?
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.
15 hrs ago | Local TV Station KTVZ
Answers to your breast cancer questions
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.
19 hrs ago | Science Daily
Returning genetic incidental findings without patient consent violates basic rights, experts say
Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results.
Yesterday | Science Daily
Stem-cell-based strategy boosts immune system in mice
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.
Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock
After President Obama overturned Bush-era policy restricting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research in 2009, Nebraska Right to Life led a protest of the research outside the University of Nebraska regents' meeting.
Why Is Psychiatry's New Manual So Much Like The Old One?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the official list of all the mental disorders doctors can use to diagnose mental illness.
Bionimbus Applies Cloud Power to Genetic Data-Crunching
A look at the Beagle supercomputer at the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago.
Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed
Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.
Developmental genetics of space and time
Understanding the concept of morphogen gradients -- the mechanism by which a signal from one part of a developing embryo can influence the location and other variables of surrounding cells -- is important to developmental biology, gene regulation, evolution, and human health.
Who Should Get A Genetic Test For Breast Cancer?
Now, the public knows about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy. She wrote in the New York Times that, thanks to genetic testing, she believed there was an 87 percent chance she'd get breast cancer, so she went for it.
How was Angelina Jolie's breast cancer risk calculated?
Yesterday Angelina Jolie shared her experience as a carrier of a BRCA1 genetic mutation that confers a very high lifetime risk of developing invasive breast cancer .
Gene variations may explain weight gain among men, women
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos
Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.
Genetic Counselor Reacts to Jolie's Preventative Mastectomy
Her double mastectomy is being hailed by most as a courageous step to give other women the courage to go forward with genetic testing and the tough decisions that often come with a positive result.
Medical community lauds Jolie's courage, while pointing out that her solution is not for all
"I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts removed to avoid cancer.
Local women react to Jolie's news, share stories of...
Like Angelina Jolie, they are beautiful women. Young mothers. Friends who live near each other in their Plainfield homes.
Chinese project probes the genetics of genius
The US adolescents who signed up for the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth in the 1970s were the smartest of the smart, with mathematical and verbal-reasoning skills within the top 1% of the population.
FDA approves genetic test for lung cancer drug
The diagnostic test is the first approved to detect genetic mutations found in roughly 10 percent of patients with the most prevalent form of lung cancer, known as non-small cell lung cancer.