New Guides: Understanding Dementia Risk, Genetics, Diagnosis in Communities of Color
Is an Alzheimer’s clinical trial right for you? What does it mean to enroll in an Alzheimer’s clinical…
Application Of CRISPR Technology In iPSC Gene Correction
By Jack (Jie) Huang, M.D., Ph.D. The rise of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has opened up…
New SDR-Seq Tool Links DNA Variants to Disease
Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain diseases ‘ran…
Genetic study reveals links between cannabis use and mental health
University of California San Diego of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the genetic testing company 23andMe, have identified…
NHS to screen newborns in England for rare genetic disorder
Dr Harrison Carter, NHS director of vaccination and screening, said: “Being able to screen for tyrosinaemia will help…
How genomic screening in newborns found 16 hidden disorders standard tests overlooked
By uncovering life-altering genetic conditions before symptoms appear, genomic screening could redefine newborn care if health systems can…
Las Cruces medical center introduces genetic testing to boost cancer prevention efforts
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces is introducing a new genetic testing tool…
NHS to screen newborns in England for rare genetic disorder
Hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 (HT1) affects around one in seven babies a year in the UK. It prevents…
Reproducibility of genetic risk factors identified for long COVID using combinatorial analysis across US and UK patient cohorts with diverse ancestries | Journal of Translational Medicine
Studies performed using traditional GWAS and meta-GWAS approaches on large patient populations (6,450 cases and 53,764 cases) respectively…
CRISPR Therapeutics Presents New Preclinical Data for CTX460™ Demonstrating In Vivo Gene Correction of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) Utilizing Novel SyNTase™ Editing Platform
CRISPR Therapeutics AG -Preclinical data presented at the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) highlight a…
Human evolution and genes: culture rewrites science
For years, science was certain: genes determine who a person is. The latest report by American researchers overturns…
Cannabis Abuse Genetically Linked to Psychiatric Traits, Physical Health
Credit: skaman306/ Moment/ Getty Images Genes may play an important role in the problematic use of cannabis and…