Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

First genetic map of obesity

First genetic map of obesity

Lou Gehrig's disease in humans has genetic links to degenerative myelopathy in dogs

Lou Gehrig's disease in humans has genetic links to degenerative myelopathy in dogs

Physicians counsel their overweight type 2 diabetes patients to lose weight - many not listening

Physicians counsel their overweight type 2 diabetes patients to lose weight - many not listening

Researchers show how anthracycline class of chemotherapeutics block blood vessel growth, slow cancer spread

Researchers show how anthracycline class of chemotherapeutics block blood vessel growth, slow cancer spread

Topical microbicide protects against genital herpes

Topical microbicide protects against genital herpes

More scientific evidence supporting Darwinian views of evolution

More scientific evidence supporting Darwinian views of evolution

Engineered virus targets and kills apparent cancer stem cells in neuroblastoma

Engineered virus targets and kills apparent cancer stem cells in neuroblastoma

1% of the world's population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart problems

1% of the world's population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart problems

Epigenetics may account for some inherited traits and diseases

Epigenetics may account for some inherited traits and diseases

Microbes within gut may hold key to one cause of obesity

Microbes within gut may hold key to one cause of obesity

Researchers identify biochemical switch required for nerve cells to respond to DNA damage

Researchers identify biochemical switch required for nerve cells to respond to DNA damage

Large DNA stretches, not single genes, shut off as cells mature

Large DNA stretches, not single genes, shut off as cells mature

Breakthrough in treatment of cancers and infectious diseases

Breakthrough in treatment of cancers and infectious diseases

Gene switch sites found mainly on 'shores,' not just 'islands' of the human genome

Gene switch sites found mainly on 'shores,' not just 'islands' of the human genome

Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity

Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity

Altered brain activity in schizophrenia may direct focus on self

Altered brain activity in schizophrenia may direct focus on self

Gene technology to fight Clostridium difficile

Gene technology to fight Clostridium difficile

Breast cancer four times more likely in women with strong family history

Breast cancer four times more likely in women with strong family history

The worst luck in the world? The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million

The worst luck in the world? The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million

Potential new biomarker for colon cancer

Potential new biomarker for colon cancer

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