News results: "genetic testing"

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Specials

L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies

L.A. Clinic Will Soon Offer Custom-Designed Babies

A Los Angeles clinic plans to make some monumental changes in the way babies are conceived. The...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 15:11
Doctors Testing New Warfarin Dosage System

Doctors Testing New Warfarin Dosage System

  Wednesday, researchers reported that they were testing a new system aimed at regulating the...
» read full story February 19th, 2009 - 17:14
Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods

Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods

Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes is not significantly better...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:30
No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

The results of genetic testing for Type 2 diabetes are not significantly better than an assessment...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:14
Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth

Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth

Scientists reported on Friday that a female blacktip shark, dubbed “Tidbit”, who resided in a...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 22:46

Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits

San Diego’s Scripps Translational Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 17:00
How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?

How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?

A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000 participants, funded by a research group and three...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:00
Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Pregnant women may find out whether their baby is likely to be born with Down syndrome or other...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 15:47
Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:01
Google Co-founder Sergey Brin Blogs About His Parkinson’s Risk

Google Co-founder Sergey Brin Blogs About His Parkinson’s Risk

How would you react if you found out there are high chances that you develop a certain condition...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:30
New Fingerprint Analysis Technique Can Tell Both Who and What

New Fingerprint Analysis Technique Can Tell Both Who and What

U.S. scientists have elaborated technology that can spot trace amounts of explosives, drugs...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 21:36
House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1) approved the Genetic...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 13:08
Washington Post Unforgettable Winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prizes

Washington Post Unforgettable Winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prizes

The Washington Post was the big winner at the Pulitzer Awards on Monday, snatching six awards and...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 15:37
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Business

Sergey Brin, Google’s Cofounder, Writes On Blog About Parkinson’s Risk

Sergey Brin, Google’s Cofounder, Writes On Blog About Parkinson’s Risk

In a post on its newly opened blog, Too, Sergey Brin, one of the two co-founders of Google, has...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 21:49
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Technology

Sergey Brin, Google’s Co-Founder, Writes About Parkinson’s Risk

Sergey Brin, Google’s Co-Founder, Writes About Parkinson’s Risk

In a post on its newly opened blog, Too, Sergey Brin, one of the two co-founders of Google, has...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 09:44
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World

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 16:37
John McCain Chooses Charismatic Hockey Mom Sarah Palin as VP

John McCain Chooses Charismatic Hockey Mom Sarah Palin as VP

John McCain has chosen the current Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as presumptive 2008 Republican...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 20:00
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Science

Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Washington - Some people who want their genome scanned are only worried about what their hair will...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 07:44
It’s A Robotized World – No More Animal Testing!

It’s A Robotized World – No More Animal Testing!

Three governmental agencies made a decision that will certainly go straight to the hearts of...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 12:20
Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

No need to worry about the ethical implications of stem-cell research anymore: American scientists...
» read full story December 23rd, 2007 - 23:47
Decoding Ancient Mammoths’ DNA From Hair Samples

Decoding Ancient Mammoths’ DNA From Hair Samples

One day the ancient creatures could be brought to life again through a move that has nothing to do...
» read full story September 30th, 2007 - 17:00
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Health

Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer

Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Novartis AG’s Afinitor for advanced...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 15:07
Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

  According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:20
Peanut Butter Finally Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

Peanut Butter Finally Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed yesterday a link between peanut...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 15:11
“New Face to Face the World”

“New Face to Face the World”

An operation for replacing about 80 percent of a woman's face, transplanting bone, teeth, muscle...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 16:20
New Vatican Document on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Stirs Debate

New Vatican Document on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Stirs Debate

A new Vatican document, titled “Dignitas Personae,” is scheduled to be released at a news...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 13:48
Fatty Acid Study Points to New Strategies for Tacking Alzheimer’s

Fatty Acid Study Points to New Strategies for Tacking Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease has long been associated with an unhealthy lifestyle based on a wrong diet,...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 16:00
WHO Probes Mystery Deadly Disease in South Africa

WHO Probes Mystery Deadly Disease in South Africa

The World Health Organization is currently investigating a mysterious disease that has killed three...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 14:30

20-Year Study To Asses Lifestyle Impact Of Genetic Testing

San Diego's Scripps Translational Science Institute announced Thursday it will carry out...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 16:23
Study on How Genetic Testing Affects People’s Lives

Study on How Genetic Testing Affects People’s Lives

Genetic testing is used for revealing what diseases a certain person is most predisposed to;...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 21:31
Safer Test For Down Syndrome In Fetuses

Safer Test For Down Syndrome In Fetuses

Presently, pregnant women that are worried about their baby suffering from Down syndrome have to...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 20:18
Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:47
New TB vaccine offers hope for AIDS patients, German researchers say

New TB vaccine offers hope for AIDS patients, German researchers say

Hamburg - An early tuberculosis vaccine dating back to the 1920s has been vastly improved thanks to...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 07:37
Think “Pink” for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Think “Pink” for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

October is our chance to show that we care about breast cancer victims or survivors. It is our...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:20
Scientists Might Have Found The Origin Of HIV

Scientists Might Have Found The Origin Of HIV

In a recent study, to be published in tomorrow's issue of the journal Nature, scientists reveal new...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 22:35
October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off today, it is important to remember that early...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 15:30
Americans Mark the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Americans Mark the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

On a national level, breast cancer represents the second leading cause of cancer death for women,...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:30
Medco Partners with the FDA in Pharmacogenomic tests

Medco Partners with the FDA in Pharmacogenomic tests

Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions has announced that it stroke a partnership with the...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 17:46
Update 1: FDA Says Tomatoes Not Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

Update 1: FDA Says Tomatoes Not Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday, July 17, that it has determined that...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 16:36
Cease and Desist for 13 Genetic Testing Companies in California

Cease and Desist for 13 Genetic Testing Companies in California

The state of California has sent cease and desist letters to 13 companies that are selling general...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 08:25
Family History Adds to People’s Chances to Survive Colon Cancer

Family History Adds to People’s Chances to Survive Colon Cancer

People with a family history of colon cancer may now breathe relieved, as scientific research...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 11:59
Gene Therapy Found to Slow Progression of Fatal Brain Condition

Gene Therapy Found to Slow Progression of Fatal Brain Condition

An experimental gene therapy had positive effects in slowing the progression of Batten disease, or...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 14:39
DNA Test – A Reason for Discrimination in the US

DNA Test – A Reason for Discrimination in the US

Many patients often refuse to undergo genetic testing for fear their negative results would make...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 10:43
British Scientists Create Embryo from 3 DNA Donors

British Scientists Create Embryo from 3 DNA Donors

British scientists revealed this week that they have been able to create a human embryo using DNA...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 17:41
Celera to Develop a Gene Test, Which Can Identify Heart Disease

Celera to Develop a Gene Test, Which Can Identify Heart Disease

A gene variant that increases the risk of heart disease can be identified with a new test, which...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 10:54
Carbamazepine Receives FDA’s Black Box Warning

Carbamazepine Receives FDA’s Black Box Warning

This Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration decided to strengthen the warning on carbamazepine...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 21:17
Find Out More About You!

Find Out More About You!

DeCode Genetics, a company based in Iceland, revealed on Friday a brand new service that simply...
» read full story November 18th, 2007 - 19:58
Merck's Promising HIV Vaccine Canceled

Merck's Promising HIV Vaccine Canceled

Merck's HIV vaccine, which has been 10 years in development, has failed in a human trial and has...
» read full story September 22nd, 2007 - 16:51
Breast Cancer Genetically Traced Back to…Fathers

Breast Cancer Genetically Traced Back to…Fathers

Surprisingly or not, genetic studies have shown that breast cancer doesn’t strike out of the blue...
» read full story June 20th, 2007 - 15:53
A New Cure For Baldness May Be On The Way

A New Cure For Baldness May Be On The Way

Researchers have found a new cure for hair loss in humans. A group of scientists at at the...
» read full story May 17th, 2007 - 12:00
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