Update: Full Cancer Genome Decoded

Cancer is one of the most destructive diseases of past and present centuries. Certain treatments...

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November 07th, 2008 - 21:40

Scientists Decode Entire Genome Of A Cancer Patient For The First Time

For the first time, scientists have managed to decode the complete DNA sequence of a cancer...

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November 06th, 2008 - 13:30

20-Year Disease Risk Study Commences

Increasingly younger people are developing chronic, progressive and consumptive diseases, such as...

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October 09th, 2008 - 21:36

Newly Revealed Genetic Secrets Will Help Fight against Schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Washington say they've found specific gene variations linked to...

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July 31st, 2008 - 16:06

Genetic Variants Could Explain The Onset of Schizophrenia

Two separate studies have linked schizophrenia to some specific gene variations moving closer to...

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July 31st, 2008 - 13:07

Breakthrough Discovery: Genetics May Also Lead to Lung Cancer

Three independent teams of researchers have discovered genes that may explain why some smokers...

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April 03rd, 2008 - 13:26

Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'

New research shows that an entire network of genes in the body is disrupted by overeating and this...

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March 17th, 2008 - 17:13

New Genes Linked To Prostate Cancer Risk

In a report published in Nature Genetics, Cancer Research UK announced that its scientists have...

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February 11th, 2008 - 00:29

Married Distant Relatives Have More Children

An unusual study published by Icelandic researchers this week shows that third and fourth cousin...

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February 08th, 2008 - 16:46

Have Your Genes Analyzed For A Mere $1000

Those worried that they may have inherited diseases from their predecessors can learn if prevention...

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November 19th, 2007 - 17:14

Find Out More About You!

DeCode Genetics, a company based in Iceland, revealed on Friday a brand new service that simply...

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November 18th, 2007 - 19:58

Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Genes

Those fidgety legs that wake you up when sleep is sweetest have just received medical validation:...

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July 19th, 2007 - 13:26

The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

Harvard Medical School genetics professor George Church, Harvard psychology professor Steven...

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October 21st, 2008 - 14:30

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...

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October 20th, 2008 - 18:23

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...

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October 21st, 2008 - 05:52

Schizophrenia Is Still Basically Unknown Territory

On Wednesday, the online issue of the journal Nature featured information on recent scientific...

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July 31st, 2008 - 22:59