Could gene tests tell if kids can be sports stars?
Was your kid born to be an elite athlete? Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits costing less than $200.
Mar 08, 2011
5 / 5 (3)
1
Mar 08, 2011
5 / 5 (3)
1
Resurrecting the so-called 'depression gene'
University of Michigan Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression.
Jan 03, 2011
4.4 / 5 (8)
0
|
Preventive cancer surgeries save women's lives
A new study underscores the importance for women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer to get genetic counseling and testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that make them more likely to develop lethal breast or ...
Aug 31, 2010
not rated yet
0
Consortium recommends microarray testing as new standard for pediatric genetic diagnosis
An international consortium of genetics experts has issued a consensus statement recommending chromosomal microarray (CMA) as the new standard practice for genetic evaluation of children with unexplained developmental delay, ...
May 13, 2010
4 / 5 (1)
0
Newborn and carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy now possible, claim scientists
Scientists in Ohio studying Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) have concluded that the technology now exists to carry out nationwide screening of newborn children and pregnant mothers. The study, published in the American Journal of ...
May 07, 2010
5 / 5 (1)
0
Standard heel-stick test ineffective at screening for CMV in newborns
A national study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center neonatologist and pediatric infectious diseases specialist suggests that a screening test routinely performed in newborns is not very good at identifying cytomegalovirus ...
May 04, 2010
not rated yet
0
Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect
(AP) -- A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.
Oct 20, 2009
5 / 5 (4)
0
How to deliver the news? New advice for doctors diagnosing prenatal Down syndrome
New prenatal tests for Down syndrome are soon to be offered to all pregnant women across the United States, yet telling an expectant couple that their child will be born with Down syndrome is a task very few physicians are ...
Sep 28, 2009
not rated yet
0
Caring for the whole person -- using systems medicine
At a time when medicine tends to focus on patients as a "collection of visceral organs and a nervous system," systems medicine provides a new approach to medical practice that is "anticipated to result in more comprehensive ...
Sep 01, 2009
not rated yet
0
Researchers identify gene variant linked to effectiveness of plavix
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a common gene variant carried by as many as a third of the general population that is believed to play a major role in determining why people do ...
Aug 25, 2009
not rated yet
0
In Asia, diabetes more likely to strike the young
(AP) -- Diabetes is spiraling in Asia but - unlike the West - those affected are relatively young and less likely to be struggling with obesity, a new study shows.
May 26, 2009
not rated yet
0
Study finds more than 100 gene variations linked with response to leukemia treatment
Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) have discovered in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) scores of inherited genetic variations that clinicians might ...
Jan 27, 2009
not rated yet
1
Studies examine genetic determinants of ADHD
A special issue of American Journal of Medical Genetics (AJMG): Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics presents a comprehensive overview of the latest progress in genetic research of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...
Jan 07, 2009
4 / 5 (1)
2
