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Should patients be told of unexpected risk factors lurking in their DNA?

Source: Boston.com

When a national organization of genetic specialists took a stab at clarifying one of the biggest issues facing the integration of DNA sequencing into medicine in March, the bold guidelines seemed destined to stir up a hornet’s nest of controversy. T ...
Full article at: Boston.com  More like this  5 days ago, 10:45am CDT

Science in Aggregate: Week 20

Source: Scientific American

Thinking way too hard about science and pop-culture Kyle Hill is a freelance science writer and research fellow who specializes in finding the secret science in your favorite fandom. Follow on Twitter @Sc ...
Full article at: Scientific American  More like this  5 days ago, 10:05am CDT

Republican outreach report card: Graded 'F' for Fail

Source: Daily Kos

We have had numerous articles here in recent days about Jason Richwine, his racist Republican sponsored research on Latino low IQ (and about blacks too) for which he received a doctorate from Harvard, and the ideas he continues to spew. ...
Full article at: Daily Kos  More like this  5 days ago, 9:45am CDT

Myriad Genetics: Disruptive Products For Cancer Diagnostics

Source: Seeking Alpha

Myriad Genetics (MYGN) is a $2.64 billion mid-cap molecular diagnostics company that specializes in analyzing genes. The company analyzes genes to assess a person's risk for developing disease later in life. This analysis also determi ...
Full article at: Seeking Alpha  More like this  5 days ago, 8:38am CDT

Diabetes

Source: BigNerds.com

Diabetes Diabetes is characterized as a high glucose build up in the blood. There are two types of diabetes, type I and type II. Type I diabetes is identified by a lack of the hormone, insulin, being present in the body. It is a ...
Full article at: BigNerds.com  More like this  5 days ago, 8:37am CDT

Oregon's landmark stem-cell cloning advance sparks medical hope, ethical concerns

Source: Oregon Live

For the first time, Oregon researchers have used cloning techniques to create human embryonic stem cells that could offer hope for conditions such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Shoukhrat Mitalipov, the lead resea ...
Full article at: Oregon Live  More like this  May 15 2013, 9:04pm CDT

Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. A prominent expert called the work a landmark, but noted ...
Full article at: Richmond Times-Dispatch  More like this  May 15 2013, 8:51pm CDT

Angelina Jolie’s Decision: More Perspectives

Source: The New York Times

Re “ My Medical Choice ,” by Angelina Jolie (Op-Ed, May 14): When tests revealed that Ms. Jolie had a mutated BRCA1 gene, which significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, she chose removal of her healthy b ...
Full article at: The New York Times  More like this  May 15 2013, 8:23pm CDT

Why Does the Same Drug Affect People Differently?

Source: Term Paper Warehouse

Basic Genetics and the Inheritance of Genes What are Genetics? Have you ever wondered why you have your mother’s eyes of your father’s hair color? The simplest answer for this would be genetics. Genetics is the study of heredit ...
Full article at: Term Paper Warehouse  More like this  May 15 2013, 8:07pm CDT

Heredity

Source: BigNerds.com

When comparing and contrasting the influence of heredity and hormones on human behavior a person would make sure and thoroughly look through and see the different mechanisms that make our bodies function properl ...
Full article at: BigNerds.com  More like this  May 15 2013, 8:05pm CDT


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