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Clinical Genetics
Clinical Genetics is a diagnostic service and "genetic counseling" for individuals or families with conditions which may have a genetic basis.
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JUL 09, 2017Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2017Cardiology
Two small proteins, elastin and collagen, make up a dynamic duo that promote a sturdy foundation of tensile strength and ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2017Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s ...JUN 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient ...JUN 17, 2017Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the ...JUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve ...JUN 14, 2017Cancer
A tumor growing in the brain can alter immune activities that may be detectable up to five years before symptoms manifes ...JUN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an important cellular signaling pathway that has been linked to cancer and genetic d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to develop good markers for longevity and good health to ensure quality anti-aging therapies.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers hope to relieve the symptoms of severe allergies by targeting the overactive immune system instead of just t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2017Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then ...JUN 02, 2017Videos
In popular culture, "OCD" is loosely used to label a person who is quite particular about how neat or clean something sh ...JUN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Neuroscience
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In the summer of 2014, Pete Frates, a former Boston College basketball star, came up ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Methylene blue is a common, inexpensive antioxidant that's been shown to have efficacy against aging; new work confirmed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2017Cardiology
What happens during development to create the most common congenital heart defect, a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)? The id ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec ...MAY 26, 2017Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc ...
JUL 09, 2017
Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2017
Cardiology
Two small proteins, elastin and collagen, make up a dynamic duo that promote a sturdy foundation of tensile strength and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
JUN 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient
...
JUN 17, 2017
Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the
...
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
JUN 14, 2017
Cancer
A tumor growing in the brain can alter immune activities that may be detectable up to five years before symptoms manifes
...
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an important cellular signaling pathway that has been linked to cancer and genetic d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to develop good markers for longevity and good health to ensure quality anti-aging therapies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers hope to relieve the symptoms of severe allergies by targeting the overactive immune system instead of just t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
In popular culture, "OCD" is loosely used to label a person who is quite particular about how neat or clean something sh
...
JUN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Neuroscience
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In the summer of 2014, Pete Frates, a former Boston College basketball star, came up
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Methylene blue is a common, inexpensive antioxidant that's been shown to have efficacy against aging; new work confirmed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2017
Cardiology
What happens during development to create the most common congenital heart defect, a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)? The id
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple to 15-16 million in the next few dec
...
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc
...