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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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FEB 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 16, 2015Health & Medicine
While it has long been known that obesity can negatively affect health in terms of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 03, 2015Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 221,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015. Positi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 07, 2015Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 24, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), affects 1 percent of all women worldwide. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 04, 2014Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 10, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 07, 2014Health & Medicine
One in seven couples in America experiences difficulty in conceiving a child, especially those over the age of 35. A new ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 27, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
UC Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA's Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & S ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 14, 2014Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 08, 2014Health & Medicine
Symptoms of thyroid problems include fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety and excessive perspiration. The th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 01, 2014Videos
Here's a good place to start. This video explains the genetic test known as exome sequencing for clinical patients.Written By: Robert WoodardOCT 01, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, fatal brain disease-and the most frequent type of dementia-hijacks a person's memory ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 29, 2014Cancer
Penn Medicine and The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia were awarded a $12.1 million Specialized Programs of Research Exc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 24, 2014Genetics & Genomics
A team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia - the oldest medical schoo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 17, 2014Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 08, 2014Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 21, 2014Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2014Neuroscience
Only about 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, but the agitation, hearing of voices, and paranoia it causes can lead to ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 01, 2014Neuroscience
A therapy that combines salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain ...JUL 31, 2014Health & Medicine
Speak of orphan drugs and the financial-types at pharmaceutical companies are likely to change the subject very quickly. ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 03, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, have found that a process called "somatic cell nuc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 18, 2014Neuroscience
Using powerful, newly developed cell culture and mouse models of sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD), a team of researcher ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
FEB 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 16, 2015
Health & Medicine
While it has long been known that obesity can negatively affect health in terms of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 03, 2015
Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 221,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015. Positi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
DEC 24, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), affects 1 percent of all women worldwide.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
DEC 04, 2014
Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 10, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 07, 2014
Health & Medicine
One in seven couples in America experiences difficulty in conceiving a child, especially those over the age of 35. A new
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 27, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
UC Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA's Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & S
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 14, 2014
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 08, 2014
Health & Medicine
Symptoms of thyroid problems include fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety and excessive perspiration. The th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 01, 2014
Videos
Here's a good place to start. This video explains the genetic test known as exome sequencing for clinical patients.
Written By:
Robert Woodard
OCT 01, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, fatal brain disease-and the most frequent type of dementia-hijacks a person's memory
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 29, 2014
Cancer
Penn Medicine and The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia were awarded a $12.1 million Specialized Programs of Research Exc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 24, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
A team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia - the oldest medical schoo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2014
Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 08, 2014
Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 21, 2014
Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2014
Neuroscience
Only about 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, but the agitation, hearing of voices, and paranoia it causes can lead to
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 01, 2014
Neuroscience
A therapy that combines salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain
...
JUL 31, 2014
Health & Medicine
Speak of orphan drugs and the financial-types at pharmaceutical companies are likely to change the subject very quickly.
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 03, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, have found that a process called "somatic cell nuc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 18, 2014
Neuroscience
Using powerful, newly developed cell culture and mouse models of sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD), a team of researcher
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider