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Genetic test could identify breast cancer risk |
| 08 May 2012 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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A link between modifications to a white blood cell gene and an increased risk of breast cancer could be the basis for a simple blood test to identify women most at risk of developing the disease...[Read More] |
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Gene therapy shows early success in Parkinson's trial |
| 16 April 2012 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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A woman with Parkinson's disease is reportedly able to write again for the first time in 15 years after receiving pioneering gene therapy at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. Mrs Shelia Roy took part in an early stage clinical trial of ProSavin - a treatment developed by biopharmaceutical company, Oxford BioMedica....[Read More] |
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'Gluttony gene' stops mice feeling full |
| 26 March 2012 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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A mutation in a gene linked to obesity causes mice to eat up to 80 percent more than normal...[Read More] |
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Dental stem cells converted by bad breath chemical |
| 05 March 2012 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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A chemical that causes bad breath may help convert stem cells into liver cells, according to scientists in Japan...[Read More] |
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US politician against gay marriage allegedly donated sperm to lesbian couples |
| 19 December 2011 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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A former US Republican politician has made international headlines after allegedly acting as a sperm donor to multiple women in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald, Bill Johnson provided sperm to at least nine women although official guidelines state that no man should donate to more than four families....[Read More] |
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Surrey NHS to reinstate free IVF treatment |
| 14 November 2011 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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NHS Surrey will reinstate free IVF treatment on 1 April 2012, following a year's suspension to cut costs...[Read More] |
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Genome study suggests gene linked with cancer may be beneficial |
| 03 October 2011 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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A study analysing three different, but closely related, African populations has identified that a cancer gene is present at a surprisingly high frequency; akin to those usually associated with evolutionary advantages...[Read More] |
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Clue to baldness found in skin stem cells of mice |
| 05 September 2011 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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Fat cells may hold the key to triggering hair growth, US researchers have found. They discovered that a layer of fat cells under the skin of mice sends chemical messages to stem cells, instructing them to grow hair...[Read More] |
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Neanderthal mating gave modern day humans a boost |
| 30 August 2011 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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Cross-breeding with early humans was highly advantageous to the modern human immune system, according to a new study published in Science...[Read More] |
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NHS may struggle to cope with personalised medicine |
| 08 August 2011 - by Kimberley Bryon |
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The NHS is 'unprepared' to deal with personalised medicine in the clinic, according to Sir John Bell - the UK Government's chief genetics advisor - during an interview with the Times. His comments come as a four-year-old girl last week became Britain's first person to have a rare genetic disease identified through DNA sequencing...[Read More] |
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