Topic: Robert Marion
Scientists have grouped together a series of genetic variants that can predict with 77 percent accuracy whether or not a person will live to 100 years of age.. "We have about 80,000 centenarians alive at any time," said senior study author ...
Drugstore giant Walgreens says it will postpone selling a controversial at-home genetic test that could purportedly gauge a person's risk for a variety of diseases and other health threats, such as Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart attack, certain cancers and whether a ...
3/11/2010 Print E-mail Two separate scientific teams announced this week that they had successfully sequenced individual genomes to pinpoint precise genetic causes of illness -- breakthroughs that open the door to a future of individualized, genomics-based medicine.. One day in the ...
3/15/2010 Print E-mail A newer type of genetic test is better at detecting abnormalities that predispose a child to autism than standard genetic tests, new research has determined.. "In the vast majority of cases, we believe there is at least ...
ers have identified the first gene mutations linked to stuttering.. "Current therapies are limited in their effectiveness because they're all undertaken without understanding of what causes the disorder," added Dennis Drayna, senior author of the paper, which is published online Feb ...
A specific structural variation on chromosome 16 dramatically boosts the risk of autism, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Autism spectrum disorder--or autism, as it is commonly called--refers to a group of developmental disabilities with ...