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Researchers take first step toward genetic test for childhood short-sightedness

November 15, 2019 Childhood, First, for, Genetic, Researchers, short-sightedness, step, take, test, Toward

Researchers from the Universities of Cardiff and Bristol have devised a test that could in future help to identify children

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Doctors slam genetic tests such as 23andme for sparking confusion

October 16, 2019 23andme, As, confusion, Doctors, for, Genetic, slam, sparking, such, tests

Doctors slam popular genetic tests such as 23andMe for sparking confusion and fear in patients ‘by telling them they could

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Genetic mutation appears to protect some people from deadly MRSA

September 16, 2019 Appears, deadly, From, Genetic, MRSA, mutation, people, protect, some, to

An inherited genetic tendency appears to increase the likelihood that a person can successfully fight off antibiotic-resistant staph infections, according

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Health records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation

August 21, 2019 broad, Genetic, health, of, on, pin, premutation, records, risks, set

It was long believed the FMR1 premutation—an excessive number of trinucleotide repeats in the FMR1 gene—had no direct effect on

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Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity

July 18, 2019 activity, alter, between, Can, differences, Epstein-Barr, Genetic, It's, of, strains, virus

Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified how differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of

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Consumer genetic testing customers stretch their DNA data further with third-party interpretation websites

June 14, 2019 Consumer, Customers, data, DNA, further, Genetic, interpretation, stretch, testing, Their, third-party, websites, with

Back in 2016, Helen (a pseudonym) took three different direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests: AncestryDNA, 23andMe and FamilyTreeDNA. She saw genetic

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China tightens rules on genetic research after designer-baby scandal

June 12, 2019 after, China, designer-baby, Genetic, on, research, Rules, scandal, tightens

China has announced regulations to curb the smuggling of human organs and tighten oversight on the use of human genetic

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Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic makeup

April 24, 2019 Addiction, By, cannabis, Genetic, influenced, Makeup

Some people may be more genetically prone to cannabis addiction, finds a new UCL-led study. The researchers say their investigation

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New tool helps find genetic culprits in cancer’s spread

April 9, 2019 cancers, culprits, Find, Genetic, helps, in, New, Spread, Tool

The ability of cancer to establish itself in distant parts of the body—called metastasis—causes 90% of deaths from solid tumors.

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Genetic factors influence human brain expansion

March 5, 2019 brain, Expansion, Factors, Genetic, Human, influence

An analysis published in JNeurosci of brain scans from more than 600 children and adolescents reveals genetically-mediated associations between the