Topic: Genetic Testing

Surgery Sharply Reduces Risk of 2 Cancers

About 1 in 400 women carry genetic mutations that put them at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. For these women, doctors may recommend...
A new study in the Sept. 6 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology helps define the role of an important ciliary protein, CEP290. The results could be...

DNA Diets: Do They Work? (Part I)

Filed under: Jonny's Take, Diet & Weight Loss. jupiterimages. OK, I admit it. I'm not a big fan of getting nutrition information from popular...

MEP backs ban on animal testing

MEMBER of the European Parliament for South East England Sharon Bowles has given her support for a vote on banning certain types of animal testing...
Women who carry genetic mutations that boost their odds of breast and ovarian cancer can live longer and reduce their cancer risk by having...
One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by ...

Researchers herald gene testing breakthrough

Researchers say they have made a breakthrough in testing for complex genetic conditions like heart disease, after the successful trial of new...

Breast cancer in the family

It's common for women to worry about breast cancer. Your anxiety may be even greater if other women in your family have had it.. . From 5 percent...
A long-term study published in JAMA of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected preventive...
Women at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer because of inherited mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who had prophylactic mastectomy or...