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World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed on June 19 every year to educate people about the inherited genetic disorder that affects the lives of millions...
Previous studies have claimed that around 80% of autism risk can be found in genes inherited from parents. Even though it was earlier believed that autism...
But the job wasn’t done. A year later, the triumph was announced again, this time with the formal publication of a “draft” of “the genetic blueprint...
Elizabeth Carr is head of commercial development at Genomic Prediction, a genetic testing startup that says it will assess embryos created in IVF clinics for their...
Getting a good night’s sleep not only keeps the body fresh for the day but also wards you off from many long-term health conditions. Scientists have...
A new study has suggested that the presence of certain types of genetic variants can greatly impact a child’s mathematical skills. In the study, published in the...
In a serendipitous twist, scientists have found that a rare genetic disease more commonly affecting Ashkenazi Jews also protects them from tuberculosis. In the study, published...
Mice live only months in the wild but can survive two to three years in the lab. Those in the latest experiment were already 124 weeks...
new radical study is all set to conduct genome sequencing of 100,000 babies at birth to identify and expedite the process of diagnosis of over 200...
Scientists at the Vrije University (VU) of Amsterdam have identified rare damaging genetic variants that increase Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk. “Our results provide additional evidence for...
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