New breast cancer risk genes discovered
Researchers have identified four new breast-cancer-associated genes that have the potential to help improve clinical screening for women at risk...
A group of diseases that start when the signals that control how much and how often cells divide stop working properly. This causes cells to grow and multiply too much, and eventually to invade other tissues.
Researchers have identified four new breast-cancer-associated genes that have the potential to help improve clinical screening for women at risk...
US men with prostate cancer could be missing out on targeted treatments because they do not meet the current guidelines for genetic testing...
The family of Henrietta Lacks is suing a second biotechnology company that profited from HeLa cells...
by Sophie Peet
Some genetic testing comes with some risk that it will make it difficult for an individual to access some forms of insurance in the UK. Here Sophie Peet asks how regulation of this should be changed to keep pace with changes in genomics and our understanding of discrimination…
UK individuals with lighter skin tones are at a higher risk of developing the most prevalent type of skin cancer, due to the absence of protective genetic variants that shield them from UV damage...
The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached a settlement with the biotechnology company that profited from her cells...
Removing additional chromosomes, or arms of chromosomes, can stop cancer cells' ability to form tumours...
A new machine learning tool can profile the genetics of brain tumour cells in real-time, informing rapid treatment decisions during surgery...
by Jake Knox
Australia's first ever public egg and sperm bank has opened in Victoria, and aims to recruit donors for patients eligible for publicly funded fertility treatment...
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