Body clock genes linked to depression
Genes believed to regulate sleep rhythm are expressed abnormally in people with major depressive disorders, scientists say...
An array of many different pieces of DNA, arranged on a small piece of glass, silicon or other solid material. Microarrays can be used to study thousands of different genes or genetic variations at the same time.
Genes believed to regulate sleep rhythm are expressed abnormally in people with major depressive disorders, scientists say...
US biotech company Verinata Health has reported sequencing fetal DNA taken from pregnant women's blood to test for genetic abnormalities...
More sensitive prenatal testing of fetal DNA could improve the detection of genetic diseases, studies find...
The first detailed maps of genetic activity in the human brain have been published online by scientists...
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has made an unsolicited bid worth $5.7 billion to takeover US DNA sequencing firm Illumina....
An unnamed Premier League football club has had DNA tests carried out on its players to determine which of them may be susceptible to injury. The tests were carried out by leading molecular geneticist and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine Dr Marios Kambouris, who was told neither the name of the club nor the identities of the players...
Newborn babies showing signs of liver disorders will be screened for 92 genetic conditions, as part of a trial launching next month at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Newborns will be screened for multiple conditions with a single test using gene chip technology....
At the beginning of this month, following the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) annual meeting in Rome, a workshop was held to celebrate 20 years of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)...
New research into diagnostic genetic tests for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has revealed the effectiveness of a new test that is currently not used in the first line of diagnosis. The findings were published online last week in the journal Paediatrics....
A company in the US is offering potential parents the chance to test whether their future offspring might develop serious health problems by selling them home genetic test kits. Counsyl allows customers to send a saliva sample via the post, which is used in conjunction with DNA chip technology to screen if the person is a carrier for a single genetic mutation known to cause a disease. If both parents carry the same mutation,...
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