Pilot study launched for cancer breath test
A pilot study on a breath test to detect cancer has been launched in the UK...
Assessing a group of people to determine who among them is at particular risk of having or transmitting a disease or health problem. In the context of UK gamete donation, screening of gamete donors is legally required, in order to assess the risk presented by HIV and Hepatitis B and C. Additional tests may be required depending on the donor's circumstances, in accordance with current professional guidelines.
A pilot study on a breath test to detect cancer has been launched in the UK...
by Rikita Patel
Prenatal tests offered by private UK clinics are misused for sex-selection and could lead to abortions of female fetuses, according to a BBC investigation...
A new and faster way to evaluate the pathogenicity of different variants of a breast-cancer related gene has been developed using CRISPR genome editing...
Finnish researchers have identified two possible mutations in one gene that are both correlated with prostate cancer...
by Professor Robin Lovell-Badge
The recent Nuffield Council on Bioethics report 'Genome Editing and Human Reproduction: Social and Ethical Issues' has been both welcomed and criticised...
The universal screening of babies' genomes at birth is not 'inevitable', according to a new report from a US bioethics organisation...
A new blood test which can detect ten cancers at an early stage is offering hope as a way to screen for multiple cancers...
Scientists have identified a new gene for ovarian cancer risk that may be passed down from fathers to their daughters...
Scientists have developed a single blood test to detect eight common cancer types and their location of origin within the body...
The blanket screening of all women over 30 for genetic mutations which cause breast and, or ovarian cancer could prevent more cancers and be more cost effective than current approaches, according to a new study...
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