Risks of common diseases predicted from UK BioBank data
Researchers have developed a new way of analysing genomic data that may help identify disease risk much earlier than current predictors...
A government-funded project to collect DNA samples and medical records from 500,000 British volunteers aged 45-69, to study the effects of genetic and environmental factors on health.
Researchers have developed a new way of analysing genomic data that may help identify disease risk much earlier than current predictors...
by Rikita Patel
Genetic variants may influence how long people remain in school, according to a study of over 1 million genomes...
Thirteen European countries have pledged to share one million genomes for research purposes by 2022...
by Jen Willows
The Progress Educational Trust event 'Putting Your Genome to Work: For the NHS, for Industry, for the UK Post-Brexit' took place at Amnesty International in London on 21 March 2018...
by Anna Mallach
Estonia is offering a free DNA test to 10 percent of its population to identify people at risk of developing certain diseases, in the first state-sponsored personal genetic information service...
A large study of the genomes of over 1.3 million people has found 956 genes implicated in insomnia...
Weight loss, education, giving up smoking, and being open to new experiences have all been linked to longer life...
by Sandy Starr
Foremost among them is Professor Sir John Sulston, who played a central role in the Human Genome Project and founded the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute...
A new study has found over 280 genes associated with male-pattern baldness...
by Sophie Perry and 1 others
One of the largest-ever genetics studies in the social sciences has found 74 genetic variants that are associated with the amount of time an individual spends in education...
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