Risk Factors for Early Breast Cancer
Certain risk factors increase the likelihood of women developing breast cancer at a younger age
Our exhibit at Open Health Day
At the forefront of cutting-edge medical research is the field of genetics. With the ability ...
FDA Approves First Cell-Based Gene Therapy to Treat Adult and Pediatric Patients with Beta-thalassemia Who Require Regular Blood Transfusions
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), the first cell-based gene ...
Genetic background influences disease risk from single-gene variants
Life can change dramatically when someone learns they are genetically predisposed to a disease, such ...
Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson’s?
BY ROBERT PREIDT, HealthDay Reporter It may be possible to protect Parkinson’s patients’ brains from further ...
Missing link in coronavirus jump from bats to humans could be pangolins, not snakes
As scientists scramble to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two recent studies of the ...
Mining the SARS-CoV-2 Genome for Answers
Thirty thousand base pairs make up the (relatively tiny) SARS-CoV-2 genome. A singular genome holds ...
U.K. Maps COVID-19 Spread through Massive Sequencing Project
The U.K. has a plan to sequence and analyze the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 from ...
Promising Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Emerges for COVID-19 from Veteran SARS Lab
The list of compounds that could make an effective COVID-19 treatment grows longer each day. ...
New Coronavirus Wasn’t Made in a Lab, Genomic Study Shows
Despite internet rumors to the contrary, the new coronavirus arose from natural causes and was not concocted ...
WHO statement on cases of COVID-19 surpassing 100000
As of today’s reports, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100 ...