By exploiting the genetic variation in cancer cells, an already approved cancer drug demonstrated enhanced effects against cancer cells in specific patient groups.

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There are 14 members of faculty and a number of academic associates, working in a wide range of areas of genetics areas covering everything from medical genetics, pharmacogenomics, neurogenetics, stem ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This ...

As genetic testing becomes more available, patients are gaining unprecedented access to information about the likelihood of diseases and medical conditions ... that promotes the provision of effective ...

Using genetics to identify in advance which patients are most likely to benefit from specific dietary interventions would avoid unnecessarily restrictive dies for those unlikely to benefit and ...

Monica Colaiácovo of Harvard Medical School led the study, which was published October 24 in the journal PLOS Genetics. Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) is a chemical that makes plastic more flexible ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...

the George Jacob and Jacqueline Hazel Leder Professor of Genetics and head of the Department of Genetics in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, who specializes in studying the influence ...

Next week, B J Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) will inaugurate the ‘Centre of Excellence in Clinical Genetics’, a first-of-its-kind facility at any government ...

A major study led by University of Otago researchers has found that genetics play a significant role in gout, challenging the myth that lifestyle is the primary cause. The findings highlight the ...

This new research shows that from a young age, a person’s BMI is strongly correlated with their genetics, as measured using polygenic risk scores (PRS). (See Figures A and B below.) The ...