New genetic study reveals hundreds of clues to osteoarthritis
About one in five American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for…
Growing list of genetic disorders set to become treatable at, or before, birth Labmate Online
Study suggest there are currently almost 300 genetic disorders which can be treated in utero or in the…
Genetic tendency to sedentary behavior linked to higher heart disease risk
Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically…
Genetic diversity of malaria parasite challenges one size fits all strategies
Despite decades of efforts focused on mosquito eradication, drug therapies, and vaccines, malaria remains hard to beat, especially…
Sentynl Therapeutics Explains Why Screening Newborns for Rare Disease Matters
Tyler Shepherd | Contributor Did you know that most of the 7,000 to 10,000 rare diseases affect children?…
Genetic test outperforms PSA and MRI in spotting deadly prostate cancer early
Targeting men in the top 10% of genetic risk helped detect high-grade prostate cancer that conventional screening would…
Method to identify genetic variations linked to asthma onset developed by University of Chicago Labmate Online
UChicago study combines genetic data with computational models to pinpoint likely genetic variations which cause asthma onset in…
Genetic breakthrough in psychiatry using long-read genomic sequencing
In a manuscript published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry titled Long-Read Genome Sequencing in Clinical Psychiatry:…
Largest study of osteoarthritis genetics uncovers new drug targets
Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability and chronic pain worldwide, affecting an estimated 595 million people globally.…