Genetic factors influence obesity risk in children exposed to gestational diabetes
Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero with a specific variation of a common gene are at a…
Genetic evolution of plague bacterium may have prolonged historic pandemics
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the…
Genetic analysis shows leprosy was endemic in pre-colonial America
Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older…
Britain is wide open to Russian undersea sabotage – POLITICO
The reliability of U.S. support in that scenario is “impossible to know” and “depends on what goes through…
Study reveals rising toll of alcohol-linked cancer mortality across the United States
A new study led by experts at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller…
Scientists observe exotic 1D anyons for the first time
For the study, the team injected and accelerated a mobile impurity into a one-dimensional gas of strongly interacting…
Molecular psychiatrist redefines the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental conditions
In a comprehensive Genomic Press interview published today, Professor Barbara Franke unveils her remarkable scientific journey from an…
Genetic discovery sheds light on infection-triggered neuropathy
Neuropathy, a disorder in which damage to nerves can impair sensation and movement, has many causes, including infection.…
Rare cancer gene found in sperm donor sparks European regulatory concerns
A case in which a sperm donor was later found to be carrying a cancer-causing pathogenic variant in…
News – New genetic test can diagnose brain tumours in as little as two hours
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing…