Genetic testing is a powerful tool for determining one’s likelihood for developing cancer. By using DNA technology to track genetic abnormalities that run in the family, such tests can help mitigate cancer-related risks long before they become life-threatening. An expert in the
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to give a compassionate Spring Budget – by finally granting free prescriptions to sufferers with rare genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis. A year ago the Daily Express and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust handed in a petition
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A study that analyzed the genetic code of a quarter of a million U.S. volunteers found more than 275 million entirely new variants that may help explain why some groups are more prone to disease than others, researchers reported on Monday. The
The Royal Family’s DNA profiles have been seized by a hacker who has leaked the genetic profiles of four million people. The hacker, named ‘Golem’, has stolen the genetic profiles from DNA testing firm 23andMe and published the data on the cybercrime
A mother and father are doing everything they can to help other families avoid the sorrow they went through in 2019 — and they are doing it all in their daughter’s name. Jessica and Dan Roomberg, from Lafayette, Pennsylvania, launched the Magical
Two RAF heroes have walked 164 miles to Downing Street with a petition demanding free prescriptions for patients with rare genetic diseases. Squadron Leader Nick Smith, 39, whose two-year-old daughter Charlotte has cystic fibrosis, set out from Wolverhampton to completed the five-day
A Pennsylvania mother and her one-year-old son share an unusual bond. They are both living with the same rare genetic disease. Lindsey Marson, 28, and her son, Bryson, were both born with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF), “a genetic disorder that causes tumors
A Virginia man caught a fish that’s so rare, it was recognized by state wildlife officials. Retired veteran John Byrd, of Bowling Green, Virginia, reeled in an 11.5-inch blue-mouth chain pickerel from a 14-acre private pond in Caroline County, according to the Virginia
Genetic markers have been shown to predict a person’s likelihood of developing various types of cancer. Now, researchers believe that new artificial intelligence (AI) tools could make it easier and faster for doctors to detect those indicators. A team of neurosurgeons and