New software developed by a Cambridge-based company could help diagnose life-limiting conditions in children in minutes rather than years, scientists have said. Rare genetic conditions in ch... Read more
A new way to make powerful changes at will to the DNA of humans, other animals and plants, much like how a writer changes words in a story, could usher in a transformation in genetic medicin... Read more
Doctors faced with the tricky task of spotting rare genetic diseases in children may soon be asking parents to email their family photos. A computer program can now learn to identify rare co... Read more
An international team of scientists has made a major step forward in our understanding of how enzymes ‘edit’ genes, paving the way for correcting genetic diseases in patients. Researchers at... Read more
Researchers cautioned that study results involving laboratory mouse models do not always translate into clinical treatment of human patients Researchers used blood platelets and bone marrow... Read more
They hope to start clinical trials in cystic fibrosis patients in the coming years. Cystic fibrosis is a lethal genetic disorder that in France affects one child per 4,500 births. An interna... Read more
“Inhibiting DGKi seems to reverse the effects of cystic fibrosis” Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Regensburg University, both in German... Read more
“This appears to be one of the most important scientific advancements in the field since French physician Jerome Lejeune identified Down syndrome as a chromosomal condition in 1959,” Two UMa... Read more
Duke University biomedical engineers have been able to repair a defect responsible for one of the most common inherited disorders, Duchenne muscular dystrophy Using a novel genetic ‘ed... Read more
Usher Syndrome is the leading cause of combined deafness and blindness in the world, affecting one of every 6,000 babies born. The genetic defect is even higher in Acadian people here in Lou... Read more
It’s too soon to know whether the approach will work in patients. Scientists have reversed symptoms of myotonic muscular dystrophy in mice by eliminating a buildup of toxic RNA in muscle cel... Read more
They found about 25 per cent of cases could be diagnosed straight away A GROUP of scientists says a breakthrough in gene technology offers fresh hope to people suffering from some potentiall... Read more
Children could be diagnosed at birth or early infancy MELBOURNE researchers have developed a new test to diagnose the genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited ca... Read more
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered the biological mechanism behind age-related loss of muscle strength and identified a drug that may help reverse this process... Read more