Genetic testing reduces risks from chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For some patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers like colorectal and pancreatic cancer, chemotherapy can cause severe, ...
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Researchers find genetic clues to infant formula pathogen’s global persistence
Credit: International Journal of Food Microbiology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2025.111335 Researchers from the University of Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food ...
Scientists reveal how chemotherapy causes genetic damage in healthy blood
For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues. Researchers from the Wellcome ...
Discovery of a genetic dimmer switch controlling embryonic development
A team of scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that controls ...
Genetic mutation linked to iron deficiency in Crohn’s disease patients
High magnification micrograph of Crohn's disease. Biopsy of esophagus. H&E stain. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia A study led by biomedical scientists at ...
Genetic investigations reveal reason for severe neuropathy after infection
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Neuropathy, a disorder in which damage to nerves can impair sensation and movement, has many causes, ...
Yale scientists develop advanced CRISPR tool to study complex genetic interactions
Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the ...
Complete map of human DNA recombination unlocks secrets of genetic diversity
Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down ...
Potential dangers of direct-to-consumer genetic test for cancer risk
A new editorial was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on December 24, 2024, titled "Pitfalls and perils from FDA-approved germ-line cancer predisposition tests." ...
Genetic testing moving into the mainstream, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Genetic testing, which has expanded in recent years with advances in technology and the development of ...
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