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FDA Panel Reports HPV Test could Replace the Pap Smear
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 13, 2014 01:55 PM EDTThe FDA panel of experts has recommended the HPV test as the first step in screening patients for cervical cancer.
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Gene Study Explains Why More Boys than Girls have Autism
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 28, 2014 01:46 PM ESTA new study examining the DNA of boys and girls shed light on why boys tend to be diagnosed with autism more often than girls.
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DNA Test Effective in Detecting Fetal Disorders
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 27, 2014 11:04 AM ESTA DNA test is more effective in identifying fetal disorders than standard tests, according to a new study.
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DNA Linked to Violent Media Consumption in Children
By Christine Hsu | Feb 19, 2014 03:52 PM ESTDNA may predispose children for violent media, according to a new study.
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Born This Way: Scientists Discover More 'Gay Genes'
By Christine Hsu | Feb 14, 2014 03:25 PM ESTHomosexuality is genetic, a new study suggests.
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King Richard III’s Genome will be Decoded
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 12, 2014 02:32 PM ESTA new project aims to decode the late King Richard III's DNA.
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Researchers Examined Neanderthals’ Genetic Legacy
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 29, 2014 01:25 PM ESTA team of geneticists from Harvard Medical School examined the Neanderthals' genetic legacy.
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White Skin May Have Evolved Much Later Than Believed
By Christine Hsu | Jan 27, 2014 02:33 PM ESTGenetic analysis of the remains of a Mesolithic man has toppled ideas about the lineage of modern Europeans.
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Racism Speeds the Aging Process
By Christine Hsu | Jan 07, 2014 03:47 PM ESTBlack cracks with racism, a new study suggests. Scientists found that racial discrimination may accelerate aging at the cellular level in African-American men.
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Jumping DNA In The Brain Might Be The Reason For Schizophrenia
By Kamal Nayan | Jan 03, 2014 12:41 PM ESTJunk DNA, that are stretches of DNA called retrotransposons might have a significant role in schizophrenia. According to a new research, LINE–1 retrotransposons are abnormally abundant in the brain with schizophrenia.
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Scientists Sequence Oldest Hominin DNA
By Kamal Nayan | Dec 05, 2013 08:47 AM ESTDNA researchers at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany have sequenced the oldest mitochondrial genome sequence of a 400,000-year-old representative. This representative is of the genus Homo from Sima de los Huesos which is a unique cave site in Northern Spain.
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Geneticist Claims Humans are a Result of Pig-Chimp Mating
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 03, 2013 02:26 PM ESTA world leading geneticist theorized that humans could have come from pig-chimp mating.
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FDA Orders 23andMe to Stop Selling DNA Analysis Tests
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 26, 2013 01:43 PM ESTThe FDA has ordered 23andMe to stop selling its DNA tests because the company has not proven that its tests are accurate.
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Extended Unemployment Time Tied to Accelerated Aging in Men
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 21, 2013 03:30 PM ESTResearchers reported that men who dealt with longer unemployment times were more likely to have accelerated aging.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Dogs Were First Domesticated in Europe
By Jennifer Broderick | Nov 15, 2013 10:52 PM ESTA new study on prehistoric DNA of dogs suggests that our canine-loving friends were first domesticated in Europe. The new research, based on a genetic analysis of ancient and modern dog and wolf samples, points to a European origin at least 18,000 years ago.
