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Brains, Genes, and Primates

By Belmonte et al. Neuron May 2015 One of the great strengths of the mouse model is the wide array of genetic tools that have been ... Read more »

Advanced MRI Scans Could Help Predict People at Risk of Schizophrenia

Newswise Cardiff University May 11, 2015 "New scanning methods which map the wiring of the brain could provide a valuable new tool to predict people at risk ... Read more »

Guest Post: PPV Puffery? Sizing Up NIPT Statistics

By Katie Stoll and Heidi Lindh The DNA Exchange May 4th, 2015 The importance of the Positive Predictive value (PPV) in interpreting Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) results ... Read more »

Neurons Rewrite Their DNA On The Go

Science 2.0 April 27th, 2015 Scientists have discovered that neurons use minor "DNA surgeries" to toggle their activity levels all day, every day, and since these ... Read more »

Sexual offending runs in families: A 37-year nationwide study

By Niklas Långström1, Kelly M Babchishin, Seena Fazel, Paul Lichtenstein and Thomas Frisell International Journal of Epidemiology April 8, 2015 Abstract Background: Sexual crime is an important public ... Read more »

The Hidden Efficacy of Interventions: Gene×Environment Experiments from a Differential Susceptibility Perspective

By Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg & Marinus H. van IJzendoorn Annual Review of Psychology January 2015 Abstract The efficacy of interventions might be underestimated or even go undetected as ... Read more »

The Tide Has Come In and The Line in The Sand Is Gone: Decision Time on Human Germline Engineering

By Laura Hercher April 6, 2015 The DNA Exchange For decades we have speculated about what it might mean to be able to change the genes ... Read more »

Overcoming challenges to meaningful informed consent for whole genome sequencing in pediatric cancer research

By Jennifer A. Oberg et al. Pediatric Blood & Cancer April 1, 2015 Abstract Background Introducing whole genome sequencing (WGS) into pediatric cancer research at diagnosis poses unique challenges ... Read more »

Study reveals how genetic changes lead to familial Alzheimer’s disease

National Institutes of Health March 11, 2015 Mutations in the presenilin-1 gene are the most common cause of inherited, early-onset forms of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ... Read more »

Unregulated web marketing of genetic tests for personalized cancer care raises concerns in new study

Dana Farber Cancer Center March 05, 2015 Websites that market personalized cancer care services often overemphasize their purported benefits and downplay their limitations, and many sites ... Read more »
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