Letters: Genetic Experiments And Hopes For Saving Voices

1 month, 1 week ago

Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language

Why did humans start speaking? A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us communicate in a novel way. AP AUDIO: Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language Scientists say they’ve linked one particular gene to the ability to …

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5 months ago

The Kids Research Institute experiment helps diagnose rare disease

ABC

Charlotte Patterson has had 64 surgeries in her short 10 years and takes 16 different medications a day. Head of the translational genetics team at The Kids Research Institute, Vanessa Fear, said the variation was like making a spelling mistake which altered the meaning of a whole sentence. In layperson's terms, Dr Fear said they made an avatar of Charlotte's …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from AP’s report on access to gene therapies for rare diseases

Associated Press

The promise of gene therapy looms large for families dealing with rare, genetic disorders. His mother Robin Alderman recalls one doctor saying: “Basically, your son’s only chance at a cure is going to be gene therapy.” He also told her researchers weren’t then accepting U.S. residents into a clinical trial for the treatment, which “just kind of broke my heart,” …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Gene therapy may cure rare diseases. But drugmakers have few incentives, leaving families desperate

Associated Press

Robin Alderman faces an agonizing reality: Gene therapy might cure her son Camden’s rare, inherited immune deficiency. “I just feel responsible to help them.” Families’ pain Camden Alderman, 21, who has a rare disease called Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, holds some of the drugs and medical equipment he uses near his home in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, June 12, 2024. While he doesn’t …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Breakthrough gene therapy treatment restores hearing in children born deaf

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A breakthrough gene therapy treatment in China has restored hearing in …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Huntington's disease support lacking in regions adding to families' 'trauma and isolation'

ABC

Like everyone on her side of her family, Jessica — whose identity has been withheld to protect her privacy — has been diagnosed with Huntington's disease. Waiting for Huntington's Photo shows Peta Brennan and Katie Young, with her son Ollie, at Speers Point With 20 of 24 family members struck down with Huntington's disease, two young women eagerly watch international …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Woman uncovers family secret after stranger texts her to get DNA test

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome

LA Times

Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle that was nearly completed two decades ago. “Some of the genes that make us uniquely human were actually in this ‘dark matter of the genome’ and they were totally missed,” said Evan Eichler, a University of Washington researcher who participated …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lab experiment aimed at …

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4 years, 6 months ago

How DNA testing helps donor-conceived people find family — and themselves

ABC

On the day before her 13th birthday, Kerri Favarato found out she was donor conceived. "We look the same, we do things the same, our thought processes are similar — there's definitely that connection there that you should feel with family." Liz's half-brother's mother is "fairly certain" she knows the identity of their donor. "My biological father's name is Donald, …

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5 years, 5 months ago

DNA Tests For Psychiatric Drugs Are Controversial But Some Insurers Are Covering Them

NPR

DNA Tests For Psychiatric Drugs Are Controversial But Some Insurers Are Covering Them Enlarge this image toggle caption Myriad Genetics Myriad Genetics As a teenager, Katie Gruman was prescribed one mental health drug after another. Sponsor Message In addition to UnitedHealthcare's coverage, Myriad Genetics' test is covered by Medicare, a regional Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate, and the insurance network …

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6 years, 10 months ago

The 'Jolie Effect' Was A Game-Changer For Breast Cancer, But It Was Just A Start

Huff Post

Physicians, advocates and policymakers must continue to capitalize on the attention that Jolie brought to the genetic testing conversation. Many At-Risk Groups Aren’t Getting Tested Despite the increase in genetic testing after the release of Jolie’s op-ed, many patients who would benefit most from genetic counseling are still being overlooked. In February 2017, researchers at Stanford University conducted a study …

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8 years, 3 months ago

Newly discovered disease could hold key to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's – and even ageing

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new genetic disease has been discovered that could play a …

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8 years, 6 months ago

Baby boy with DNA from 3 people offers hope for moms who would pass on deadly genetic diseases

LA Times

A healthy baby boy is the first person to be born with DNA from three people, according to a medical report released Tuesday. In addition to inheriting nuclear DNA from his mother and father, the infant also has mitochondrial DNA from a second woman who served as an egg donor. Unlike nuclear DNA — which is bundled into 23 pairs …

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9 years, 2 months ago

London Sperm Bank turns away dyslexic donors in move branded as 'eugenics' by campaigners

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s largest sperm bank has been rejecting donors with dyslexia …

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9 years, 3 months ago

12 Days of Christmas: Emilia Fox on how your donations can help children with rare genetic conditions

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Actress Emilia …

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10 years, 1 month ago

'Three-parent-babies': calls for Australia to reconsider ban on donor DNA

ABC

Australian authorities have been urged to rethink their position on the use of donor DNA after Britain became the first country in the world to allow babies to be created from the DNA of three people. The Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation said it had been lobbying the Federal Government to change its position on donor DNA and was hopeful authorities …

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10 years, 7 months ago

Heads Still Dry, Scientists Try New Approach With ALS

NPR

Heads Still Dry, Scientists Try New Approach With ALS Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP While your Facebook friends douse themselves with buckets of ice-cold water to raise money to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an international team of scientists said they'd taken a small step toward drowning out the deadly disease. "ALS is one of …

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10 years, 8 months ago

Genetic mapping triggers new hope on schizophrenia

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Scientists have linked more than 100 spots in our DNA to the risk of developing schizophrenia, casting light on the mystery of what makes the disease tick. “It’s a genetic revelation; schizophrenia has been a mystery,” said study co-author Steve McCarroll, director of genetics for the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The results are a “big step” …

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10 years, 8 months ago

MP with anorexic past gives DNA to establish genetic links in sufferers

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Conservative MP who suffered from an eating disorder as a …

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11 years, 3 months ago

Cecile Janssens: 'DNA tells great stories -- about the past, not future'

Wired

This article was taken from the January 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Ten years after the Human Genome Project ended, the most consistent research finding is that common DNA variants aren't very predictive. DNA does better at predicting risk for some diseases, such as hereditary cancers or autoimmune diseases, where just one or a few major genes have large effects, …

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11 years, 7 months ago

Feds, family reach deal on use of DNA information

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent. It’s a saga made famous by the 2010 best-seller “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Now, for the first time, the Lacks family has been given a say over at least some research …

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11 years, 11 months ago

the 'book' of life? › Analysis (ABC Science)

ABC

In Depth › Analysis Genes - the 'book' of life? "I think the models for evolution work well, our understanding of genes work well," says Crossley, who is Dean of Science at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Professor Simon Foote, who studies the genetic control of susceptibility to diseases such as malaria, agrees molecular genetics is "hideously …

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12 years, 2 months ago

Embrace Your Dangerous Genome

Wired

Virginia Hughes is "sick of reading about the dangers of the genome." Hughes, who blogs at National Geographic and is among our sharper followers of genetics, doesn't mean "dangers" as in hazardous habits of actual genomes: She means the overhyped danger of "The DNA Dilemma," as a recent Time cover called it, which is essentially whether normal regular everyday people …

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14 years, 7 months ago

Think Twice About Those Home Genetics Tests

NPR

Think Twice About Those Home Genetics Tests Do-it-yourself genetic tests offer to reveal any number of genetic health risks for a price that ranges from a couple hundred dollars to more than $1000. The Government Accountability Office recently sampled 10 do-it-yourself genetic kits and reported that companies offered contradictory information and misleading results, and in some cases promised far more …

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14 years, 11 months ago

Gene that causes deafness in children discovered

The Hindu

A gene that causes children to be born deaf has been discovered which scientists say could help in developing medicines to treat the condition in future. This knowledge will help improve treatments for patients, genetic counselling, molecular diagnosis and the development of advanced therapeutic strategies.” One child in 750 is born with severe hearing loss or profound deafness and this …

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16 years, 4 months ago

Genome scans for the whole family: 23andMe research director talks about genotyping her kids

Wired

There is a genuine ethical quandary here: adults can choose whether or not they wish to know about their genetic risk of a serious disease, but children can't make this decision in an informed sense - and once they have that knowledge, it can never be undone. Of course, that's presumably precisely the message that 23andMe wants people to hear …

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25 years, 3 months ago

Genetic predictions

Salon

The best gift for the holiday season would be a guarantee of a long, happy, healthy life. Everyone is aware of the usual concerns with genetic testing -- whether or not to get married, have a family, how to live under the shadow of a premature death. These quotes are from a chapter on Huntington's Disease in an out-of-print book …

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