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The All of Us precision health initiative could lead to medical breakthroughs—but the agency has to lock the doors tight to make sure sensitive data doesn’t get hacked or leaked. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aecf5ddca35f96f250c8fb8/master/pass/GENOME_FINAL.png
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Andrew Matthews) Three babies with a rare genetic disorder have been spared the worst effects of their condition thanks to an experimental injection they received in utero, researchers report this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. The success marks the first time a genetic disorder has been partially reversed by such […]
Soon, anyone curious about their health will be able to request a clinical DNA test—not just doctors. https://media.wired.com/photos/5acbd9a9f53a823a884104a1/master/pass/helixflowcell.jpg
PEOPLE “at high genetic risk” of heart disease are 50 per cent less likely to develop the illness if they regular exercise, according to new research. The findings, used data from 482,702 participants from the UK – a group of 40 to 69-year-olds, were surveyed on a range of health factors.
Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia’s youngest and first female president, lays out her plans for moving the country from a traditional state to a digital society. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ac673b491d04d0b1dac42b9/master/pass/kersti-628479214.jpg
SCIENTISTS have identified seven new genetic variants that could lower a person’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, it emerged today. The research studied 451,000 people involved in the UK Biobank to find variations in certain genes that were linked to levels of body fat.
Scientists have cracked the mystery of how vampire bats can survive solely upon the blood of their victims. The nocturnal Latin American mammals are fascinating creatures, the study leader says. The creepy nocturnal creatures are unique among mammals because they are the only ones that just drink blood. For the first time, scientists studying the […]
It’s already on WADA’s radar and gene doping may already be happening to enhance athletes’ performance, but its future is much more problematic.
A growing set of direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies like BabyGlimpse are aimed at new, expecting, and aspiring parents. But beware their claims. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a595516f11e325008172bcb/master/pass/BabyGlimpseBaby-640504936.jpg
Gay and straight men have different variations of at least two genes that somewhat correlate with their sexual orientation, a new study appears to show, lending credence to the theory that sexual preferences are inherited, not chosen. The study appeared Thursday in the Scientific Reports journal. Scientists at the North Shore University in Illinois compared the […]
