Genetics
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21/05/2013 - Bunions inherited?
If you develop bunions and lesser toe deformities – blame your parents. For a new study has confirmed that white Europeans are likely to inherit their foot problems. More
17/05/2013 - New gene screen warning
The public should be careful of signing up for genetic screening tests which search for undiscovered health risks, experts said yesterday. More
15/05/2013 - Angelina sparks advice for women
Cancer experts have spoken out to advise women in the wake of actress Angelina Jolie's decision to take radical action to prevent herself developing breast cancer. More
01/05/2013 - Patients to try heart gene treatment
Hundreds of British patients with heart failure are to get a chance to try new gene therapies, it was announced yesterday. More
23/04/2013 - Child arthritis genes found
British researchers are celebrating the discovery of a host of genes linked to the problem of childhood arthritis. More
16/04/2013 - Fainting genes studied
The tendency to faint may be genetic - but not the triggers that make people collapse, researchers say today. More
15/04/2013 - Painful gene for women
Women may have a genetically increased risk of suffering from back-ache, according to new findings. More
15/04/2013 - New cancer found
Scientists have found a new kind of bowel cancer, which places patients at high risk, it was announced last night. More
08/04/2013 - Obesity genes unveiled
Seven new genes have been linked to obesity, it was announced last night. More
28/03/2013 - Cancer genes unveiled by the dozen
Dozens of new genetic findings about three major cancers were unveiled last night, bringing closer systematic testing for the diseases. More
28/03/2013 - Biological clock linked to disease vulnerability
People who fall ill with a range of diseases may be victims of accelerated biological ageing, researchers said last night. More
22/03/2013 - Ancient ‘glitch’ blamed for childhood ear infections
Textbooks may have to be re-written after researchers in England discovered why some children are prone to repeated bouts of glue ear – it’s an evolutionary glitch in the development of the middle ear. More
21/03/2013 - Green light for three parent technique
A "three parent" technique aimed at preventing serious mitochondrial disease could be approved by the British government, it emerged yesterday. More
05/03/2013 - Obesity skin cancer link in genes
British researchers have found a puzzling link between a tendency to obesity and to develop skin cancer. More
04/03/2013 - Scientists unveil gene "manual"
An ambitious "instruction manual" for the human gene map was unveiled last night by British scientists. More
01/03/2013 - Mobile phones to aid gene research
Scientists and engineers are planning to recruit millions of mobile phone users to help with genetic research, it was announced today. More
28/02/2013 - Cancer gene chaos engine found
British researchers say they may have find the "engine" which allows some of the deadliest cancers to create genetic instability. More
22/02/2013 - Changes call for genetic cholesterol test
A genetic test for inherited high cholesterol may have little point, experts warned today. More
11/02/2013 - Short-sightedness genes found
Dozens of genes linked to short-sightedness have been found, researchers reported last night. More
04/02/2013 - Spine tumour gene breakthrough
A newly-discovered gene causes tumours on the spinal cord, British researchers announced last night. More
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