Texas court turns down convicted murderer's DNA request

2010-03-17T14:15:49Z

<div><p>A Texas appeals court Wednesday turned down a stay of execution for a convicted triple murderer who claims a DNA test would prove his innocence.</p><p>The petition by Hank Skinner "is dismissed and his motion for a stay of execution is denied. Applicant's motion for additional time to conduct an investigation is also denied," said the court ruling.</p><p>C...

Myriad breast cancer patent very broad, study finds

2010-03-16T16:00:42Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myriad Genetics' disputed patent on the BRCA1 breast cancer gene is "surprisingly broad" and could interfere with future research, three experts said on Tuesday.</p><p>Their ongoing research indicates some other gene patents are similarly extensive, covering stretches of DNA that have nothing to do with th...

Gene test 'helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug'

2010-03-16T09:17:13Z

<div><p>A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.</p><p>The clinical study led by two leading medical researchers -- Medco Research Institute specializing in pharmacy care, and the

Gene test helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug: report

2010-03-16T09:16:32Z

Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right

2010-03-16T07:30:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Gene testing helps set right dose for blood-thinner warfarin, prevents hospitalizations</div><div><p>Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.</p><p>The drug is warfarin, sold as Coumadin and in generic form. About 2 mi...

Gene test claims to show what diet works best

2010-03-04T14:34:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Low-fat or low-carb? Gene test claims to show which diet works best; skeptics aren't so sure</div><div><p>Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.</p><p>We're all hard-wired with DNA that controls how we burn and store calories from various foods, and the test claims to sort out this machinery. A study this week found ...

Gene links to celiac disease may help drug search

2010-02-28T10:15:16Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified new genetic links to celiac disease and say their findings could speed the search for better ways to diagnose and treat the gluten-intolerance disorder.</p><p>British researchers scanned the genetic maps of more than 9,400 celiac patients and found areas of immune system disturbance which lead to the development of the auto-immune disease, which affects ...

AP IMPACT: Testing curbs some genetic diseases

2010-02-22T08:41:29Z

<div id="subtitle">AP IMPACT: Positive eugenics? Gene tests appear to reduce levels of some inherited diseases</div><div><p>Some of mankind's most devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using genetic testing to decide whether to have children.</p><p>Births of babies with cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs and other less familiar disorders seem to ...

Ohio giving $1.1M to man wrongly convicted of rape

2010-02-22T09:34:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Ohio to give $1.1M to man who spent nearly 18 years in prison for rape he didn't commit</div><div><p>Ohio has agreed to give $1.1 million to a man who spent nearly 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit.</p><p>Fifty-four-year-old Robert McClendon was released in August 2008 after he was cleared by DNA testing. McClendon say...

CVS goes to Generation Health for Caremark head

2010-02-23T13:01:05Z

<div id="subtitle">CVS Caremark taps Generation Health exec to lead Caremark PBM, takes bigger stake in company</div><div><p>CVS Caremark Corp. on Monday took another step toward combining its drug benefit management services with patients' genetic profiles, as it hired the president of genetic benefits manager Generation Health to lead its struggling Caremark b...

How Home DNA Testing Works

2010-02-23T14:48:21Z

DNA testing is used for a multitude of things in the world of investigation and it used to mean going to a doctor?s office and airing your dirty laundry for all to see; but that has all changed with the advent of home DNA testing. Home DNA testing is a great way to determine paternity or if you are predisposed to certain genetic conditions. So why use home DNA testing?<br><br>Sometimes it is necessary to find out if you are or are not the father of a child. This ma...

Conn. lifer seeks DNA testing _ on murder victim

2010-02-23T18:57:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Conn. inmate seeks DNA testing with unusual twist: He wants authorities to prove victim's ID</div><div><p>Alex Palmieri was 15 when witnesses say he was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat in a Bridgeport garage in 1984.</p><p>"But boss! But boss!" he pleaded as he fell to the floor, ...

Guatemala pushes for DNA tests of kids adopted in U.S.

2010-02-23T19:03:38Z

<div><p>GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - For three years Olga Lopez desperately searched for her baby daughter who was snatched from her home in Guatemala, until her face appeared in government paperwork for an international adoption.</p><p>Lopez, along with two other mothers who a...

US mulls DNA tests for some refugees

2010-02-24T09:22:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama administration considers genetic testing for some, mainly African, refugee applicants</div><div><p>The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot program that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the Britain uses genetic tests for asylum-seekers, drawing heat from scientists, rights groups</div><div><p>Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.</p><p>The

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Test detects patients who don't respond to Plavix

2010-02-24T21:42:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Saliva-based genetic test helps doctors identify patients who would not respond to Plavix</div><div><p>"Just spit." With those simple instructions, health care providers in California are hoping to expand the use of genetic testing to make sure patients get the right medication.</p><p>Google-backed DNA testing startup 23andMe to launch Alzheimer's foundation</div><div><p>The direct-to-consumer genetic testing startup backed by Google Inc. is losing its co-founder months after the search giant upped its investment.</p><p>Mountain View-based 23andMe I...

Co-founder departs Google-backed biotech 23andMe

2010-02-25T11:36:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Co-founder leaves Google-backed DNA testing startup 23andMe to launch Alzheimer's foundation</div><div><p>The direct-to-consumer genetic testing startup backed by Google Inc. is losing its co-founder months after the search giant upped its investment.</p><p>Mountain View-based 23andMe I...

Senior Games 2009

2009-08-15T13:35:42Z

Aug 13, 2009 - Palo Alto, California, USA - ANNABEL and PHILIP ELLIOTT, athletes competing at the 2009 Senior Games at Stanford University, takes a personal genomics test from

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