Genetic Change Predicts Outcome for Certain Ovarian Cancer Treatments

The standard treatment for ovarian cancer isn’t effective in some women, and scientists have determined part of the reason why. Resistance to the treatment is linked to a mutation in a gene associated with the disease. Women with the genetic variant have a much poorer prognosis, and the new advance suggests that targeting that gene… [Continue Reading]

Genetic Variants Linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Scientists have made a major advance in understanding the genetic basis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In a study of thousands of children, researchers have found a group of genes in which certain variants are linked to the disease. These include a gene involved in signaling in the brain, a pathway that could be… [Continue Reading]