Your Newborn Has Sickle Cell Disease. Now What?
With the guidance of experts, parents can help prevent complications.
Category: Genetics
6 Tips for Facing Your Child’s Rare Disease Diagnosis
Finding the right care team and community is key.
Treatment Helps 2 Extraordinary Students Pursue Dreams of Helping O...
Their experiences with spinal muscular atrophy inspired their career paths.
A Warning That Can Prevent Serious Disease
Genetic screening offers potentially lifesaving information.
What Are MPS Disorders?
This group of rare genetic disorders can have major health implications.
A Better Understanding of Eating Disorders and Genetics
Researchers hope study results can improve treatment options.
Can Gene Editing Treat Angelman Syndrome?
Scientists have determined how to overcome a genetic mutation at the center of this debilitating neurodevelopmental condition.
Does Anxiety Run in Families?
A combination of genes and environment explains the development of anxiety.
Treatment Brings Hope to Children Facing Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a...
Neurologists can treat spinal muscular atrophy with a new and powerful drug.
The Truth About Genetic Testing Services
Commercial genetic testing labs promise information about your health. But unless you go through your doctor, you likely aren’t getting the whole story.
Should I Get Tested for the Cancer Gene?
Hereditary risks can be tested, giving you information and power to protect yourself—if you decide you want to know
Thanks to a UNC research project, she can walk again
As UNC geneticist Jonathan Berg gears up to lead a $9.7-million renewal of the NCGENES project, we look at a story from the original study and how it changed the fortunes of a woman from Goldsboro, NC.
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