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Researchers in the United States have developed a computer program that can simultaneously detect cancer and identify where in the body the cancer is located, from a patient’s blood sample.

Using a big data approach, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now developed a method to predict protein structures.

Assembling a genome now costs 400,000 times less than it did 15 years ago.

Professor Andrew Morris has been appointed Director of the new UK health and biomedical informatics research institute, which is to be named Health Data Research UK.

An altered methylation status at only ten specific sites in the genome can indicate that mortality is increased by up to seven times.

An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is on the Autism spectrum of disorder.

Newest “disease-in-a-dish” technique suggests novel gene may contribute to Anorexia Nervosa.

Scientists have begun to unlock the genetic code to understand how the lining of the bladder functions as a barrier to store urine - paving the way for possible new treatments for chronic bladder diseases.

Knowing where all the genes and control elements are at a given moment will help us understand the molecular mechanisms that control and maintain their expression.

Sickle cell trait, a common hemoglobin variant in African Americans, has been associated with a twofold higher risk of developing kidney failure requiring dialysis.