genetics

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Dr Natalie Kaempf and Prof Patrik Verstreken

AI-powered study finds multiple Parkinson’s types

Researchers have used a machine learning algorithm to try to work out why Parkinson's disease patients can respond so differently to treatment.

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Hands uniting in the centre of a circle of children

Irish study promises to revolutionise childhood cancer care

A five-year genomics study that aims to transform the care of children with cancer and improve treatment success has launched in Ireland.

R&D

Harnessing genetics to propel cancer research and clinical s...

When navigating the landscape of pharmaceutical development, clinical trials represent both a crucial checkpoint and a formidable barrier.

R&D

an old woman and her middle-aged daughter image for a feature on ageing and neurological conditions

Ageing Europe - It’s time we prioritised neurological condit...

Europeans are living longer than ever before – tangible proof of the phenomenal advancements in science and healthcare.1,2 However, it comes with a paradoxical rise in nervous sy

R&D

Applying genetics to chemistry to find new small molecules

For all the advances that have been made in it, drug discovery is still a hit or miss process, as much an art as a science.

R&D

Data-driven disease research harnessing the genome

Ben Hargreaves speaks to the UK Biobank to learn more about their work building a dataset of 500,000 individuals.