Mice and rats are a fundamental component of drug discovery research. Standard outbred stocks and inbred strains of rodents are used extensively for drug safety and pharmacokinetic testing. Our ...

If the concept of personalized medicine is to be realized, it is increasingly clear that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), the most common genetic variations between human beings, will be a key ...

Study: Progression to Type 2 diabetes among genetically prone individuals. Study purpose: In people with a genetic "SNP" variant predisposing them to Type 2 diabetes, the 10-year risk of developing ...

In a study published online in the Journal Science, scientists at Boston University discovered how to predict with 77 percent accuracy if someone will live to be extraordinarily old. In the new study, ...