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Genetic tests exist to identify risk for the rare inherited form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and to predict susceptibility to the more common, late-onset form of AD, but do people want to know, and how do they react?

More than half (52%) of the companies comprising the tissue engineering (TE) and stem cell industries are revenue-generating, compared to about 21% four years ago, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Games that promote health can improve the well-being of employees, saving employers direct and indirect health care costs.

Gene therapy to replace the protein missing in Pompe disease can be effective if the patient’s immune system does not react against the therapy.

A single-dose vaccine capable of providing immunity against the effects of cocaine offers a novel and groundbreaking strategy for treating cocaine addiction is described in an article published Instant Online in Human Gene Therapy.

“The U.S. remains the world’s major superpower but its dominance in biopharma is slipping,” reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

Videogame technology is proving to be a valuable tool for helping people of all ages improve lifestyle and health habits and manage disease.

Three-dimensional clusters of pancreatic beta-cells that live much longer and secrete more insulin than single cells grown in the laboratory are valuable new tools for studying pancreatic diseases such as diabetes and for testing novel therapies.

Scientists carrying out studies on stem cells and regenerative medicine are employing a broad range of approaches in the quest to develop novel therapeutic products, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN).

When a mother undergoes genetic testing to determine whether she carries a gene for hereditary breast cancer, the parents must then decide whether and how to share this risk information with their children.