Articles by Jeannine Mjoseth, B.A.

December 09, 2016 — A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.

November 23, 2016 — Researchers identified connections in the brain that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may inherit from their parents.

October 26, 2016 — NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.

September 19, 2016 — More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.

August 22, 2016 — NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.

August 15, 2016 — NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.

July 12, 2016 — NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.

June 09, 2016 — NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.

June 09, 2016 — Researchers are asking if the precision medicine approach will reduce or eliminate the role that race plays in prescribing drugs and in health care overall.

April 29, 2016 — NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.