Rewriting Life Fetal Cells Offer Promise in Prenatal Testing A scientist says a blood test that can discern a fetus’s entire genome is coming. by Bonnie Rochman 2016-08-18T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Parents Turn to Prozac to Treat Down Syndrome The disorder known as trisomy 21 is untreatable. Or is it? Some families think an antidepressant could help. by Bonnie Rochman 2016-01-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A Change of Mind Diana Bianchi championed tests that find Down syndrome early in pregnancy. Now can she find a way to treat it? by Bonnie Rochman 2015-12-16T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Debate Ensues as Prenatal Tests Reach Beyond Down Syndrome Doctors and genetic counselors question the expanding scope of blood tests during pregnancy. by Antonio Regalado 2015-08-31T16:04:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Prenatal DNA Sequencing Reading the DNA of fetuses is the next frontier of the genome revolution. Do you really want to know the genetic destiny of your unborn child? by Antonio Regalado 2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A Brave New World of Prenatal DNA Sequencing Companies count DNA sequences in the blood of high-risk moms to test for Down syndrome and other large-scale disruptions, but they could do more. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-01-30T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life New Tests Could Divine a Baby's Genome Before Birth The blood tests may herald a new wave of noninvasive prenatal screening. by Courtney Humphries 2012-08-29T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Genes Behind Down Syndrome Scientists have pinpointed crucial genes within the duplicated chromosome that trigger the disorder. by Emily Singer 2010-07-19T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Potential Treatment for Down Syndrome Enhancing specific chemical signaling in the brain could help treat the disorder. by Emily Singer 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life How Down Syndrome Stops Cancer Customized Down syndrome stem cells reveal a way to starve tumors. by Jocelyn Rice 2009-05-21T00:00:00-04:00
