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Jan 26 2010

23andMe Parkinson’s Research Initiative Progress Update

By Nick Eriksson, 23andMe Principal Scientist, and Lizzie Dorfman, Parkinson’s Research Project Manager
Less than a year ago we announced the launch of the 23andMe Parkinson’s Research Initiative. Since then, we have built one of the world’s most useful resources for studying the genetics of Parkinson’s disease. This past December we had meetings with the National [...]

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Dec 17 2009

23andMe H1N1 Flu Survey: Share Your Experience

Published by ErinC under 23andMe and you, news

By now, you’re probably sick of hearing about the 2009 H1N1 flu, also known as the swine flu.  But if you believe you’ve had it, and you’ve already recovered from your symptoms, please take a few minutes to complete our new survey.
There have been heard reports of people holding “swine flu parties” in hopes of [...]

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Dec 11 2009

23andMe Sports Injuries Survey: Staying in the Game

Published by joyce under 23andMe and you, news

Nobody likes that sick feeling you get in your stomach when you watch a young college athlete hit the ground in pain and you wonder if his or her career is over before it even started.  And who can forget how Bo Jackson, Steve Young and Dikembe Mutombo, all superstar professionals, saw their illustrious careers [...]

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Dec 10 2009

23andMe Longevity Survey: Help Us Discover the Keys to Living a Long, Healthy Life

Published by joyce under 23andMe and you, news

From alchemists and the Philosopher’s Stone to Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth, history is full of stories of people searching for a way to extend life indefinitely.  In recent years, discoveries about the biology of aging have brought us closer to that dream than ever before.  Now 23andMe is asking you, our [...]

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Nov 18 2009

23andMe & Navigenics’ Open Letter to Nature

Published by Andro Hsu under 23andMe and you

The following is a joint letter addressing the Opinion piece by Pauline C. Ng, Sarah S. Murray, Samuel Levy and J. Craig Venter that appeared in the October 8, 2009 issue of Nature (coverage here, here, here, and here).  Unfortunately, Nature could not publish the letter because of space restrictions, so 23andMe and Navigenics decided [...]

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Oct 15 2009

23and¡Mi Cabeza!: A New Migraine Headache Survey

Here’s how it goes for me: a few afternoons a year, usually when I haven’t slept or eaten right, but sometimes for no apparent reason, I begin to sense a pressure behind my left eyebrow and to feel queasy. By now I know what’s coming, and I resign myself to another miserable evening and a [...]

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Jul 07 2009

Introducing a Do-It-Yourself Revolution in Disease Research

Published by LindaA under 23andMe and you, news

There’s a high likelihood that a disease of some sort affects you or one of your relatives — every family seems to have ripples in its gene pool that define and shape its health dynamics.
Your family might have a propensity for rheumatoid arthritis or a particular type of cancer. Whatever it is, there can be [...]

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Jun 22 2009

It’s Your Data … Shouldn’t You Have Access To It?

Each one of us carries in our cells the vital genetic data, compliments of our parents, that code for many of our traits and attributes.  Whether it’s our eye color, height or the ability to consume dairy products, the variations in our genes contribute to making us ‘one of a kind’.  Unfortunately, these variations can [...]

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May 15 2009

SNPwatch: Genetic Variation May Make It Harder For Expectant Moms To Quit Smoking

Published by ErinC under 23andMe and you, SNPwatch

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]

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Apr 27 2009

23andMe Joins Forces With San Diego’s Palomar Pomerado Health To Encourage Preventative Care

Published by ErinC under 23andMe and you, news

23andMe is proud to announce that, starting today, San Diego’s Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH), California’s largest public health district, will be offering our service to its members. This partnership marks the first time that a health care organization has provided our Personal Genome Service™ to members of its community, as well as the first time [...]

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