Safer Down’s test
Invasive testing for Down’s syndrome, which carries a 1 per cent risk of miscarriage, could be cut by 98 per cent by a simple blood test. The test identifies excessive amounts of chromosome 21 in maternal and fetal cells, successfully identifying all 86 confirmed Down’s cases from 753 tested pregnancies (BMJ, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c7401).
Scans won’t change me
Personal genome scans may not encourage healthy behaviour after all. A study of people who received discounted scans has found it has no effect on subsequent diet or exercise. However, the information did make people shown to be at…
