Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for ...

B y the end of the next 10 years, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is aiming to test the DNA of every baby born, as ...

Currently, new parents are offered a blood spot test for their babies, normally when the child is five days old, to check ...

Every baby’s DNA to be screened on the NHS under new plans - The investment is expected to support the government’s 10-year ...

EVERY newborn baby in England will receive a fresh health test following a hefty £650million investment. The scheme will see ...

Rollout of the groundbreaking scheme will be bankrolled by a £650 million genomics investment and is part of the government's ...

Reports suggest that within a decade, all babies could undergo whole genome sequencing as part of this drive. The investment ...

Under the new NHS plans, screening newborn babies for rare diseases will involve sequencing their complete DNA. This will happen by using blood samples from their umbilical cord, taken shortly after ...

The government said the plans to have all newborn babies DNA mapped will help predict and treat serious diseases, before they develop into serious problems. | ITV National News ...

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Spanish National Cancer ...

Every baby in England is to have a DNA screening to avoid fatal diseases and receive personalised healthcare as part of the government rsquo;s pound;650m investment in DNA technology, it has been ...

Every baby will have their DNA mapped under an NHS revolution to predict and prevent disease. Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, said the advances in genomics would allow people to “leapfrog ...