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Many individuals recovering from addiction continue to suffer from chronic physical disease

Alcohol and other substance-use problems take enormous psychological and societal tolls on millions of Americans.

22 Mar 2019

Researchers identify a more effective treatment for cancer

Researchers from Mount Sinai and IBM have discovered a novel clue in explaining how cancer cells with identical genomes can respond differently to the same therapy.

22 Mar 2019

Knowing causative genes of osteoporosis may open door to more effective treatments

Scientists have harnessed powerful data analysis tools and three-dimensional studies of genomic geography to implicate new risk genes for osteoporosis, the chronic bone-weakening condition that affects millions of people.

22 Mar 2019

New mobile DNA element in Wolbachia may contribute to improved disease control strategies

Controlling mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Dengue or West Nile virus, has historically been difficult due to a lack of effective vaccines and concerns about the environmental impact of insecticides.

21 Mar 2019

New computer program developed by TGen lights up cancer-causing genetic mutations

By conjuring the spell "Lumos!" wizards in the mythical world of Harry Potter could light up the tip of their magic wands and illuminate their surroundings. So, too, does LumosVar, a computer program developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, "light up" cancer-causing genetic Var-ients, or mutations, illuminating how physicians might best treat their patients.

21 Mar 2019

MIT announces creation of the Alana Down Syndrome Center

As part of MIT's continued mission to help build a better world, the Institute announced the creation of the Alana Down Syndrome Center, an innovative new research endeavor, technology development initiative, and fellowship program launched with a $28.6 million gift from Alana Foundation, a nonprofit organization started by Ana Lucia Villela of São Paulo, Brazil.

21 Mar 2019

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to close the gap in health disparities

The nation's first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative, aimed at ensuring that genomic research and neuroscience studies are representative of individuals across all populations including African ancestry, launched today.

19 Mar 2019

An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

Masoud Toloue from PerkinElmer provides an overview of the chemagic Prime Junior Instrument and gives his inside tips for scientists working with nucleic acids.

From Revvity 14 Mar 2019

New method for on-the-spot genome analysis

The ability to read the genome - all the DNA of an organism - has vast potential to understand human health and disease.

14 Mar 2019

Scientists introduce a simple, reliable method for universal isothermal DNA amplification

Whether revealing a perpetrator with DNA evidence, diagnosing a pathogen, classifying a paleontological discovery, or determining paternity, the duplication of nucleic acids (amplification) is indispensable.

13 Mar 2019

Neurobiology of functional neurological disorder revealed using brain scans

An investigation led by a team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Radiology has found altered connectivity among brain regions that handle sensorimotor, emotional and cognitive signaling in patients with functional neurological disorder, a common condition involving neurologic symptoms that have no readily apparent physical cause.

13 Mar 2019

Novel biosensor can isolate and target leukemic stem cells

All stem cells can multiply, proliferate and differentiate. Because of these qualities, leukemic stem cells are the most malignant of all leukemic cells. Understanding how leukemic stem cells are regulated has become an important area of cancer research.

12 Mar 2019

DNAnexus launches innovative clinico-genomic cohort browser to accelerate research and discovery

DNAnexus, Inc., the leader in biomedical informatics and data management, today announced the addition of an innovative browser for clinico-genomic cohorts to its DNAnexus Apollo™ Platform, allowing for easy at-scale navigation and exploration on combined genotypic and phenotypic data.

12 Mar 2019

Researchers identify novel regulatory factor in bone formation

Researchers report the identification of a novel transcription factor that helps regulate the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into bone in mice.

11 Mar 2019

Medical treatment for gestational diabetes could prevent long-term complications in children

Researchers at Cardiff University have found that women taking metformin and/or insulin during gestational diabetes could reduce the risk of long-term complications for their child.

11 Mar 2019

New gene regions associated with sleep duration identified

A study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified 76 new gene regions associated with sleep duration.

8 Mar 2019

Anti-vaccination activists are misusing new scientific breakthroughs on beneficial microbes

Anti-vaccination activists are capitalizing on radical new scientific insights into the beneficial effects of microbes in the human body, according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

8 Mar 2019

Genetic breakthrough could pave way for a new drug to prevent, heal painful mouth ulcers

A large breakthrough has been made in the genetic understanding of mouth ulcers which could provide potential for a new drug to prevent or heal the painful lesions.

5 Mar 2019

Genomics could guide treatment for pancreatic cancer patients

Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, with a five-year survival rate of less than 9 percent. To improve those odds, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sought genetic signatures in the largest study of its kind that could be used to better match drugs to patients and for early detection.

5 Mar 2019

New AI platform detects neurodegenerative diseases in brain tissue samples

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence platform to detect a range of neurodegenerative disease in human brain tissue samples, including Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in the Nature medical journal Laboratory Investigation.

5 Mar 2019

Genomic News and Research

Many individuals recovering from addiction continue to suffer from chronic physical disease

Researchers identify a more effective treatment for cancer

Knowing causative genes of osteoporosis may open door to more effective treatments

New mobile DNA element in Wolbachia may contribute to improved disease control strategies

New computer program developed by TGen lights up cancer-causing genetic mutations

MIT announces creation of the Alana Down Syndrome Center

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to close the gap in health disparities

An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

New method for on-the-spot genome analysis

Scientists introduce a simple, reliable method for universal isothermal DNA amplification

Neurobiology of functional neurological disorder revealed using brain scans

Novel biosensor can isolate and target leukemic stem cells

DNAnexus launches innovative clinico-genomic cohort browser to accelerate research and discovery

Researchers identify novel regulatory factor in bone formation

Medical treatment for gestational diabetes could prevent long-term complications in children

New gene regions associated with sleep duration identified

Anti-vaccination activists are misusing new scientific breakthroughs on beneficial microbes

Genetic breakthrough could pave way for a new drug to prevent, heal painful mouth ulcers

Genomics could guide treatment for pancreatic cancer patients

New AI platform detects neurodegenerative diseases in brain tissue samples

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