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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

UW Medicine scientists contribute to the publication of first complete, gapless genome sequence

UW Medicine genome scientists were among the leading contributors to the publication of the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome announced this week by the National Human Genome Research Institute.

31 Mar 2022

$2.05 million to support UTHSC's advanced genetics project on breast cancer

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center team has received $2.05 million from the National Cancer Institute for an advanced genetics project that could help develop targeted therapies and personalized treatment for breast cancer. Liza Makowski, PhD, professor of Hematology and Oncology in the College of Medicine, is the lead investigator on the award.

31 Mar 2022

3D Printing Testicular Cells to Treat Infertility

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Ryan Flannigan about his latest research that involved the 3D printing of sperm cells to help treat male infertility.

31 Mar 2022

Study shows clinical value of pharmacogenomic testing for patients with treatment-resistant depression

Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 per cent) increase in remission rates compared to treatment as usual in a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health- (CAMH-)led clinical study just published in the journal Translational Psychiatry.

29 Mar 2022

New tissue-clearing method could speed the study of many disease-related biological processes

Scientists at Scripps Research have unveiled a new tissue-clearing method for rendering large biological samples transparent.

29 Mar 2022

Northwestern scientists continue to advance the understanding of COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to help advance the understanding of the disease and its impact, from investigating antibody protection against COVID-19 reinfection to elevating women in academic research and highlighting racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospital mortality in Illinois.

28 Mar 2022

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Jeffery Klco about acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and his recent research that is helping us to understand a new mutation in pediatric AML.

25 Mar 2022

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have identified the first pharmacogenomic marker for anthracyclines and HER2-targeting drugs, two commonly used breast cancer chemotherapies.

23 Mar 2022

Study explores minimal classroom transmission of COVID-19 in a large urban university

A new study investigated the extent of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in classrooms of a large urban university.

22 Mar 2022

Study: Ketogenic diet helps kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy

The findings of a new study suggest that a ketogenic diet - which is low in carbohydrates and protein, but high in fat - helps to kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

22 Mar 2022

Novel screening platform flags 95% of stage 1 cancers

A novel screening platform has flagged more than 95 percent of stage 1 cancers, according to a pilot study published in Nature Communications Medicine. If validated by future studies, the approach offers a new way to detect the third-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths in 2020.

21 Mar 2022

New 'Shared Commitments' set out priority actions across the UK to improve healthcare through genomics

The UK government, Welsh and Scottish Governments and Northern Ireland Assembly have today (Friday 18 march) agreed a series of commitments to improve outcomes for patients through better genomic testing and access to clinical trials.

18 Mar 2022

Research demonstrates within-host seasonal immunity

Researchers investigate the association between seasonal flu changes and gene expression to determine the ‘within-host’ immunity concept.

17 Mar 2022

Mayo Clinic researchers report differences in genomic data quality among racial groups

Mayo Clinic researchers studied the differences in genomic data quality among racial groups in one of the largest and most widely used cancer research datasets, The Cancer Genome Atlas.

17 Mar 2022

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

As brain scans have become more detailed and informative in recent decades, neuroimaging has seemed to promise a way for doctors and scientists to "see" what's going wrong inside the brains of people with mental illnesses or neurological conditions.

16 Mar 2022

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

A small preliminary study from Northwestern Medicine has shown that a blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant individuals who have had COVID-19.

16 Mar 2022

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

Researchers determined the immune signature of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children among hospitalized children diagnosed with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.

16 Mar 2022

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

About 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of 8, according to the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance. How a child's DNA contributes to the development of ASD has been more of a mystery.

15 Mar 2022

Study raises hopes for effective treatment of infant B acute lymphoblastic leukemia

New research has begun to unravel the mystery of why a particular form of leukemia in infants has defied efforts to improve outcomes, despite significant improvements in treating older children.

14 Mar 2022

New smartphone app can calculate users’ genetic risk for coronary artery disease

A Scripps Research team developed a smartphone app that can calculate users' genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) - and found that users at high risk sought out appropriate medication after using the app.

14 Mar 2022

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UW Medicine scientists contribute to the publication of first complete, gapless genome sequence

$2.05 million to support UTHSC's advanced genetics project on breast cancer

3D Printing Testicular Cells to Treat Infertility

Study shows clinical value of pharmacogenomic testing for patients with treatment-resistant depression

New tissue-clearing method could speed the study of many disease-related biological processes

Northwestern scientists continue to advance the understanding of COVID-19

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

Study uncovers a gene that strongly associates with breast cancer patient's treatment outcomes

Study explores minimal classroom transmission of COVID-19 in a large urban university

Study: Ketogenic diet helps kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy

Novel screening platform flags 95% of stage 1 cancers

New 'Shared Commitments' set out priority actions across the UK to improve healthcare through genomics

Research demonstrates within-host seasonal immunity

Mayo Clinic researchers report differences in genomic data quality among racial groups

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

Blood test may identify risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant patients with COVID-19

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome as a late complication in COVID-19 infected children

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

Study raises hopes for effective treatment of infant B acute lymphoblastic leukemia

New smartphone app can calculate users’ genetic risk for coronary artery disease

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