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Study on life expectancy in fruit flies may pave way for human 'longevity'

Some studies on the genetic roots of aging will need a second look after the discovery that a common lab chemical can extend the life span of female fruit flies by 68 percent.

5 Feb 2015

Cell free DNA analysis less effective than sequential screening in finding fetal chromosomal abnormalities

In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral plenary session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Diego, researchers will report that cell free DNA analysis is less effective than sequential screening as primary testing for fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

5 Feb 2015

Scientists awarded Agri-Tech Catalyst funding to develop new varieties of pearl millet to tackle diabetes

Scientists at Aberystwyth University's IBERS (Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences) have been awarded £250,000 of Agri-Tech Catalyst funding for an 18 month project to develop new varieties of pearl millet.

5 Feb 2015

Scientists reveal genetic links to metabolic disorders

For at least 40 years, scientists who study how the body metabolizes sugar have accepted one point: there are four enzymes that kick-start the body's process of getting energy from food.

5 Feb 2015

Alzheimer's brains commonly have many neurons with more DNA and genomic copies of APP gene

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found diverse genomic changes in single neurons from the brains of Alzheimer's patients, pointing to an unexpected factor that may underpin the most common form of the disease.

5 Feb 2015

Research findings demonstrate new approach to transform behavior of tumor cells

Inserting a specific strain of bacteria into the microenvironment of aggressive ovarian cancer transforms the behavior of tumor cells from suppression to immunostimulation, researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have found.

5 Feb 2015

New studies show that treating infertility with stem cells may not be realised

Whether or not infertility can be treated with stem cells has been a matter of debate for many years.

5 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins student wins NCRC's 2015 Grand Prize

The National Collegiate Research Conference sponsored by the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association awarded its 2015 Grand Prize to Mahima Sukumar, an undergraduate student at The Johns Hopkins University, working in the lab of Keri Martinowich, Ph.D., at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development.

5 Feb 2015

Researchers identify a common pattern across different psychiatric disorders

In a study analyzing whole-brain images from nearly 16,000 people, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine identified a common pattern across a spectrum of psychiatric disorders that are widely perceived to be quite distinct.

4 Feb 2015

Genomics of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC): an interview with Professor Thomas J. Giordano

There are two types of thyroid cells and therefore there are two broad types of thyroid cancer. Medullary carcinoma is derived from parafollicular or C cells, whereas follicular cells give rise to several types of thyroid cancers.

4 Feb 2015

FDA accepts Sangamo BioSciences' IND for SB-BCLmR-HSPC genome editing approach

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the company's SB-BCLmR-HSPC genome editing approach, which is designed to provide a one-time lasting therapy for beta-thalassemia, has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is now active.

4 Feb 2015

Parents can pass silenced genes to offspring through a specific mechanism

For more than a century, scientists have understood the basics of inheritance: if good genes help parents survive and reproduce, the parents pass those genes along to their offspring. And yet, recent research has shown that reality is much more complex: genes can be switched off, or silenced, in response to the environment or other factors, and sometimes these changes can be passed from one generation to the next.

4 Feb 2015

Variants in fetus's DNA may trigger some early births

Some babies seem to have a genetic predisposition to a higher risk of being born too soon, according to researchers in a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral concurrent session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting in San Diego.

4 Feb 2015

23andMe announces publication of genome-wide association study of motion sickness

23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, today announced the publication of the first ever genome-wide association study of motion sickness.

4 Feb 2015

SuperAgers have distinctly different looking brains

SuperAgers, aged 80 and above, have distinctly different looking brains than those of normal older people, according to new Northwestern Medicine research that is beginning to reveal why the memories of these cognitively elite elders don't suffer the usual ravages of time.

4 Feb 2015

TMM journal reviews latest advances in reproductive medicine

The journal Trends in Molecular Medicine reviews the latest advances in reproductive medicine--from mitochondrial replacement therapy to the infant microbiome--with a special issue on "Nurturing the Next Generation," published February 3, 2015.

4 Feb 2015

Study demonstrates therapeutic potential of new class of synthetic oligonucleotides for DMD treatment

Research efforts associating scientists from the CNRS, UVSQ and INSERM within the Laboratoire END-ICAP, working in collaboration with a team from the University of Bern, has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of a new class of synthetic oligonucleotides in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using RNA "surgery".

4 Feb 2015

Researchers suggest novel concept for developing vaccines against HIV and cancer

A experimental trial has shown successful by inducing serum in mice and has been highly neutralizing towards those ailments.

4 Feb 2015

New study sheds light on syndrome linked to aggressive pediatric cancer

A new study involving researchers at The University of Nottingham has revealed how children with an aggressive cancer predisposition syndrome experience a never before seen flood of mutations in their disease in just six months.

4 Feb 2015

OGT study explores successful adoption of CytoSure ISCA array at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, explores how Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust has seamlessly transferred to its CytoSure ISCA 8x60k platform, in a new case study entitled Evaluating and switching to CytoSure microarrays. As the result of a highly stringent National Health Service tender for the supply of oligo-based cytogenetics research arrays, CytoSure was selected based on the quality of data and analysis software.

From Oxford Gene Technology 4 Feb 2015

Genetic News and Research

Study on life expectancy in fruit flies may pave way for human 'longevity'

Cell free DNA analysis less effective than sequential screening in finding fetal chromosomal abnormalities

Scientists awarded Agri-Tech Catalyst funding to develop new varieties of pearl millet to tackle diabetes

Scientists reveal genetic links to metabolic disorders

Alzheimer's brains commonly have many neurons with more DNA and genomic copies of APP gene

Research findings demonstrate new approach to transform behavior of tumor cells

New studies show that treating infertility with stem cells may not be realised

Johns Hopkins student wins NCRC's 2015 Grand Prize

Researchers identify a common pattern across different psychiatric disorders

Genomics of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC): an interview with Professor Thomas J. Giordano

FDA accepts Sangamo BioSciences' IND for SB-BCLmR-HSPC genome editing approach

Parents can pass silenced genes to offspring through a specific mechanism

Variants in fetus's DNA may trigger some early births

23andMe announces publication of genome-wide association study of motion sickness

SuperAgers have distinctly different looking brains

TMM journal reviews latest advances in reproductive medicine

Study demonstrates therapeutic potential of new class of synthetic oligonucleotides for DMD treatment

Researchers suggest novel concept for developing vaccines against HIV and cancer

New study sheds light on syndrome linked to aggressive pediatric cancer

OGT study explores successful adoption of CytoSure ISCA array at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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