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New study to explore how NHS re-contacts patients with genetic information

A new study will be examining the implications of when and how NHS healthcare professionals re-contact patients with new genetic information that may impact their health or that of their family. The three year Economic and Social Research Council funded research will also explore issues of consent and how genetic information is stored.

16 Oct 2014

New oral biologic medication successfully treats precancerous intestinal inflammation

An oral biologic medication has successfully treated chronic, precancerous inflammation in the intestine, according to results of an animal study authored by an MD/PhD student in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

16 Oct 2014

Half-day educational program can help educate women on side effects of cancer prevention surgery

More women are having ovary-removing surgery as a cancer prevention measure, but many are often unaware of sexual or psychological side effects of the procedure. A new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute shows a half-day educational program can help successfully deal with these issues by educating women on how to address them.

16 Oct 2014

New mutations in cat genome identified as causes of human eye diseases

Researchers from the University of Missouri and the 99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Initiative today announced groundbreaking discoveries of novel mutations in the cat genome found to correlate to two human eye diseases, retinitis pigmentosa and Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.

16 Oct 2014

Study: Tbx5 protein contributes to formation of epicardium, pericardium, coronary vessels

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect, affecting 8 out of every 1,000 newborns according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. In the U.S., more than 35,000 babies are born annually with some sort of heart defect.

16 Oct 2014

New genetic guideline to help physicians make right diagnosis for subtypes of muscular dystrophy

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) offer a new guideline on how to determine what genetic tests may best diagnose a person's subtype of limb-girdle or distal muscular dystrophy.

16 Oct 2014

Statement on Ebola epidemic

The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly and to an unexpected extent. The outbreak does not follow the patterns experienced in the past and the virus shows a new disease dynamic in regions, where it has never been recorded before. For this reason, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, acatech – the German Academy of Science and Engineering, and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities have presented a statement on the Ebola epidemic today.

16 Oct 2014

Research on zebrafish helps identify cause of unknown genetic disorder

Research in zebrafish has helped identify the cause of an unknown genetic disorder affecting a boy and two of his uncles, scientists report in an article published October 14 in the journal GENETICS.

16 Oct 2014

Research initiative focuses on microbial characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) and methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA) continue to be among the most common pathogens that overwhelm the immune system, causing serious skin, soft tissue and life-threatening blood-borne infections.

16 Oct 2014

Sheffield researchers find vital new evidence on how to reverse effects of Parkinson's mutation

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found vital new evidence on how to target and reverse the effects caused by one of the most common genetic causes of Parkinson's.

16 Oct 2014

Researchers define the process of Parkinson's disease using genetic mouse model

Parkinson's Disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. In Germany alone, almost half a million people are affected. The focus of the disease is the progressive degeneration of dopamine-producing nerve cells in a certain region of the midbrain, the substantia nigra. Misfolded proteins are the cause. Until recently, it was unclear why damage is confined to specific nerve cells.

16 Oct 2014

SIRT6 protein inhibits liver and colon cancers, but promotes skin cancer caused by ultraviolet light

A new study published in Cancer Research shows SIRT6—a protein known to inhibit the growth of liver and colon cancers—can promote the development of skin cancers by turning on an enzyme that increases inflammation, proliferation and survival of sun-damaged skin cells.

16 Oct 2014

Colorado University to limit student work hours -- partly to ease health law coverage requirements

The University of Colorado at Boulder is limiting student employee hours to 25 a week during spring and fall semesters in response to Affordable Care Act provisions, and other CU campuses are doing the same. In a newsletter to students, CU-Boulder said the act - which requires employers to provide health insurance to employees working 30 or more hours per week, or pay fines - was the catalyst for the policy change but not the sole reason. "Not only does the policy support degree attainment as the student's primary focus, it will help assist the campus in achieving chancellor (Phil) DiStefano's initiative of increasing the six-year graduation rate," the newsletter said.

16 Oct 2014

Penn Medicine announces recipients of new Basser External Research Grant Program

The University of Pennsylvania's Basser Research Center for BRCA has announced $6.9 million to research teams both at Penn and at five other institutions across the United States, aimed at advancing the care of patients living with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations through multi-disciplinary collaboration.

15 Oct 2014

Four out of ten children in Burkina Faso genetically resistant to virus strains

Every year rotavirus causes half a million diarrhoea-related deaths amongst children in developing countries. Existing vaccines provide poor protection. The reason could be a widespread genetic resistance amongst children, according to virologists at Linköping University.

15 Oct 2014

NYSCF names six promising scientists as 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators

The New York Stem Cell Foundation today named six of the most promising scientists as its 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators.

15 Oct 2014

MU research finds that neurons actively 'fine tune' for electrical imbalances at genetic level

Neurons are electrically charged cells, located in the nervous system, that interpret and transmit information using electrical and chemical signals. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have determined that individual neurons can react differently to electrical signals at the molecular level and in different ways—even among neurons of the same type.

15 Oct 2014

OGT's new CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array to be launched at ASHG 2014

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, will launch its CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics 2014, taking place in San Diego on October 18-22.

From Oxford Gene Technology 15 Oct 2014

$Researchers reveal gene variants that delay fracture healing$

Researchers reveal gene variants that delay fracture healing

Slow-healing or non-healing bone fractures in otherwise healthy people may be caused by gene variants that are common in the population, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

15 Oct 2014

Tannic acid may help ease impact of bacterial lung infections in CF patients

By screening over 2,000 approved drugs and natural products, scientists have shown that tannic acid may help ease the impact of bacterial lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.

14 Oct 2014

Genetic News and Research

New study to explore how NHS re-contacts patients with genetic information

New oral biologic medication successfully treats precancerous intestinal inflammation

Half-day educational program can help educate women on side effects of cancer prevention surgery

New mutations in cat genome identified as causes of human eye diseases

Study: Tbx5 protein contributes to formation of epicardium, pericardium, coronary vessels

New genetic guideline to help physicians make right diagnosis for subtypes of muscular dystrophy

Statement on Ebola epidemic

Research on zebrafish helps identify cause of unknown genetic disorder

Research initiative focuses on microbial characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus

Sheffield researchers find vital new evidence on how to reverse effects of Parkinson's mutation

Researchers define the process of Parkinson's disease using genetic mouse model

SIRT6 protein inhibits liver and colon cancers, but promotes skin cancer caused by ultraviolet light

Colorado University to limit student work hours -- partly to ease health law coverage requirements

Penn Medicine announces recipients of new Basser External Research Grant Program

Four out of ten children in Burkina Faso genetically resistant to virus strains

NYSCF names six promising scientists as 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators

MU research finds that neurons actively 'fine tune' for electrical imbalances at genetic level

OGT's new CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array to be launched at ASHG 2014

Researchers reveal gene variants that delay fracture healing

Tannic acid may help ease impact of bacterial lung infections in CF patients

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