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Compugen discovers new biomarker for predisposition to type 2 diabetes using its GeneVa platform

Compugen Ltd. announced today the discovery and experimental confirmation of a genetic biomarker, CGEN-40001 for predisposition to type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes.

9 Nov 2009

Public health experts urge Congress not to overlook the needs of Americans with "morbid obesity"

As the House of Representatives and the Senate debate companion bills to make health care more affordable and accessible, a coalition of obesity and public health experts today urged Congress not to overlook the needs of the more than 15 million Americans who suffer from severe obesity and are at the greatest risk for chronic disease and death.

9 Nov 2009

NanoViricides to present data on its in vivo studies against influenza

NanoViricides, Inc., announced today that the Company’s CEO, Eugene Seymour, MD, MPH, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the Influenza Congress USA 2009, in Washington DC on November 19th (www.terrapinn.com/usaflu). The discussion will center on the “Evolving Role of Anti-Virals” in influenza treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Clinical Data announces financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009

Clinical Data, Inc. today announced the Company’s operational and financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

C1-INH concentrate, an effective therapy to treat acute swelling attacks for HAE

Patients reported C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) concentrate is an effective therapy in treating acute swelling attacks at any body location for HAE, a rare and serious genetic disorder, according to data presented today at the 2009 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting.

9 Nov 2009

Experts gather to outline the latest creative applications of DNA barcoding

The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA "barcoding" is being embraced and applied by a growing legion of global authorities - from medical and agricultural researchers to police and customs authorities to palaeontologists and others.

7 Nov 2009

Researchers find compound that reverses type 1 myotonic dystrophy

A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York.

7 Nov 2009

Gonorrhea medication may help fight cancer

Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a gonorrhea medication that might help battle cancer.

6 Nov 2009

Women with high levels of homocysteine more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease

Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This discovery this could lead to a new and simple way of determining who is at risk long before there are any signs of the illness.

6 Nov 2009

Asthma associated with both genetics and environmental exposures

While progress has been made in identifying genes associated with asthma, the disease is complex, and its development is likely dependent upon both genetics and environmental exposures, according to a leading expert presenting at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach, Fla.

6 Nov 2009

Research reveals new biological function of polycystins in regulating pressure sensing

What is the role of proteins called polycystins in patients with polycystic kidney disease? A team of researchers from CNRS and INSERM, led by Eric Honoré from the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis/CNRS) has elucidated the molecular and cellular mechanisms linked to polycystin malfunctions that cause this common hereditary disease.

6 Nov 2009

Understanding how regulatory networks drive development

Embryonic development is like a well-organised building project, with the embryo's DNA serving as the blueprint from which all construction details are derived. Cells carry out different functions according to a developmental plan, by expressing, i.e. turning on, different combinations of genes.

6 Nov 2009

Landmark meeting discusses goal of detecting Alzheimer disease before symptoms appear

This past October, 214 researchers from the U.S., Europe, and Australia, as well as representatives of families with aggressive genetic forms of Alzheimer disease (AD), met at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, to devote two intense days of talks and discussion to their goal of detecting this disease before symptoms appear. By a growing consensus, defining the "silent" phase of AD has become the field's central challenge if it is to modernize drug testing and lay the groundwork for AD prevention trials.

6 Nov 2009

Long QT syndrome study reveals importance of genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease

Results of a long QT syndrome (LQTS) study published in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D. A pediatric cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Ackerman directs Mayo's Long QT Syndrome Clinic and is the director of the Mayo Clinic Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory.

6 Nov 2009

Broad Institute purchases 30 additional Genome Analyzers from Illumina

Illumina, Inc. today announced that the Broad Institute has purchased 30 additional Genome Analyzers, increasing its total installed base of Illumina systems to 89.

From Illumina, Inc. 6 Nov 2009

New breast reconstruction surgery for women

Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too.

6 Nov 2009

Grant awarded for research into a new treatment for methamphetamine addiction

Dr. Keith Flower - a research physician at the Addiction Pharmacology & Research Laboratory in San Francisco, CA - has been awarded a grant to investigate a new medication treatment for methamphetamine addiction. This grant has been awarded to California Pacific Medical Center's Research Institute through President Obama's AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009.

6 Nov 2009

Autism Consortium holds its fourth annual symposium to update on autism

The Autism Consortium, an innovative collaboration of researchers, clinicians, funders and families dedicated to catalyzing research and enhancing clinical care for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), held its fourth annual symposium on October 28th, 2009, at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

6 Nov 2009

Arthur H. Rubenstein to receive the Abraham Flexner Award

Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, and Dean, School of Medicine, will receive the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

6 Nov 2009

GINA compliant health risk assessments released by Gordian Health Solutions

Personal health coaching company Gordian Health Solutions, Inc. has released updated versions of both its online and paper-based health risk assessments (HRAs) in order to fully comply with the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).

6 Nov 2009

Genetic News and Research

Compugen discovers new biomarker for predisposition to type 2 diabetes using its GeneVa platform

Public health experts urge Congress not to overlook the needs of Americans with "morbid obesity"

NanoViricides to present data on its in vivo studies against influenza

Clinical Data announces financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009

C1-INH concentrate, an effective therapy to treat acute swelling attacks for HAE

Experts gather to outline the latest creative applications of DNA barcoding

Researchers find compound that reverses type 1 myotonic dystrophy

Gonorrhea medication may help fight cancer

Women with high levels of homocysteine more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease

Asthma associated with both genetics and environmental exposures

Research reveals new biological function of polycystins in regulating pressure sensing

Understanding how regulatory networks drive development

Landmark meeting discusses goal of detecting Alzheimer disease before symptoms appear

Long QT syndrome study reveals importance of genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease

Broad Institute purchases 30 additional Genome Analyzers from Illumina

New breast reconstruction surgery for women

Grant awarded for research into a new treatment for methamphetamine addiction

Autism Consortium holds its fourth annual symposium to update on autism

Arthur H. Rubenstein to receive the Abraham Flexner Award

GINA compliant health risk assessments released by Gordian Health Solutions

Sequencing & Genomics: Elevating Science and Healthcare eBook

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