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

Study provides potential new target to combat cytomegalovirus infections

Viruses hijack the molecular machinery in human cells to survive and replicate, often damaging those host cells in the process.

24 Oct 2016

Adult brain cells may be vulnerable to Zika infection, new study suggests

Concerns over the Zika virus have focused on pregnant women due to mounting evidence that it causes brain abnormalities in developing fetuses. However, new research in mice from scientists at The Rockefeller University and La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology suggests that certain adult brain cells may be vulnerable to infection as well.

24 Oct 2016

Congenica reports high diagnostic yields by Sapientia platform in UK 100,000 Genomes Project

Congenica, a clinical interpretation partner for the UK 100,000 Genomes Project, has announced that its whole genome analysis platform Sapientia™ is detecting clinically relevant variants in over 35% of diagnostics reports returned to the NHS Genomic Medicine Centres (GMCs) for the Pilot and Main Phase studies.

24 Oct 2016

Rare neurological syndromes linked to variations in ATAD3A gene

A team of scientists from a number of institutions around the world, including Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered that rare neurological syndromes for which there was no cause can be the result of variations in the gene ATAD3A.

21 Oct 2016

Novel Legionella bacteria named by Clemson undergraduates

The Clemson family has gained a new namesake: Legionella clemsonensis, a novel strain of the Legionella bacteria, the most common cause of waterborne bacterial outbreaks in the United States.

21 Oct 2016

Gut microbes can modify our mood and behaviour, research reveals

If aliens were to examine a human, they would think we were just slavish organisms designed to feed microbes and carry them around.

21 Oct 2016

IBM, Quest Diagnostics launch new genomic tumor sequencing service to help advance precision medicine

IBM Watson Health and Quest Diagnostics today announced the launch of IBM Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, a new service that helps advance precision medicine by combining cognitive computing with genomic tumor sequencing.

From Quest Diagnostics 19 Oct 2016

CHLA receives grant to study effects of chemoimmunotherapy in childhood neuroblastoma

A team of investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has received a major, three-year grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to study the effects of chemoimmunotherapy in children with neuroblastoma.

18 Oct 2016

H3Africa Initiative selects Illumina to develop new array for genome-wide association studies

Driven by the need for a tool to address African genomic diversity, Illumina was selected to develop an array for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) by the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative, a partnership between NIH, the African Society of Human Genetics, and Wellcome Trust.

From Illumina, Inc. 17 Oct 2016

New clinical study to examine safety and outcomes of body cooling in cardiac arrest patients

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland has opened a clinical trial to study whether rapidly cooling the body temperature of patients whose hearts stop due to massive blood loss will give surgeons extra time to find and repair injuries, and in turn, help save their lives.

17 Oct 2016

Pathogenicity of fungus in plants could provide clinical information about respiratory diseases

Researchers from UPM id reveal how mould from humidity caused by rotting fruits and vegetables unfolds a surprising strategy to infect plants.

17 Oct 2016

New global Human Cell Atlas initiative could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

An ambitious global initiative to create a Human Cell Atlas - a description of every cell in the human body as a reference map to accelerate progress in biomedical science - is being discussed at an International meeting in London this week.

14 Oct 2016

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and now Swedish researchers have found a cheap way to examine the individual cells. Reported in Nature Communications, the breakthrough could transform leukemia treatment.

14 Oct 2016

Clinical Genomics’ blood test detects twice the number of colorectal cancer recurrence cases than CEA testing

Clinical Genomics, a private company developing innovative diagnostic tools for colorectal cancer, today announced that data supporting its two-gene circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) blood test for post-surgical monitoring of colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence have been published online by Cancer Medicine, and will appear in the October issue.

14 Oct 2016

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Genomics firm Nabsys has produced the first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes using its high-definition electronic HD-mapping platform.

13 Oct 2016

Genome engineering-based methods pave way for new treatment of patients with sickle cell disease

A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix the mutated gene responsible for the disease in stem cells from the blood of affected patients.

12 Oct 2016

Yale researchers define genetic landscape of rare, aggressive carcinosarcomas

In a major breakthrough for ovarian and uterine cancers, Yale researchers have defined the genetic landscape of rare, highly aggressive tumors called carcinosarcomas (CSs), pointing the way to possible new treatments.

12 Oct 2016

Coral study provides insight into evolutionary development of mesoderm

Corals first appeared on earth nearly half a billion years ago during the Cambrian Period of the Paleozoic Era. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle categorized corals as zoophyta, or "plant-animals", due to their plant-like appearance.

5 Oct 2016

Mayo Clinic recommends four ways physicians can use individualized medicine to treat patients

Individualized medicine is no longer the lore of science fiction. It is offering new hope for patients with cancer, heart disease, depression and rare diseases for which there historically have been no diagnosis or treatment. And that's just the beginning.

5 Oct 2016

Maternal and paternal age linked to child’s risk for developing autism or schizophrenia

A new study published in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health indicates that parents who reproduce later in life are more likely to have children who develop autism disorders. Later reproduction was not, however, associated with increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring.

4 Oct 2016

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Study provides potential new target to combat cytomegalovirus infections

Adult brain cells may be vulnerable to Zika infection, new study suggests

Congenica reports high diagnostic yields by Sapientia platform in UK 100,000 Genomes Project

Rare neurological syndromes linked to variations in ATAD3A gene

Novel Legionella bacteria named by Clemson undergraduates

Gut microbes can modify our mood and behaviour, research reveals

IBM, Quest Diagnostics launch new genomic tumor sequencing service to help advance precision medicine

CHLA receives grant to study effects of chemoimmunotherapy in childhood neuroblastoma

H3Africa Initiative selects Illumina to develop new array for genome-wide association studies

New clinical study to examine safety and outcomes of body cooling in cardiac arrest patients

Pathogenicity of fungus in plants could provide clinical information about respiratory diseases

New global Human Cell Atlas initiative could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Clinical Genomics’ blood test detects twice the number of colorectal cancer recurrence cases than CEA testing

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Genome engineering-based methods pave way for new treatment of patients with sickle cell disease

Yale researchers define genetic landscape of rare, aggressive carcinosarcomas

Coral study provides insight into evolutionary development of mesoderm

Mayo Clinic recommends four ways physicians can use individualized medicine to treat patients

Maternal and paternal age linked to child’s risk for developing autism or schizophrenia

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