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Research reveals genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia

Acute erythroid leukemia is a high-risk cancer with a dismal prognosis, uncertain genetic basis and controversy surrounding the diagnosis. That is changing, thanks to research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that appears today in the journal Nature Genetics.

30 Mar 2019

Seemingly identical bacteria may have a different effect

Our gut microbiome - the complement of bacteria we carry around in our intestines - has been linked to everything from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and even neurological disorders and cancer.

30 Mar 2019

Study highlights need to diversify population-level genetic data for better disease prediction

Polygenic scores can predict a person's risk for conditions like coronary artery disease, breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) with great accuracy, even in patients who lack common warning signs. This new genome analysis tool holds promise for physicians, who may be able to intervene earlier to help prevent common disease for at-risk individuals.

30 Mar 2019

New Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health launched at Mount Sinai

The Mount Sinai Health System and the Hasso Plattner Institute today announced an affiliation that brings together industry leaders with combined expertise in health care delivery, health sciences, biomedical and digital engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence to rapidly develop digital health products with real-time predictive and preventive capabilities that empower patients and health care providers, and improve health and health outcomes.

29 Mar 2019

Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time.

29 Mar 2019

Poor lung function in individuals of shorter stature linked to higher heart disease risk

Results from a study led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that an association between shorter stature and higher risk of heart disease is mainly attributed to our lungs.

29 Mar 2019

Research leads to innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary diseases

A new sophisticated computational model, developed by scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute, is bringing an innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary conditions.

29 Mar 2019

Researchers identify 30 genes associated with schizophrenia

The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the University of Basel's Biozentrum, has identified 30 genes associated with schizophrenia.

29 Mar 2019

Researchers discover underlying cause of hereditary muscle disease

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered the underlying cause of a hereditary muscle disease first characterised in a Swedish family in 1980. It proves to be the first identified disease caused by defective myoglobin, the protein that transports oxygen in muscle cells.

27 Mar 2019

Study offers new insights for vaccine development to prevent RSV disease

In healthy adults, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, feels like the common cold with a runny nose, chest congestion and cough.

27 Mar 2019

Study finds novel opportunity for treating subgroup of cancer patients with MSI-H tumors

Researchers have identified a protein critical for the survival of a particular type of tumor cell, according to a study published today in eLife.

27 Mar 2019

Research provides opportunities for biological control of insect-borne pathogens

Researchers from INRA, CIRAD, CEA, the University of Montpellier, and Chicago and Vanderbilt Universities in the United States have developed an innovative method for analyzing the genome of the Wolbachia bacterium.

27 Mar 2019

Advanced paternal age linked to increased schizophrenia risk in offspring

Advanced paternal age increases the risk in offspring of early-onset schizophrenia, a severe form of the disorder, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier.

26 Mar 2019

Researchers uncover mechanism that initiates sexual organs maturation

Puberty is a period of extensive changes of body morphology and function. As much as we are familiar with these life-altering changes, relatively little is known about what sets the whole process in motion.

26 Mar 2019

New study questions value of genome-wide polygenic score

What's known as the genome-wide polygenic score, or GPS, combines information from many thousands of genetic markers, each with only a minimal effect, to produce an overall assessment of disease risk based on an individual's entire genetic background.

26 Mar 2019

Immune system errors linked to development of childhood leukemia

Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukemia can be traced back to errors by the immune system during the production of antibodies.

25 Mar 2019

Scientific Symposium at LABVOLUTION focuses on key issues in life sciences

The Scientific Symposium at LABVOLUTION will be focusing on key issues in the life sciences. Accordingly, a high level of visitor demand is anticipated.

From LABVOLUTION 25 Mar 2019

Scientists identify common genetic variants associated with post-stroke recovery

Our genes may have a bearing not only on our stroke risk, but probably also on how well we recover after stroke. For the first time, in international collaboration, scientists at the University of Gothenburg and elsewhere have identified common genetic variants that are associated with outcome after ischemic stroke.

25 Mar 2019

Understanding genetic interactions holds key to new personalized therapies

When the Human Genome Project was completed, in 2003, it opened the door to a radical new idea of health - that of personalized medicine, in which disease risk and appropriate treatment would be gleaned from one's genetic makeup.

25 Mar 2019

New model could revolutionize the way researchers investigate spread of pathogens

A sophisticated new analysis tool developed by Florida State University scientists may signal a new era in the study of population genetics.

22 Mar 2019

Genome News and Research

Research reveals genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia

Seemingly identical bacteria may have a different effect

Study highlights need to diversify population-level genetic data for better disease prediction

New Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health launched at Mount Sinai

Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

Poor lung function in individuals of shorter stature linked to higher heart disease risk

Research leads to innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary diseases

Researchers identify 30 genes associated with schizophrenia

Researchers discover underlying cause of hereditary muscle disease

Study offers new insights for vaccine development to prevent RSV disease

Study finds novel opportunity for treating subgroup of cancer patients with MSI-H tumors

Research provides opportunities for biological control of insect-borne pathogens

Advanced paternal age linked to increased schizophrenia risk in offspring

Researchers uncover mechanism that initiates sexual organs maturation

New study questions value of genome-wide polygenic score

Immune system errors linked to development of childhood leukemia

Scientific Symposium at LABVOLUTION focuses on key issues in life sciences

Scientists identify common genetic variants associated with post-stroke recovery

Understanding genetic interactions holds key to new personalized therapies

New model could revolutionize the way researchers investigate spread of pathogens

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