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Study: Non-invasive prenatal testing works in women at high risk of having babies with Down's syndrome

Results from a national study of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in women at high risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome will be presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Saturday).

8 Jun 2015

New UAB research identifies link between temporal lobe epilepsy and memory loss

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham identifies an epigenetic cause for why patients with temporal lobe epilepsy tend to have memory loss, and suggests a potential way to reverse that loss.

8 Jun 2015

Non-invasive prenatal testing can detect maternal cancer at early stage

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for chromosomal foetal disorders is used increasingly to test for conditions such as Down's syndrome. NIPT examines DNA from the foetus in the mother's blood, and therefore does not carry the risk of miscarriage involved in invasive testing methods.

7 Jun 2015

New study aims to find the genetic causes of substance addiction

A new study aims to find the genetic causes specific symptoms of substance addiction, which could lead to a more nuanced way of looking at substance abuse, and ways to treat it.

5 Jun 2015

Research shows how social network analysis can help identify cancer biomarkers

The advent of online social networks has led to the rapid development of tools for understanding the interactions between members of the network, their activity, the connections, the hubs and nodes. But, any relationships between lots of entities, whether users of Facebook and Twitter, bees in a colony, birds in a flock, or the genes and proteins in our bodies can be analyzed with the same tools.

5 Jun 2015

WuXi AppTec, Fudan University partner for genomics database system

WuXi AppTec today announced a partnership with Fudan University to bring WuXi NextCODE's world-leading population human genomics database system and integrated research and clinical solutions to the Fudan-led Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development as an enterprise partner.

4 Jun 2015

University of Chicago scientists develop new technique to accurately measure epigenetic changes

One of the most widely used tools in epigenetics research - the study of how DNA packaging affects gene expression - is chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), a technique that allows researchers to examine interactions between specific proteins and genomic regions. However, ChIP is a relative measurement, and has significant limitations that can lead to errors, poor reproducibility and an inability to be compared between experiments.

4 Jun 2015

Anna Nele Meckler and Armelle Corpet to receive SNSF's 2015 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize

The biologist Armelle Corpet and paleo-climatologist Anna Nele Meckler will receive the 2015 Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) Prize. This distinction rewards their remarkable scientific work supported by a MHV grant. The prize will be bestowed on 23 September 2015 at the Swiss National Science Foundation.

4 Jun 2015

UAB study finds how genetic variation in IIS/TOR molecular network may regulate variation in metabolism

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham finds genetic variants that occur in nature and lay the groundwork for future studies of diseases and treatments in humans.

3 Jun 2015

Scientists identify novel mechanism that can reorganize cell's genetic architecture to promote senescence

Senescence, a phenomenon in which cells cease to divide and grow, can be caused by everything from natural DNA damage to treatment with chemotherapy. However, several mechanisms allow for cells to bypass senescence and grow out of control, eventually becoming cancerous.

3 Jun 2015

Scientists identify gene mutation that causes color blindness

A rare eye disorder marked by color blindness, light sensitivity, and other vision problems can result from a newly discovered gene mutation identified by an international research team, including scientists from Columbia University Medical Center.

3 Jun 2015

Two new groups of viruses discovered within Bunyavirus family in Ivory Coast tropical forest

Researchers at the University of Bonn and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have discovered two new groups of viruses within the Bunyavirus family in the tropical forest of Ivory Coast. Previously only five groups responsible for serious illnesses in humans and animals were known.

2 Jun 2015

Veritas Genetics introduces genetic screen for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk

Boston-based Veritas Genetics is launching its mission to disrupt the genetic testing industry and bring personalized medicine and prevention to the forefront, allowing individuals to take more control of their health.

2 Jun 2015

Two grants to bolster research on why ovarian cancer is resistant to chemotherapy

Determining which strains of cancer will eventually become resistant to chemotherapy could be key in figuring out more effective and targeted forms of treatment. Finding the genes responsible for chemo-resistance is what Jeremy Chien, Ph.D., member of the Cancer Biology Program at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is looking to do with an innovative system that draws inspiration from the early days of cancer gene research.

1 Jun 2015

PGDx introduces ImmunoSelect-R service to support development of immuno-oncology cancer therapies

Personal Genome Diagnostics, Inc., a provider of advanced cancer genome analysis and testing services, today announced the launch of its ImmunoSelect-R service designed to identify mutant neoantigens and support development of immuno-oncology cancer therapies.

1 Jun 2015

Epic Sciences presents single cell sequencing data from mCRPC patients at 2015 ASCO

Epic Sciences announced today that the company will present single cell sequencing data, from metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer patients, at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology. This application expands the investigational utility of Epic Sciences' no cell left behind™ platform to characterize circulating tumor cell (CTC) genomic alterations.

1 Jun 2015

ClinGen: New clinical genome resource may help understand clinical implications of genetic variants

Tremendous advances have been made in decoding the human genome in recent years but critical questions remain regarding what these variants mean and how they can be applied in clinical practice.

1 Jun 2015

Mistakes in mismatch repair genes may accurately predict response to certain immunotherapy drugs

In a report of a proof-of-principle study of patients with colon and other cancers for whom standard therapies failed, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that mistakes in so-called mismatch repair genes, first identified by Johns Hopkins and other scientists two decades ago, may accurately predict who will respond to certain immunotherapy drugs known as PD-1 inhibitors. Such drugs aim to disarm systems developed by cancer cells to evade detection and destruction by immune system cells.

30 May 2015

Study expands understanding of the production of ET-743 compound

For decades, scientists have known that ET-743, a compound extracted from a marine invertebrate called a mangrove tunicate, can kill cancer cells. The drug has been approved for use in patients in Europe and is in clinical trials in the U.S.

29 May 2015

New TB-Profiler tool to find appropriate drugs for TB patients may improve likelihood of cure

Finding out what drugs can be used to treat a patient with tuberculosis (TB) can be sped up by days or weeks, thanks to a new free online tool. The new TB-Profiler tool, developed by a team of scientists led by Dr Taane Clark at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, analyses and interprets genome sequence data to predict resistance to 11 drugs used for the treatment of TB.

29 May 2015

Genome News and Research

Study: Non-invasive prenatal testing works in women at high risk of having babies with Down's syndrome

New UAB research identifies link between temporal lobe epilepsy and memory loss

Non-invasive prenatal testing can detect maternal cancer at early stage

New study aims to find the genetic causes of substance addiction

Research shows how social network analysis can help identify cancer biomarkers

WuXi AppTec, Fudan University partner for genomics database system

University of Chicago scientists develop new technique to accurately measure epigenetic changes

Anna Nele Meckler and Armelle Corpet to receive SNSF's 2015 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize

UAB study finds how genetic variation in IIS/TOR molecular network may regulate variation in metabolism

Scientists identify novel mechanism that can reorganize cell's genetic architecture to promote senescence

Scientists identify gene mutation that causes color blindness

Two new groups of viruses discovered within Bunyavirus family in Ivory Coast tropical forest

Veritas Genetics introduces genetic screen for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk

Two grants to bolster research on why ovarian cancer is resistant to chemotherapy

PGDx introduces ImmunoSelect-R service to support development of immuno-oncology cancer therapies

Epic Sciences presents single cell sequencing data from mCRPC patients at 2015 ASCO

ClinGen: New clinical genome resource may help understand clinical implications of genetic variants

Mistakes in mismatch repair genes may accurately predict response to certain immunotherapy drugs

Study expands understanding of the production of ET-743 compound

New TB-Profiler tool to find appropriate drugs for TB patients may improve likelihood of cure

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