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UCSF researchers find that vitamin C may help stem cells, in vitro fertilization

Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and may thereby play a previously unknown and fundamental role in helping to guide normal development in mice, humans and other animals, a scientific team led by UC San Francisco researchers has discovered.

2 Jul 2013

Study reveals strain of V. cholerae in Haiti cholera outbreak originated from single source

The strain of cholera that has sickened thousands in Haiti came from a single source and was not repeatedly introduced to the island over the past three years as some have thought, according to a new study published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

2 Jul 2013

RORA: A novel candidate gene for autism regulates large number of other genes

A new study by Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), reports that RORA, a novel candidate gene for autism discovered by her group in a 2010 study, regulates a large number of other genes associated with autism.

2 Jul 2013

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center secures "outstanding" rating from NCI

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) again demonstrated the compelling power of partnership in securing an overall rating of "outstanding" and a five-year renewal of its grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

28 Jun 2013

Researchers receive NIH grant to study 3-D structure of Plasmodium's genome during parasite's erythrocytic cycle

Malaria is one of the most important infectious diseases in the developing world, with the absence of a vaccine and the development of parasite resistance to commonly used antimalarial drugs complicating efforts to fight the deadly disease.

28 Jun 2013

Stanford researchers take new step in deciphering of histone code

A chemical code scrawled on histones - the protein husks that coat DNA in every animal or plant cell - determines which genes in that cell are turned on and which are turned off.

28 Jun 2013

UNIGE researchers identify genomic variations associated with trisomy 21

Down syndrome, more commonly known as "trisomy 21" is very often accompanied by pathologies found in the general population: Alzheimer's disease, leukemia, or cardiac deficiency.

28 Jun 2013

Scientists compare DNA sequences, genes of domestic and wild tomatoes

You say tomato, I say comparative transcriptomics. Researchers in the U.S., Europe and Japan have produced the first comparison of both the DNA sequences and which genes are active, or being transcribed, between the domestic tomato and its wild cousins.

27 Jun 2013

Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics now available

Garland Science is proud to announce the publication of the long-awaited Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics by Jobling, Hollux, Hurles, Kivisild, and Tyler-Smith.

27 Jun 2013

Planktonic bacteria streamline their genetic makeup to become lean, mean survival machines

Planktonic bacteria inhabiting the world's oceans have streamlined their genetic makeup to become lean, mean survival machines, according to new research by an international team of researchers, including microbiologists at the University of British Columbia.

25 Jun 2013

HHS inspector general details prescription-writing abuses

The new report finds that health providers such as massage therapists, chiropractors and athletic trainers often wrote prescriptions -- and Medicare paid for them.

25 Jun 2013

Investigators uncover connection between tumor metabolic process and progression of kidney cancer

Investigators in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have uncovered a connection between how tumor cells use energy from metabolic processes and the aggressiveness of the most common form of kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

24 Jun 2013

Researchers identify biological roots of migraine from large-scale genome study

In the largest study of migraines, researchers have found 5 genetic regions that for the first time have been linked to the onset of migraine. This study opens new doors to understanding the cause and biological triggers that underlie migraine attacks.

24 Jun 2013

Bacterial DNA more likely to integrate in the genome of tumors than in normal healthy cells

Bacterial DNA may integrate into the human genome more readily in tumors than in normal human tissue, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences. Researchers analyzed genomic sequencing data available from the Human Genome Project, the 1,000 Genomes Project and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). They considered the phenomenon of lateral gene transfer (LGT), the transmission of genetic material between organisms in the absence of sex.

21 Jun 2013

MPIIB researchers show that Chlamydia infections can cause mutations in host DNA

Chlamydia trachomatis is a human pathogen that is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide with more than 90 million new cases of genital infections occurring each year. About 70 percent of women infected with Chlamydia remain asymptomatic and these bacteria can establish chronic infections for months, or even years. Even when it causes no symptoms, Chlamydia can damage a woman's reproductive organs. In addition, standard antibacterial drugs are proving increasingly ineffective in complete eradication, as Chlamydia goes in to persistent mode, leading to asymptomatic chronic infection.

21 Jun 2013

Scientists use stem-cell technology to create research cell line from PDAC patient

Pancreatic cancer carries a dismal prognosis. According to the National Cancer Institute, the overall five-year relative survival for 2003-2009 was 6 percent.

21 Jun 2013

Genetic process that promotes cervical cancer warns about anti-viral therapies in certain cases

A new understanding of the genetic process that can lead to cervical cancer may help improve diagnosis of potentially dangerous lesions for some women, and also raises a warning flag about the use of anti-viral therapies in certain cases - suggesting they could actually trigger the cancer they are trying to cure.

20 Jun 2013

Scientists create way to see structures that store memories in living brain

Oscar Wilde called memory "the diary that we all carry about with us." Now a team of scientists has developed a way to see where and how that diary is written.

20 Jun 2013

Aspirin slows accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells, points UCSF scientist

Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition.

19 Jun 2013

UCSC experts awarded $3.5M NIH grant to develop cancer genomics tools

Despite some successes, predicting cancer outcomes based on the molecular signatures in cancer cells remains a major challenge. A new effort, funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, aims to clear several key roadblocks that have stymied progress in this field.

18 Jun 2013

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UCSF researchers find that vitamin C may help stem cells, in vitro fertilization

Study reveals strain of V. cholerae in Haiti cholera outbreak originated from single source

RORA: A novel candidate gene for autism regulates large number of other genes

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center secures "outstanding" rating from NCI

Researchers receive NIH grant to study 3-D structure of Plasmodium's genome during parasite's erythrocytic cycle

Stanford researchers take new step in deciphering of histone code

UNIGE researchers identify genomic variations associated with trisomy 21

Scientists compare DNA sequences, genes of domestic and wild tomatoes

Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics now available

Planktonic bacteria streamline their genetic makeup to become lean, mean survival machines

HHS inspector general details prescription-writing abuses

Investigators uncover connection between tumor metabolic process and progression of kidney cancer

Researchers identify biological roots of migraine from large-scale genome study

Bacterial DNA more likely to integrate in the genome of tumors than in normal healthy cells

MPIIB researchers show that Chlamydia infections can cause mutations in host DNA

Scientists use stem-cell technology to create research cell line from PDAC patient

Genetic process that promotes cervical cancer warns about anti-viral therapies in certain cases

Scientists create way to see structures that store memories in living brain

Aspirin slows accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells, points UCSF scientist

UCSC experts awarded $3.5M NIH grant to develop cancer genomics tools

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