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IDC announces recipients of HPC Innovation Excellence Award at ISC'13

International Data Corporation today announced the fifth round of recipients of the HPC Innovation Excellence Award at the ISC'13 supercomputer industry conference in Leipzig, Germany. Prior winners were announced at the ISC'11, SC'11, ISC'12, and SC'12 supercomputing conferences.

18 Jun 2013

Genomic instability in new molecular pathway may predict worse outcomes in breast cancer patients

A new molecular pathway involving the gene ZNF365 has been identified and abnormalities in that pathway may predict worse outcomes for patients with breast cancer, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

18 Jun 2013

New technique offers potential to screen patients for viruses

In research published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Saint Louis University researchers describe a technology that can detect new, previously unknown viruses. The technique offers the potential to screen patients for viruses even when doctors have not identified a particular virus as the likely source of an infection.

18 Jun 2013

Patients with central nervous system infections may suffer from the effects of CyCV-VN virus: Study

Patients in Vietnam and other locations with central nervous system infections may well be suffering from the effects of a newly discovered virus, according to a study to be published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

18 Jun 2013

MGH researchers discover CNVs in members of 10 families with early-onset Alzheimer's

Although a family history of Alzheimer's disease is a primary risk factor for the devastating neurological disorder, mutations in only three genes - the amyloid precursor protein and presenilins 1 and 2 - have been established as causative for inherited, early-onset Alzheimer's, accounting for about half of such cases.

18 Jun 2013

Researchers produce first genome-wide investigation of cap-independent translation

Because of their central importance to biology, proteins have been the focus of intense research, particularly the manner in which they are produced from genetically coded templates-a process commonly known as translation. While the general mechanism of translation has been understood for some time, protein synthesis can initiate by more than one mechanism. One of the least well understood mechanisms is known as cap-independent translation.

17 Jun 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin - yet has type 2 diabetes - and suffered hearing loss as a child. Now, thanks to advances in genome sequencing, an international research team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has identified Tom's condition and pinpointed the single genetic mutation that causes it.

17 Jun 2013

Comparison of 1,000-year-old and modern bacterial genomes provides insights into history of leprosy pathogen

From skeletons and biopsies, an international team of scientists was successful in reconstructing a dozen medieval and modern genomes of the leprosy-causing bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.

15 Jun 2013

Supreme Court DNA ruling leaves questions unanswered

Editorial boards weigh in on what Thursday's Supreme Court ruling means for medical research and for the medical industry.

15 Jun 2013

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

In the early 1990s, an international effort was launched by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to sequence the human genome. The project took 13 years, involved many scientists in several countries, and cost $2.7 billion (in FY 1991) dollars.

15 Jun 2013

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Here's a good reason to pay attention in math class. Nature Communications has published a paper from Ottawa researchers today, outlining how advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight against cancer.

14 Jun 2013

Gene variants may predict which women are most likely to benefit from breast cancer therapy

In women at high risk for breast cancer, a long-term drug treatment can cut the risk of developing the disease in half. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have now identified two gene variants that may predict which women are most likely to benefit from this therapy—and which should avoid it.

14 Jun 2013

Johns Hopkins scientists receive grants to research on genome-based test for cancer

An anonymous donor has given $500,000 to conduct large-scale clinical trials and laboratory research on the "PapGene" test, a genomic-based screening test that detects ovarian and endometrial cancers in cervical fluid.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine convene one-day conference on Jewish genetics

Today, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University convened a one-day conference on Jewish genetics designed to encourage collaboration and advance the field of research.

14 Jun 2013

Genetic variations may help predict breast cancer risk in women who receive preventive therapy

Newly discovered genetic variations may help predict breast cancer risk in women who receive preventive breast cancer therapy with the selective estrogen receptor modulator drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. The study is published in the journal Cancer Discovery.

14 Jun 2013

Findings provide basis for reinvigoration of research efforts in breast cancer prevention

Genetic variations, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, in or near the genes ZNF423 and CTSO were associated with breast cancer risk among women who underwent prevention therapy with tamoxifen and raloxifene, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

14 Jun 2013

Pew Charitable Trusts selects NYU professor as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

Fei Li, an assistant professor in New York University's Department of Biology, has been selected as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

14 Jun 2013

TEDDY study enables scientists to parse genetic mutations associated with type 1 diabetes

Massive samples emanating from a decade-old, international initiative to determine how genetics and environment cause type 1 diabetes are giving scientists a unique perspective on which molecular and environmental factors really contribute to the disease.

14 Jun 2013

SV Bio receives CLIA certification for in silico diagnostics laboratory

Silicon Valley Biosystems today announced that it has received Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment certification from the California Department of Public Health for its in silico diagnostics laboratory.

13 Jun 2013

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and periodic warming relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and the periodic warming and cooling of joints could be used to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis according to scientists at The University of Manchester. Their research may also help explain why older people are more prone to developing this common joint disorder.

12 Jun 2013

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IDC announces recipients of HPC Innovation Excellence Award at ISC'13

Genomic instability in new molecular pathway may predict worse outcomes in breast cancer patients

New technique offers potential to screen patients for viruses

Patients with central nervous system infections may suffer from the effects of CyCV-VN virus: Study

MGH researchers discover CNVs in members of 10 families with early-onset Alzheimer's

Researchers produce first genome-wide investigation of cap-independent translation

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

Comparison of 1,000-year-old and modern bacterial genomes provides insights into history of leprosy pathogen

Supreme Court DNA ruling leaves questions unanswered

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Gene variants may predict which women are most likely to benefit from breast cancer therapy

Johns Hopkins scientists receive grants to research on genome-based test for cancer

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine convene one-day conference on Jewish genetics

Genetic variations may help predict breast cancer risk in women who receive preventive therapy

Findings provide basis for reinvigoration of research efforts in breast cancer prevention

Pew Charitable Trusts selects NYU professor as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

TEDDY study enables scientists to parse genetic mutations associated with type 1 diabetes

SV Bio receives CLIA certification for in silico diagnostics laboratory

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and periodic warming relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis

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