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New $2.8 million NIH grant to help researchers find better treatments for hemorrhagic strokes

Developing better treatments and an improved understanding of the biology behind brain injury from hemorrhagic strokes is the main goal of a three-year $2.8 million grant to the Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix Children's Hospital, and Barrow Neurological Institute.

9 Sep 2015

Nearly 50% of testicular cancer risk passed down genetically, new study reports

Almost half of the risk of developing testicular cancer comes from the DNA passed down from our parents, a new study reports.

9 Sep 2015

UI scientists discover protein that causes muscle weakness and loss during aging

As we grow older, we lose strength and muscle mass. However, the cause of age-related muscle weakness and atrophy has remained a mystery.

9 Sep 2015

Researchers use stem cell-derived 'mini-brains' to identify drug candidate for rare neurological disorder

Using "mini-brains" built with induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with a rare, but devastating, neurological disorder, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they have identified a drug candidate that appears to "rescue" dysfunctional cells by suppressing a critical genetic alteration.

9 Sep 2015

Using whole genomes data to improve bowel cancer diagnosis: an interview with Professor Ian Tomlinson

The project aims to sequence the specified 100,000 genomes from two types of patients: first, those who may have rare inherited diseases caused by unknown or unidentified genes; and second, people with one of several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer.

9 Sep 2015

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

Researchers at UC San Francisco are leading a five-year, $10 million research project dedicated to pediatric cancer, funded by the first grant of its kind to focus on a molecular pathway that underlies many cancers rather than on a cancer in a particular organ or tissue in the body.

9 Sep 2015

University of Helsinki researchers develop new method for controlling the activation of genes in a cell

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have developed a new method which enables the activation of genes in a cell without changing the genome. Applications of the method include directing the differentiation of stem cells.

9 Sep 2015

New study reveals effect of diabetes drug on bone health, benefit of exercise in mice

Inside our bones there is fat. Diabetes increases the amount of this marrow fat. And now a study from the UNC School of Medicine shows how some diabetes drugs substantially increase bone fat and thus the risk of bone fractures.

9 Sep 2015

SKY92 genetic subtyping signature better than current markers in predicting progress of multiple myeloma

Article in Blood shows the reliability of SKY92 genetic subtyping signature for prediction of disease progress for multiple myeloma patient.

9 Sep 2015

Why do we sleep? An interview with Professor Wisden

It is true that we still do not know why we need to sleep every night. Sleep is essential for health. We have to do it every day. But nobody yet knows why. This fact amazes me.

8 Sep 2015

Study demonstrates effectiveness of new approach to protect humans from infectious disease

There are two common approaches to protecting humans from infectious disease: Targeting pathogens and parasites with medicines like antibiotics, or dealing with the conditions that allow transmission.

8 Sep 2015

Antibiotic resistance awareness: an interview with Professor Colin Garner

The threat of antibiotic resistance is very real. It is estimated that 700,000 people die each from resistant infections. In Europe the figure is 25,000 deaths and a similar number in the USA.

7 Sep 2015

UCLA study questions value of BRCA genetic testing in general population

Women who are carriers of mutated BRCA genes are known to have a significantly higher risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers than those who don't have the mutations.

4 Sep 2015

Penn researchers identify viral products that trigger immune response against RSV infection

Almost all human beings are exposed to the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, before their second birthdays. For most, the symptoms mimic those of the common cold: runny nose, coughing, sneezing, fever.

4 Sep 2015

RAB35 protein plays role in oncogenic process

A protein known to play a role in transporting the molecular contents of normal cells into and out of various intracellular compartments can also turn such cells cancerous by stimulating a key growth-control pathway.

4 Sep 2015

Current school and university start times linked to poor learning, health problems

A study by researchers from the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School and the University of Nevada has found that current school and university start times are damaging the learning and health of students.

4 Sep 2015

Gut bacteria play major role in diabetes, obesity depending on host’s genetic makeup

The trillions of bacteria in your digestive system play a major role in your metabolism, and they're linked to your risks of type 2 diabetes, obesity and the related conditions that make up "metabolic syndrome," which has become a global health epidemic.

4 Sep 2015

Mel18 protein regulates development of heart muscle

It is arguably the hardest working muscle in our body and without its incessant, regular beating our organs would be starved of life-giving nutrients.

4 Sep 2015

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier could potentially be a new drug target to treat diabetes

High blood sugar is a defining characteristic of Type 2 diabetes and the cause of many of the condition's complications, including kidney failure, heart disease, and blindness. Most diabetes medications aim to maintain normal blood sugar (glucose) levels and prevent high blood sugar by controlling insulin.

3 Sep 2015

HUYA Bioscience International expands HBI-8000 clinical trials for breast cancer

HUYA Bioscience International (HUYA) today announced expanding clinical trials with its lead cancer drug, HBI-8000, starting with a Phase 1 combination trial in support of a breast cancer program to be conducted in the United States.

3 Sep 2015

Genes News and Research

New $2.8 million NIH grant to help researchers find better treatments for hemorrhagic strokes

Nearly 50% of testicular cancer risk passed down genetically, new study reports

UI scientists discover protein that causes muscle weakness and loss during aging

Researchers use stem cell-derived 'mini-brains' to identify drug candidate for rare neurological disorder

Using whole genomes data to improve bowel cancer diagnosis: an interview with Professor Ian Tomlinson

UCSF researchers lead $10 million research project on pediatric cancer

University of Helsinki researchers develop new method for controlling the activation of genes in a cell

New study reveals effect of diabetes drug on bone health, benefit of exercise in mice

SKY92 genetic subtyping signature better than current markers in predicting progress of multiple myeloma

Why do we sleep? An interview with Professor Wisden

Study demonstrates effectiveness of new approach to protect humans from infectious disease

Antibiotic resistance awareness: an interview with Professor Colin Garner

UCLA study questions value of BRCA genetic testing in general population

Penn researchers identify viral products that trigger immune response against RSV infection

RAB35 protein plays role in oncogenic process

Current school and university start times linked to poor learning, health problems

Gut bacteria play major role in diabetes, obesity depending on host’s genetic makeup

Mel18 protein regulates development of heart muscle

Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier could potentially be a new drug target to treat diabetes

HUYA Bioscience International expands HBI-8000 clinical trials for breast cancer

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