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Researchers shed light on biological mechanism underlying link between height and cognition

Reports from several studies have identified a link between height and general cognitive ability, or intelligence, but the mechanisms underlying this association are not well known. Researchers from the University of Helsinki, University of California San Diego and Boston University found that this association is mediated by cortical surface area.

14 May 2018

Scientists design new computational strategy to enable more personalized cancer treatment

Mathematicians and cancer scientists have found a way to simplify complex biomolecular data about tumors, in principle making it easier to prescribe the appropriate treatment for a specific patient.

14 May 2018

Snorers may have extensive tissue damage in nerves and muscles of the soft palate

People who snore may have extensive tissue damage in the nerves and muscles of the soft palate. This can in turn create problems with swallowing and contribute to development of sleep apnea.

14 May 2018

Researchers report advances in efforts to improve treatment, prognosis of colorectal cancers

Georgios Margonis, M.D., Ph.D., a surgical oncology fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Matthew Weiss, M.D., surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Liver and Pancreas Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinics, report advances in efforts to improve the treatment and prognosis of colorectal cancers that have spread to the liver.

14 May 2018

LogicBio team to present data on preclinical effectiveness of GeneRide platform

LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc., a genetic medicine company founded to develop safe medicines with lasting therapeutic benefit for children with life-threatening diseases, today announced it will be presenting data on the company's technology and robust preclinical pipeline at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy at the Hilton Chicago, from May 16-19, 2018.

14 May 2018

Havard University grants license to Beam Therapeutics to develop new base editing technology

Harvard University has granted a worldwide license to Beam Therapeutics, Inc., to develop and commercialize a suite of revolutionary DNA base editing technologies for the treatment of human disease.

14 May 2018

Researchers urge re-examination of colonial models in regulation of traditional medicine practitioners

Two commentaries in JACM, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers that is dedicated to examining paradigm, practice, and policy advancing integrative health, raise questions about whether the value to health care of traditional, complementary, and integrative practices and practitioners is unfairly de-valued by the dominant biomedical model.

14 May 2018

Canada's GNA challenge from Quebec could pave way for genetic discrimination

If Canada's Genetic Non-Discrimination Act is overturned by a challenge from the Province of Quebec, it will open the doors to genetic discrimination, argue authors in a commentary in CMAJ.

14 May 2018

Research may pave way for new C. diff antitoxins and anti-cancer drugs

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and Harvard University have discovered how the Clostridium difficile toxin B recognizes the human Frizzled protein, the receptor it uses to invade intestinal cells and lead to deadly gastrointestinal infections.

14 May 2018

Study finds rise in multi-drug resistant infections among U.S. children

Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections, one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in children across the United States, are on the rise, according to results of a recent study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on March 22.

14 May 2018

Researchers screen molecules that could be potential target for prostate cancer treatments

Cancer researchers at the University of Bath have measured systematically how efficient molecules are at suppressing the activity of a protein associated with prostate and other cancers. The molecules could eventually be developed into new anti-cancer drugs.

14 May 2018

Scientists recover DNA from the oldest viruses

Researchers have successfully recovered DNA from the oldest viruses that are known to have infected mankind. These earliest viruses were all strains of hepatitis B.

13 May 2018

New combined risk score shows improved effectiveness in predicting stroke risk of Afib patients

Doctors know patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of having a stroke, and now a new study finds that integrating two separate clinical risk score models helps clinicians more accurately assess the stroke risk of patients with Afib.

11 May 2018

CRISPR-based treatment can restore retinal function in mice with eye disease

Researchers from Columbia University have developed a new technique for the powerful gene editing tool CRISPR to restore retinal function in mice afflicted by a degenerative retinal disease, retinitis pigmentosa.

11 May 2018

Genomic science can help healthcare professionals to identify, treat inherited cardiac conditions

The family history questions asked during patient assessments are becoming even more important with the rise of precision medicine and genetic testing.

11 May 2018

UAB expert highlights need to do more trials in the epidemic center of disease

Frances Lund, Ph.D., the Charles H. McCauley Chair of Microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, spoke about chronic inflammatory disease and the striking correlation between location and disease incidence at the recent Fourth International Vatican Conference, "Unite to Cure."

11 May 2018

Genetic News and Research

Researchers shed light on biological mechanism underlying link between height and cognition

Scientists design new computational strategy to enable more personalized cancer treatment

Snorers may have extensive tissue damage in nerves and muscles of the soft palate

Researchers report advances in efforts to improve treatment, prognosis of colorectal cancers

LogicBio team to present data on preclinical effectiveness of GeneRide platform

Havard University grants license to Beam Therapeutics to develop new base editing technology

Researchers urge re-examination of colonial models in regulation of traditional medicine practitioners

Canada's GNA challenge from Quebec could pave way for genetic discrimination

Research may pave way for new C. diff antitoxins and anti-cancer drugs

Study finds rise in multi-drug resistant infections among U.S. children

Researchers screen molecules that could be potential target for prostate cancer treatments

Scientists recover DNA from the oldest viruses

New combined risk score shows improved effectiveness in predicting stroke risk of Afib patients

CRISPR-based treatment can restore retinal function in mice with eye disease

Genomic science can help healthcare professionals to identify, treat inherited cardiac conditions

UAB expert highlights need to do more trials in the epidemic center of disease

Scientists discover a mechanism through which HIV determines the fate and function of cells

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

Depleted metabolic enzymes contribute to tumor growth in renal cancer

Researchers discover genetic signal common to cerebral palsy and autism

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