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SIFT 4G software can lead to faster genome analysis

An international team of scientists, led by researchers from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the Bioinformatics Institute (BII), have developed SIFT 4G (SIFT for Genomes) - a software that can lead to faster genome analysis.

23 Feb 2016

FSU researchers explore new method to decipher genetic data for new prostate cancer treatments

Florida State University researchers are working on new approaches to deciphering genetic data that may lead to new, more targeted prostate cancer treatments.

22 Feb 2016

Researchers analyze how Topo II enzyme may affect stability of genomes

While researchers are now familiar with how cancer begins—cells mutate and then multiply wildly out of control—it is still uncertain exactly how that mutation starts in the molecules of the cells.

22 Feb 2016

Scientists resolve tumor heterogeneity using innovative DEPArray technology

Using the innovative DEPArray technology, scientists at Silicon Biosystems, a Bologna (Italy) and San Diego (CA, USA) based biotech company, were able to solve one of the biggest limitation in the study of cancer genetic: tumor samples heterogeneity.

22 Feb 2016

New article describes recent efforts made by researchers to classify bladder cancers

The ability to map the human genome has transformed how scientists and researchers classify various cancers. In the past, cancer cells were examined through a microscope and their appearance, often enhanced with dyes or other agents, was used to categorize the type of cancer.

22 Feb 2016

New study focuses on safety of using induced pluripotent stem cells in patients

A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the J. Craig Venter Institute shows that the act of creating pluripotent stem cells for clinical use is unlikely to pass on cancer-causing mutations to patients.

22 Feb 2016

New way to analyze MRI data may offer treatment guidance for breast cancer patients

For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze magnetic resonance images (MRI) data appears to reliably distinguish between patients who would need only hormonal treatment and those who also need chemotherapy, researchers from Case Western Reserve University report.

19 Feb 2016

CHLA, Thermo Fisher Scientific agree to develop NGS-based panel for pediatric cancer research

Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Thermo Fisher Scientific have agreed to develop a next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based panel designed specifically for pediatric cancer research. The assay would be CHLA's first NGS panel designed to target biomarkers associated with childhood cancers.

19 Feb 2016

Sanford Health clinical trial testing effectiveness of investigational cancer drug nivolumab

People with Merkel cell, gynecological, gastric and head and neck cancers may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Sanford Health testing the effectiveness of an investigational drug called nivolumab.

18 Feb 2016

Active surveillance recommended for low-risk prostate cancer

For most men with low-risk prostate cancer, the recommended strategy is active surveillance with regular testing to check for cancer growth rather than immediate treatment, according to guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

18 Feb 2016

Synthetic RNA and DNA could reverse protein deficiency that causes Friedreich's ataxia

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified synthetic RNA and DNA that reverses the protein deficiency causing Friedreich's ataxia, a neurological disease for which there is currently no cure.

17 Feb 2016

CTCA hosts second ‘Annual New Treatments in Oncology’ conference

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) is hosting its second Annual New Treatments in Oncology (ANTO) conference, focused on advances in cancer research, new treatments and patient care.

17 Feb 2016

Variations in Tie2 gene play significant role in patient responses to infections

Major infections such as influenza and bacterial sepsis kill millions of people each year, often resulting fro dangerous complications that impair the body's blood vessels. But the reasons why some patients experience these dramatic responses to infections -- and others don't -- have been unclear.

16 Feb 2016

Proof-of-concept data for NanoString's Hyb & Seq chemistry presented at AGBT Meeting

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today presented the first proof-of-concept data for its novel massively parallel single molecule sequencing chemistry, Hyb & Seq™, at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting being held in Orlando, Florida.

From NanoString Technologies 16 Feb 2016

Shift from huts to cities has dramatically changed human exposure to certain microbes

The shift from living in jungle huts to cities has dramatically changed human exposure to certain microbes, which could have implications for healthy immune function, according to a study led by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center and published online Feb. 12, 2016 in Science Advances.

15 Feb 2016

Australian researchers identify genetic map of human parasitic scabies mite

Australian researchers have used cutting-edge genome technologies to reveal the genetic makeup of a widespread skin parasite causing serious health problems in Aboriginal communities.

15 Feb 2016

BD CLiC System launched during 2016 AGBT Meeting

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the BD CLiC System during the 2016 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting.

14 Feb 2016

Silicon Biosystems Menarini, Macrogen to jointly develop genomic cancer tests

Silicon Biosystems Menarini and Macrogen, Inc. today announced they will form a partnership to provide clinical assays and innovative procedures for precision medicine in cancer.

12 Feb 2016

Tick genome study sheds light on occurrences of Lyme disease

After a decade-long research effort the genome of the deer tick has been sequenced by an international team of scientists, including researchers from the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

12 Feb 2016

TAU research highlights neuroprotective potential of protein-protectant drug candidate SKIP

Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP), essential for brain formation, is frequently mutated in children on the autism spectrum. In older men and women, ADNP expression in the blood is correlated with cognition and further altered in Alzheimer's disease.

11 Feb 2016

Genomic News and Research

SIFT 4G software can lead to faster genome analysis

FSU researchers explore new method to decipher genetic data for new prostate cancer treatments

Researchers analyze how Topo II enzyme may affect stability of genomes

Scientists resolve tumor heterogeneity using innovative DEPArray technology

New article describes recent efforts made by researchers to classify bladder cancers

New study focuses on safety of using induced pluripotent stem cells in patients

New way to analyze MRI data may offer treatment guidance for breast cancer patients

CHLA, Thermo Fisher Scientific agree to develop NGS-based panel for pediatric cancer research

Sanford Health clinical trial testing effectiveness of investigational cancer drug nivolumab

Active surveillance recommended for low-risk prostate cancer

Synthetic RNA and DNA could reverse protein deficiency that causes Friedreich's ataxia

CTCA hosts second ‘Annual New Treatments in Oncology’ conference

Variations in Tie2 gene play significant role in patient responses to infections

Proof-of-concept data for NanoString's Hyb & Seq chemistry presented at AGBT Meeting

Shift from huts to cities has dramatically changed human exposure to certain microbes

Australian researchers identify genetic map of human parasitic scabies mite

BD CLiC System launched during 2016 AGBT Meeting

Silicon Biosystems Menarini, Macrogen to jointly develop genomic cancer tests

Tick genome study sheds light on occurrences of Lyme disease

TAU research highlights neuroprotective potential of protein-protectant drug candidate SKIP

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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