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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

AGA Research Foundation announces recipients of 2013 Student Research Fellowship Award

The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation has announced the 2013 Student Research Fellowship Award recipients. The awards are intended to stimulate interest in research careers in digestive diseases among high school, undergraduate, graduate and medical school students.

20 May 2013

RUCDR Infinite Biologics creates new Genomics Technology Center

RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world's largest university-based biorepository, has completed an $11.8 million renovation project to create a new Genomics Technology Center, comprising 12,500 square feet of laboratory, office, and storage space on the Busch Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

18 May 2013

Authors urge importance of patients' rights in genome sequencing

Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormous debate has erupted over whether patients' rights will continue in an era of medical genomics.

18 May 2013

New GWA can pose major ethical problems if used incorrectly, say ESHG recommendations

The use of genome-wide analysis, where the entirety of an individual's DNA is examined to look for the genomic mutations or variants which can cause health problems is a massively useful technology for diagnosing disease.

17 May 2013

Illumina releases genomics cloud computing and storage platform

Illumina, Inc. today announced the full commercial availability of BaseSpace, the Company's genomics cloud computing and storage platform.

From Illumina, Inc. 16 May 2013

Secure cloud-based computing system to access, analyze human genomic cancer information

The University of Chicago launched the first secure cloud-based computing system that enables researchers to access and analyze human genomic cancer information without the costly and cumbersome infrastructure normally needed to download and store massive amounts of data.

16 May 2013

TGen joins Riddell to advance athlete concussion detection and treatment

Head protection plays a vital role in the health and safety of any athlete participating in helmeted sports. In a move that could help revolutionize football player safety, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, and Easton-Bell Sports through its Riddell brand, announced today it would work together on a study designed to advance athlete concussion detection and treatment.

15 May 2013

Renaissance in drug development for rare diseases

Once famously described as "orphan diseases, too small to be noticed, too small to be funded" in the Hollywood drama Lorenzo's Oil, rare diseases are getting unprecedented attention today among drug manufacturers, who are ramping up research efforts and marketing new medicines that promise fuller lives for children and other patients with these heartbreaking conditions.

14 May 2013

Researchers unravel a mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves

In a landmark cancer study published online in Nature, researchers at NYU School of Medicine have unraveled a longstanding mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for a notoriously lethal disease with few treatment options.

14 May 2013

New research shows that spontaneous mutations contribute to congenital heart disease

Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but researchers don't understand what causes them or how to prevent them. New research shows that about 10 percent of these defects are caused by genetic mutations that are absent in the parents of affected children.

13 May 2013

Findings to help researchers study causes of congenital heart disease in future

Findings from the first large-scale sequencing analysis of congenital heart disease bring us closer to understanding this most common type of birth defect. The analysis found that spontaneous, or de novo, mutations affect a specific biological pathway that is critical to aspects of human development, including the brain and heart.

13 May 2013

Researchers identify link between GPR126 gene and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (also called AIS) across Asian and Caucasian populations.

13 May 2013

New British technologies are transforming healthcare and saving lives

Innovative projects including: smart-phone test and tracking systems for infectious diseases; fibre optic probes that can monitor people's condition in intensive care; and in-home sensors that can relay patient information to doctors immediately, have benefitted from a -32 million investment.

10 May 2013

Professor Terry Speed elected as fellow of the Royal Society

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher Professor Terry Speed has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK's national academy promoting excellence in science.

10 May 2013

Children born with CDG don't contain mutation in every cell type, say Sanford-Burnham researchers

Children born with rare, inherited conditions known as Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, or CDG, have mutations in one of the many enzymes the body uses to decorate its proteins and cells with sugars.

10 May 2013

Researchers reveal how genes are turned on and off during early human development

A large, multi-institutional research team involved in the NIH Epigenome Roadmap Project has published a sweeping analysis in the current issue of the journal Cell of how genes are turned on and off to direct early human development.

10 May 2013

USF, Aetna to examine influence of genetic testing on breast cancer treatment

The University of South Florida and Aetna are launching a ground-breaking study that will examine the influence genetic testing may have on clinical treatment decisions among breast cancer patients and their doctors.

10 May 2013

UA researchers discover genetic mutations that cause severe epilepsies in children

Researchers at the University of Arizona have successfully determined the genetic mutations causing severe epilepsies in seven out of 10 children for whom the cause of the disorder could not be determined clinically or by conventional genetic testing.

9 May 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutations that appear to underlie rare syndrome

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Duke University have identified genetic mutations that appear to underlie a rare but devastating syndrome combining reproductive failure with cerebellar ataxia - a lack of muscle coordination - and dementia.

9 May 2013

Kinase inhibitors: an interview with Jan Hoflack, CSO of Oncodesign

Kinase inhibitors are molecules that block the activity of kinases. Kinases are a specific class of enzymes. They are extremely important in signal transduction processes in the human body meaning that they actually regulate most of the physiological processes that take place in the body.

7 May 2013

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AGA Research Foundation announces recipients of 2013 Student Research Fellowship Award

RUCDR Infinite Biologics creates new Genomics Technology Center

Authors urge importance of patients' rights in genome sequencing

New GWA can pose major ethical problems if used incorrectly, say ESHG recommendations

Illumina releases genomics cloud computing and storage platform

Secure cloud-based computing system to access, analyze human genomic cancer information

TGen joins Riddell to advance athlete concussion detection and treatment

Renaissance in drug development for rare diseases

Researchers unravel a mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves

New research shows that spontaneous mutations contribute to congenital heart disease

Findings to help researchers study causes of congenital heart disease in future

Researchers identify link between GPR126 gene and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

New British technologies are transforming healthcare and saving lives

Professor Terry Speed elected as fellow of the Royal Society

Children born with CDG don't contain mutation in every cell type, say Sanford-Burnham researchers

Researchers reveal how genes are turned on and off during early human development

USF, Aetna to examine influence of genetic testing on breast cancer treatment

UA researchers discover genetic mutations that cause severe epilepsies in children

Researchers identify genetic mutations that appear to underlie rare syndrome

Kinase inhibitors: an interview with Jan Hoflack, CSO of Oncodesign

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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