Epigenetics News and Research

Latest Epigenetics News and Research

Porvair and Suzhou Tianlong Bio to develop epigenetic analysis technologies

Porvair Sciences are teaming up with Suzhou Tianlong Bio Technology Co Ltd (China), together with Swansea University and Xi'an Jiaotong University in a collaborative project entitled, "Automating & Stratification of Epigenetics in Healthcare" that is part of the Innovate UK / Jiangsu Industrial Challenge Programme.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 15 Dec 2017

New study explains why one identical twin more at risk for autoimmune diseases

It does not matter if you raise them the same, feed them the same, or dress them the same, any parent with identical twins knows their two children are remarkably different. Identical twins are identical in genes, but they are not identical in gene expressions, a difference due to epigenetics.

12 Dec 2017

Tgen And Baylor secure federal grant to develop early detection system for pancreatic cancer

A group of the nation's premier cancer researchers led by the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and the Translational Genomics Research Institute -- has secured a $5.13 million federal grant to develop an early detection system for pancreatic cancer, the nation's third-leading cause of cancer-related death.

11 Dec 2017

Immune-boosting drug combination may hold promise for treating ovarian cancer

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers demonstrated that mice with ovarian cancer that received drugs to reactivate dormant genes along with other drugs that activate the immune system had a greater reduction of tumor burden and significantly longer survival than those that received any of the drugs alone.

5 Dec 2017

Novel drug combination could enhance immunotherapy responses in patients with lung cancer

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers and colleagues have identified a novel drug combination therapy that could prime nonsmall cell lung cancers to respond better to immunotherapy.

30 Nov 2017

Understanding molecular mechanisms of signaling pathways to inhibit cancer invasion

The German Research Foundation has approved the renewal application for the Collaborative Research Center 850 "Control of Cell Motility in Morphogenesis, Cancer Invasion, and Metastasis".

30 Nov 2017

$10 million gift creates new center at Northwestern University to study effects of environment on genes

A new $10 million gift from University trustees and supporters Louis A. Simpson '58 and Kimberly K. Querrey will create a center at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to study the effects of environment on the activation and expression of genes.

21 Nov 2017

New technique may reveal clues about role of centromeres in Down syndrome, other birth defects

Some scientists call it the "final frontier" of our DNA -- even though it lies at the center of every X-shaped chromosome in nearly every one of our cells.

20 Nov 2017

Research suggests new ways to mitigate impact of mistreatment at early age

Everyone has challenges of one kind or another. But research shows that mistreatment at an early age can have long-lasting and life-altering repercussions that could be passed to future generations.

17 Nov 2017

Research provides path to possible treatment for Fragile X Syndrome and other types of autism

In Fragile X Syndrome--the leading genetic form of intellectual disability and autism--the effects of a single defective gene ripple through a series of chemical pathways, altering signals between brain cells.

3 Nov 2017

Cleveland Clinic researcher awarded $2.6 million grant to create innovative models of colorectal cancer

Cleveland Clinic researcher Emina Huang, M.D., a colorectal surgeon in the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute and a staff member in the Lerner Research Institute's Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, has been awarded a collaborative five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to create innovative models of colorectal cancer that will enhance understanding of how the disease develops and spreads.

31 Oct 2017

Study: New histone modifications link cellular metabolism to chromatin architecture

Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU) have discovered that two new classes of histone modifications couple cellular metabolism to gene activity. The study was published in 'Nature Structural and Molecular Biology'.

26 Oct 2017

Penn researchers provide new insights into how Notch drives growth of B-cell cancers

Notch is one of the most frequently mutated genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common leukemia in adults in the United States. It is also often mutated in other common B cell tumors, such as mantle cell lymphoma.

23 Oct 2017

Better post-weaning diet can reverse potential consequences of early-life high-fat exposure

Research has shown that a mother's diet during pregnancy, particularly one that is high-fat, may program her baby for future risk of certain diseases such as diabetes. A new study from nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois shows that switching the offspring to a new diet--a low-fat diet, in this case--can reverse that programming.

20 Oct 2017

Dietary combination transforms lethal breast cancers into highly treatable form

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found a dietary combination that transforms the most lethal of all breast cancers into a highly treatable breast cancer.

17 Oct 2017

UC biologists find link between paternal diet and offspring’s health

Doctors long have stressed the importance of good nutrition for expectant mothers. Now biologists at the University of Cincinnati say the father's diet could play a similar role in the health of a baby.

12 Oct 2017

Penn’s ITMAT 12th Annual International Symposium focuses on pain biology, aging, and brain disorders

The latest science in why pain afflicts people differently, precision medicine and brain disorders, and how the bat genome informs the study of human aging, among many other topics, will be covered at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' 12th Annual International Symposium.

9 Oct 2017

Penn Medicine professor receives New Innovator Award from NIH

Hao Wu, PhD, an assistant professor of Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received a New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health. These awards provide each recipient $1.5 million over five years to pursue high-risk, high-reward investigations that could have implications for human health.

9 Oct 2017

Study on cell stress response may hold promise for treating inflammation-related disorders

Stress – defined broadly – can have a profoundly deleterious effect on the human body. Even individual cells have their own way of dealing with environmental strains such as ultraviolet radiation from the sun or germs.

4 Oct 2017

Chromatrap ChIP-Seq kits can deliver streamlined protocol from nanograms of starting material

Chromatrap has demonstrated that its unique solid state patented technology allows for ChIP-seq assays to be routinely performed from as little as 500 ng of chromatin.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 28 Sep 2017

Epigenetics News and Research

Latest Epigenetics News and Research

Porvair and Suzhou Tianlong Bio to develop epigenetic analysis technologies

New study explains why one identical twin more at risk for autoimmune diseases

Tgen And Baylor secure federal grant to develop early detection system for pancreatic cancer

Immune-boosting drug combination may hold promise for treating ovarian cancer

Novel drug combination could enhance immunotherapy responses in patients with lung cancer

Understanding molecular mechanisms of signaling pathways to inhibit cancer invasion

$10 million gift creates new center at Northwestern University to study effects of environment on genes

New technique may reveal clues about role of centromeres in Down syndrome, other birth defects

Research suggests new ways to mitigate impact of mistreatment at early age

Research provides path to possible treatment for Fragile X Syndrome and other types of autism

Cleveland Clinic researcher awarded $2.6 million grant to create innovative models of colorectal cancer

Study: New histone modifications link cellular metabolism to chromatin architecture

Penn researchers provide new insights into how Notch drives growth of B-cell cancers

Better post-weaning diet can reverse potential consequences of early-life high-fat exposure

Dietary combination transforms lethal breast cancers into highly treatable form

UC biologists find link between paternal diet and offspring’s health

Penn’s ITMAT 12th Annual International Symposium focuses on pain biology, aging, and brain disorders

Penn Medicine professor receives New Innovator Award from NIH

Study on cell stress response may hold promise for treating inflammation-related disorders

Chromatrap ChIP-Seq kits can deliver streamlined protocol from nanograms of starting material

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Epigenetics News and Research

Latest Epigenetics News and Research

Genetics & Genomics - Second Edition eBook

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

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