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Switching to a newer electronic health record system reduces prescription errors

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the government is investing billions of dollars to encourage health care providers to use electronic health record systems. Many providers will probably switch from older systems to new systems to qualify for the federal incentives, but whether the upgrade improves patient care and safety has remained an open question.

27 May 2011

Transgenomic secures exclusive license from Montefiore for cancer predictive markers

Transgenomic, Inc. announced today that it has acquired an exclusive worldwide license to Montefiore Medical Center's patent application, "Method of Determining the Sensitivity of Cancer Cells to EGFR Inhibitors including cetuximab, panitumumab and erlotinib".

27 May 2011

Lactate shuttle also exists in human tumors

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have shed new light on the longstanding conundrum about what makes a tumor grow-and how to make it stop. Interestingly, cancer cells accelerate the aging of nearby connective tissue cells to cause inflammation, which ultimately provides "fuel" for the tumor to grow and even metastasize.

27 May 2011

Leukemia, psoriasis drugs may treat vascular diseases

A drug that has been on the market for decades to treat leukemia and skin disorders such as acne and psoriasis may be a possible therapy for vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and hypertension, which can lead to heart attack or stroke.

27 May 2011

ViroPharma launches documentary film on hereditary angioedema

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced the launch of the documentary Swell, a twenty-five minute film that allows families dealing with the rare genetic swelling disease, hereditary angioedema, to share the challenges and triumphs of living with a chronic disorder.

27 May 2011

Berkeley Lab researchers aim to create biological circuits for synthetic biology

Taking a page from the book of San Francisco radio legend Scoop Nisker, biologists who find themselves dissatisfied with the microbes nature has provided are going out and making some of their own. Members of the fast-growing "synthetic biology" research community are designing and constructing novel organisms and biologically-inspired systems - or redesigning existing organisms and systems - to solve problems that natural systems cannot.

27 May 2011

New genomics research on abnormal brain development

Local researchers are finally on the road to developing targeted treatments for serious, life-long disabilities such as autism and schizophrenia, thanks to new genomics research focusing on abnormal brain development.

27 May 2011

Neurologix presents NLX-P101 Phase 2 trial in Parkinson's disease at 10th INS World Congress

Neurologix, Inc. announced the presentation today of efficacy results through one year of follow-up in patients treated as part of the Company's successful Phase 2 clinical trial for its novel, investigational gene therapy NLX-P101 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

27 May 2011

Tigris Pharmaceuticals begins enrollment in AFP-464 Phase 2 trial in ER-positive breast cancer

Tigris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced enrollment of its first patient in a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of AFP-464 with or without Faslodex in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer patients.

27 May 2011

iBioLaunch Platform successfully expresses hookworm-derived molecule for potential vaccine

iBio, Inc. today announced that its proprietary iBioLaunch Platform successfully expressed the hookworm-derived molecule known as NaAPR1M-74, which will be evaluated as a potential vaccine candidate for human hookworm disease.

26 May 2011

Gestational high-fat diet programs woman's baby for future diabetes

A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic, says a new University of Illinois study published in the Journal of Physiology.

26 May 2011

Investigators receive NIH grant to help move gene therapy for MPS IIIB toward clinical trials

Investigators at Nationwide Children's have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to help move a therapy for MPS IIIB that has been shown effective in mice toward clinical trials in humans.

26 May 2011

New insight into how genes and proteins go awry in autism to alter the mind

For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to unravel a disorder that leaves no known physical trace as it develops in the brain.

26 May 2011

Taking prenatal vitamins early during pregnancy can reduce risk of having children with autism

Women who reported not taking a daily prenatal vitamin immediately before and during the first month of pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder as women who did take the supplements - and the associated risk rose to seven times as great when combined with a high-risk genetic make-up, a study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute has found.

26 May 2011

Low vitamin D could account for link between obesity and cancer, heart disease, diabetes

Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

26 May 2011

Study: Healthy gut flora reduces risk of obesity and body's low-level inflammation

Poor gut flora is believed to trigger obesity. In the same way, healthy gut flora could reduce the risk. This has shown to be the case in tests on rats.

26 May 2011

Idera Pharmaceuticals' preclinical data on novel GSO technology presented at TIDES 2011

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of preclinical data of its novel gene-silencing oligonucleotide technology including observations that demonstrate GSOs exert gene-silencing activity through a similar cellular pathway as siRNA.

25 May 2011

New clinical research study to compare two medications for bipolar disorder

Patients with bipolar disorder may be eligible for a new clinical research study comparing two medications -- quetiapine, a widely prescribed second-generation antipsychotic mood-stabilizing medication, and lithium, the gold-standard mood stabilizer.

25 May 2011

New combination therapy eradicates acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, older adults

In a significant breakthrough, investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, San Francisco, have been able to overcome resistance of a form of leukemia to targeted therapy, demonstrating complete eradication of the cancer in cell and animal studies.

25 May 2011

Positive preliminary results from Genomic Health's Oncotype DX study in DCIS breast cancer

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced positive preliminary results from a study of Oncotype DX in patients with DCIS by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, a clinical trials cooperative group supported by the National Cancer Institute.

25 May 2011

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Latest Gene News and Research

Switching to a newer electronic health record system reduces prescription errors

Transgenomic secures exclusive license from Montefiore for cancer predictive markers

Lactate shuttle also exists in human tumors

Leukemia, psoriasis drugs may treat vascular diseases

ViroPharma launches documentary film on hereditary angioedema

Berkeley Lab researchers aim to create biological circuits for synthetic biology

New genomics research on abnormal brain development

Neurologix presents NLX-P101 Phase 2 trial in Parkinson's disease at 10th INS World Congress

Tigris Pharmaceuticals begins enrollment in AFP-464 Phase 2 trial in ER-positive breast cancer

iBioLaunch Platform successfully expresses hookworm-derived molecule for potential vaccine

Gestational high-fat diet programs woman's baby for future diabetes

Investigators receive NIH grant to help move gene therapy for MPS IIIB toward clinical trials

New insight into how genes and proteins go awry in autism to alter the mind

Taking prenatal vitamins early during pregnancy can reduce risk of having children with autism

Low vitamin D could account for link between obesity and cancer, heart disease, diabetes

Study: Healthy gut flora reduces risk of obesity and body's low-level inflammation

Idera Pharmaceuticals' preclinical data on novel GSO technology presented at TIDES 2011

New clinical research study to compare two medications for bipolar disorder

New combination therapy eradicates acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, older adults

Positive preliminary results from Genomic Health's Oncotype DX study in DCIS breast cancer

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