Genetics News and Research

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Nanogels to attack lupus: an interview with Dr Look and Dr Fahmy, Yale University

Nanogels are synthetic particles that can be used for drug delivery. They are approximately 100 nm to 200 nm in diameter, and are made from safe, biocompatible materials: a gel-like interior and a lipid exterior.

24 Apr 2013

Study: Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants return to hospital within six months

Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants returned to the hospital within six months for treatment of unexplained fevers, infections or other problems, according to a study performed at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center in Boston.

24 Apr 2013

Study identifies malaria parasite protein as potential new target for drug treatment to prevent malaria

Scientists have discovered how a protein within the malaria parasite is essential to its survival as it develops inside a mosquito. They believe their findings identify this protein as a potential new target for drug treatments to prevent malaria being passed to humans.

24 Apr 2013

Study suggests lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations may benefit from anti-HER2 drugs

New results from a retrospective study conducted in Europe suggest that anti-HER2 treatments, like the widely used breast cancer agent trastuzumab (Herceptin), have anti-cancer effects in a small subset of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring specific HER2 protein mutations.

23 Apr 2013

iQBS researchers discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size, obesity in African ancestry

Researchers from Dartmouth's Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) and the Center for Genomic Medicine have helped to discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and women of African ancestry.

23 Apr 2013

Animal models of Huntington's disease allow better insights into disease's genetics

Scientific progress in Huntington's disease (HD) relies upon the availability of appropriate animal models that enable insights into the disease's genetics and/or pathophysiology.

23 Apr 2013

Experimental drug can reduce breast-cancer aggressiveness, restore drug-sensitivity

A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) suggests that an unusual experimental drug can reduce breast-cancer aggressiveness, reverse resistance to the drug fulvestrant and perhaps improve the effectiveness of other breast-cancer drugs.

23 Apr 2013

Scientists identify new genes that offer potential treatment options for childhood arthritis

Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified 14 new genes which could have important consequences for future treatments of childhood arthritis.

From The University of Manchester 23 Apr 2013

DNAzymes, gold nanoparticles and disease detection: an interview with Dr Chan and Kyryl Zagorovsky, University of Toronto

Gold nanoparticles are tiny spherical particles made out of gold atoms with sizes on nanometre scale. This is around 1,000 times smaller than the thickness of human hair.

23 Apr 2013

Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) receives funding from the Scottish Funding Council

The University of Glasgow is set to boost its contribution to global medical research and the Scottish economy following the announcement of funding to build a major research centre.

23 Apr 2013

Findings open new possibilities for research, testing treatments to combat obesity

Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue and the generation of new BAT cells.

23 Apr 2013

IMRT gives better results in patients with early breast cancer

Intensity modulated radiotherapy gives better results than standard radiotherapy in patients with early breast cancer, according to results from a randomised trial presented today (Sunday) to the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology.

23 Apr 2013

International team of researchers joins forces to decode genome of prehistoric fish

An enigmatic prehistoric fish has brought scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) together with researchers from all over the world to crack its genomic code.

22 Apr 2013

Loss or amplification of particular DNA regions contributes to the development of prostate cancer

A new analysis has found that the loss or amplification of particular DNA regions contributes to the development of prostate cancer, and that patients with two of these DNA changes have a high likelihood of dying from the disease.

22 Apr 2013

Xenon Pharmaceuticalsn receives BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Company of the Year Award for 2013

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Company of the Year Award for 2013.

22 Apr 2013

Genetic study defines link between primary sclerosing cholangitis and other autoimmune diseases

Researchers have newly associated nine genetic regions with a rare autoimmune disease of the liver known as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). This brings the total number of genetic regions associated with the disease to 16.

22 Apr 2013

Shc plays key role in activating and controlling Erk

A protein which is intimately involved in cancer-promoting cell signaling also keeps a key component of the signaling pathway tied down and inactive, a team led by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports this week in Nature Structural Molecular Biology.

20 Apr 2013

Study identifies seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis

A new genome-wide association study of more than 6,000 people has identified seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis. In findings published online in Nature Genetics on April 14, 2013, researchers at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado and several other institutions found a number of genes associated with host defense, cell-cell adhesion and DNA repair, which provide clues to possible mechanisms underlying this currently untreatable disease.

20 Apr 2013

Researcher discovers additional mechanical properties of articular cartilage result in osteoarthritis

A researcher at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has discovered additional mechanical properties of articular cartilage, a protective cartilage on the ends of bones that wears down over time, resulting in the development of osteoarthritis.

20 Apr 2013

IOF honors Spanish researcher for contributions to clinical research in the field of osteoporosis

The IOF Medal of Achievement has been presented today to Professor Adolfo Diez-Perez, MD, PhD, Head Emeritus of the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Director of the Bone and Joint Research Unit at the Municipal Institute of Medical Research and Professor of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

20 Apr 2013

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Nanogels to attack lupus: an interview with Dr Look and Dr Fahmy, Yale University

Study: Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants return to hospital within six months

Study identifies malaria parasite protein as potential new target for drug treatment to prevent malaria

Study suggests lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations may benefit from anti-HER2 drugs

iQBS researchers discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size, obesity in African ancestry

Animal models of Huntington's disease allow better insights into disease's genetics

Experimental drug can reduce breast-cancer aggressiveness, restore drug-sensitivity

Scientists identify new genes that offer potential treatment options for childhood arthritis

DNAzymes, gold nanoparticles and disease detection: an interview with Dr Chan and Kyryl Zagorovsky, University of Toronto

Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) receives funding from the Scottish Funding Council

Findings open new possibilities for research, testing treatments to combat obesity

IMRT gives better results in patients with early breast cancer

International team of researchers joins forces to decode genome of prehistoric fish

Loss or amplification of particular DNA regions contributes to the development of prostate cancer

Xenon Pharmaceuticalsn receives BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Company of the Year Award for 2013

Genetic study defines link between primary sclerosing cholangitis and other autoimmune diseases

Shc plays key role in activating and controlling Erk

Study identifies seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis

Researcher discovers additional mechanical properties of articular cartilage result in osteoarthritis

IOF honors Spanish researcher for contributions to clinical research in the field of osteoporosis

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