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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

BGU, FCCC receive NIH grant to study role of microRNAs in maintaining measles virus persistence

American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev announces that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia have received a two-year National Institutes of Health research grant to observe "the role of host encoded microRNAs in the maintenance of the measles virus persistent state."

19 Apr 2013

Three MGH projects named among Top 10 Clinical Research Achievements of 2012

Three projects led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have been named among the Clinical Research Forum's Top 10 Clinical Research Achievements of 2012.

19 Apr 2013

HUGO recognizes Dr. Patrick Tan for research on genomic profiles of Asian cancers

Dr Patrick Tan from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore has received the 2013 Chen New Investigator Award from the international Human Genome Organisation.

19 Apr 2013

Abnormal protein translation leads to Fragile X ataxia, study finds

A bizarre twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities.

19 Apr 2013

Research shows how breakdowns in DNA copying process contribute to cancer

Research led by a scientist at the University of York has thrown new light on the way breakdowns in the DNA copying process inside cells can contribute to cancer and other diseases.

19 Apr 2013

Columbia Engineering researchers develop breast cancer survival predictor

Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Dimitris Anastassiou, Charles Batchelor Professor in Electrical Engineering and member of the Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology, have developed a new computational model that is highly predictive of breast cancer survival.

19 Apr 2013

Health disparities not connected to lack of exercise, Vanderbilt study finds

Health disparities between white and black adults in the South are not connected to a lack of exercise but more likely related to other factors such as access to health care, socioeconomic status and perhaps genetics, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the journal PLOS ONE.

19 Apr 2013

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

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

BGU, FCCC receive NIH grant to study role of microRNAs in maintaining measles virus persistence

Three MGH projects named among Top 10 Clinical Research Achievements of 2012

HUGO recognizes Dr. Patrick Tan for research on genomic profiles of Asian cancers

Abnormal protein translation leads to Fragile X ataxia, study finds

Research shows how breakdowns in DNA copying process contribute to cancer

Columbia Engineering researchers develop breast cancer survival predictor

Health disparities not connected to lack of exercise, Vanderbilt study finds

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