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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).

Researchers develop new integrated approach to pinpoint genetic "drivers" of cancer

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have developed a new integrated approach to pinpoint the genetic "drivers" of cancer, uncovering eight genes that could be viable for targeted breast cancer therapy.

25 Aug 2014

Statistical genetic analysis can detect aggressiveness of lymphoma

Each year, more than one thousand Norwegians develop lymphoma. A statistical genetic analysis can detect when the disease will be aggressive. Thereby, treatment can be initiated in time.

25 Aug 2014

Study finds a host of new clues on gene-environment interactions in Crohn's disease

A new study finds a wide range of epigenetic changes-alterations in DNA across the genome that may be related to key environmental exposures-in children with Crohn's disease (CD), reports Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, official journal of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.

23 Aug 2014

SeraCare Life Sciences announces launch of new ACCURUN 501 C. difficile Control

SeraCare Life Sciences, a provider of high-quality biological materials that help optimize diagnostic performance, reliability and repeatability across the IVD lifecycle, today announced the launch of its new ACCURUN 501 C. difficile Control – the company's first molecular control product targeting hospital acquired infections.

23 Aug 2014

FDA approves ViiV Healthcare's Triumeq tablets for treatment of HIV-1 infection

ViiV Healthcare announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Triumeq (abacavir 600mg, dolutegravir 50mg and lamivudine 300mg) tablets for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

23 Aug 2014

Fungal infections that sicken HIV/AIDS patients grow on trees

Researchers have pinpointed the environmental source of fungal infections that have been sickening HIV/AIDS patients in Southern California for decades. It literally grows on trees.

22 Aug 2014

DNA testing for congenital cataracts can accurately diagnose diseases linked to childhood blindness

Researchers in the United Kingdom have demonstrated that advanced DNA testing for congenital cataracts can quickly and accurately diagnose a number of rare diseases marked by childhood blindness, according to a study published online today in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

22 Aug 2014

Binary Biometrics partners with Gabriel Health Institute to improve service capabilities in Orlando region

LiveScan Service Provider Binary Biometrics announced that it has agreed to a partnership with Gabriel Health Institute, one of Orlando's fastest growing Certified Nursing Assistant preparatory schools.

22 Aug 2014

Research: Seals and sea lions may spread tuberculosis to humans

Tuberculosis is one of the most persistent and deadliest infectious diseases in the world, killing one to two million people each year.

21 Aug 2014

Newborn screening for SCID holds promise that affected children can lead healthy lives

Using population-based screening outcomes of approximately 3 million infants, a team of scientists across 14 states, including four researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, have shown that newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) can be successfully implemented across public health newborn screening programs.

21 Aug 2014

Scientists study about rare type of skin cancer, acral melanomas

Acral melanomas, the rare type of skin cancer that caused musician Bob Marley's death, are genetically distinct from other types of skin cancer.

21 Aug 2014

Deep sequencing technique opens up new possibilities for finding genetic causes for brain disorder

Not every cell in the body is the same genetically, and disease-causing mutations don't necessarily affect every cell—making these mutations easy to miss even with next-generation genomic sequencing.

21 Aug 2014

Trovagene announces results from clinical studies on urine-based diagnostic test for detection of HPV

Trovagene, Inc., a developer of cell-free molecular diagnostics, announced today that results from two clinical studies will be presented at the 29th International Papillomavirus conference for the Company's urine-based diagnostic test for the detection of high risk strains of Human Papillomavirus.

20 Aug 2014

Seafood mislabeling can cause unwanted exposure to harmful pollutants

New measurements from fish purchased at retail seafood counters in 10 different states show the extent to which mislabeling can expose consumers to unexpectedly high levels of mercury, a harmful pollutant.

20 Aug 2014

Researchers focus on how exposure to opioids may alter expression of OPRM1 gene

Some infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) secondary to in-utero opioid exposure have a more difficult time going through withdrawal than others, but the underlying reasons are not well understood.

20 Aug 2014

Researchers made important step towards creating medical nanorobots

Researchers from the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MIPT have made an important step towards creating medical nanorobots.

20 Aug 2014

VCU receives federal grant totaling $6.9 million to study genetics of alcohol abuse

Virginia Commonwealth University has received a federal grant totaling $6.9 million to study the genetics of alcohol abuse and alcoholism - work that may lead to further advances in its treatment, control and prevention.

20 Aug 2014

Thermo sensitive collagen hydrogel in dynamic culture enhances tissue-engineered peripheral nerve

Tissue engineering technologies offer new treatment strategies for the repair of peripheral nerve injury, but cell loss between seeding and adhesion to the scaffold remains inevitable.

19 Aug 2014

Researchers identify microRNAs that differentiate male and female fruit flies

Men and women differ in plenty of obvious ways, and scientists have long known that genetic differences buried deep within our DNA underlie these distinctions. In the past, most research has focused on understanding how the genes that encode proteins act as sex determinants.

19 Aug 2014

Researchers uncover role of epigenetic changes in Alzheimer's disease

A team led by researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and King's College London has uncovered some of the strongest evidence yet that epigenetic changes in the brain play a role in Alzheimer's disease.

19 Aug 2014

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Researchers develop new integrated approach to pinpoint genetic "drivers" of cancer

Statistical genetic analysis can detect aggressiveness of lymphoma

Study finds a host of new clues on gene-environment interactions in Crohn's disease

SeraCare Life Sciences announces launch of new ACCURUN 501 C. difficile Control

FDA approves ViiV Healthcare's Triumeq tablets for treatment of HIV-1 infection

Fungal infections that sicken HIV/AIDS patients grow on trees

DNA testing for congenital cataracts can accurately diagnose diseases linked to childhood blindness

Binary Biometrics partners with Gabriel Health Institute to improve service capabilities in Orlando region

Research: Seals and sea lions may spread tuberculosis to humans

Newborn screening for SCID holds promise that affected children can lead healthy lives

Scientists study about rare type of skin cancer, acral melanomas

Deep sequencing technique opens up new possibilities for finding genetic causes for brain disorder

Trovagene announces results from clinical studies on urine-based diagnostic test for detection of HPV

Seafood mislabeling can cause unwanted exposure to harmful pollutants

Researchers focus on how exposure to opioids may alter expression of OPRM1 gene

Researchers made important step towards creating medical nanorobots

VCU receives federal grant totaling $6.9 million to study genetics of alcohol abuse

Thermo sensitive collagen hydrogel in dynamic culture enhances tissue-engineered peripheral nerve

Researchers identify microRNAs that differentiate male and female fruit flies

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