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Reticular drusen linked to AMD progression

Four percent of individuals aged 49 years and above will develop reticular drusen over 15 years of follow-up, Australian study findings suggest, with the incidence higher in those with age-related macular degeneration risk factors.

1 Jul 2014

New approach may help develop more effective immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma

A new approach demonstrated that the recognition of unique cancer mutations appeared to be responsible for complete cancer regressions in two metastatic melanoma patients treated with a type of immunotherapy called adoptive T-cell therapy.

1 Jul 2014

Study uncovers new information on genes that may increase risk of cardiac arrhythmias

Two international research studies, both led by investigators affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have uncovered new information about genes that may increase the risk of serious cardiac arrhythmias.

1 Jul 2014

Research finding may accelerate development of treatments for PTSD

Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have identified a drug that appears to make memories of fearsome events less durable in mice.

1 Jul 2014

Genetic variants alter chance of sunitinib dose reduction

Scientists have identified genetic variants that reduce the likelihood of sunitinib dose reduction in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

30 Jun 2014

Complete analysis of regenerative medicine market

According to a new market research report by Allied Market Research titled, "GlobalRegenerative MedicineMarket (Technology, Applications, Geography) - Industry Analysis, Trends, Opportunities and Forecast, 2013-2020", the global regenerative medicine market will reach $ 67.6 billion by 2020 from $16.4 billion in 2013, registering a CAGR of 23.2% during forecast period (2014 - 2020).

30 Jun 2014

Switching off a single gene converts human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells

By switching off a single gene, scientists at Columbia University's Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center have converted human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells, demonstrating in principle that a drug could retrain cells inside a person's GI tract to produce insulin.

30 Jun 2014

UK's TSB provides £347,000 for project to optimise gene library assembly technology

Today, Monday 30th June, 2014, Isogenica, Cambridge UK and Imperial College London secure funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the UK's innovation agency, for a £347,000 project to optimise a gene library assembly technology for potential use in synthetic biology.

30 Jun 2014

Outpatient hysteroscopy before IVF doesn't seem to improve IVF results

A large multicentre trial seems finally to have resolved one of IVF's long-running controversies - whether the outlook for women with a poor IVF record can be improved by routine hysteroscopy performed before further IVF treatment.

30 Jun 2014

Single gene defines difference between aggressive and non-aggressive forms of thymoma

For a rare form of cancer called thymoma, researchers have discovered a single gene defining the difference between a fast-growing tumor requiring aggressive treatment and a slow-growing tumor that doesn't require extensive therapy.

30 Jun 2014

CNIO researchers identify over 40 genes that predict aggressiveness of melanoma

Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have discovered more than 40 genes that predict the level of aggressiveness of melanoma and that distinguish it from other cancers with a poor prognosis. The discovery, published in Cancer Cell, will help to identify unique aspects of melanoma that could contribute to determine the risk of developing metastasis in patients with this disease.

28 Jun 2014

Gene study reveals the root of language development in humans

The evolution of language in humans continues to perplex scientists and linguists who study how humans learn to communicate.

28 Jun 2014

Autism Speaks awards more than $600,000 to scientists pursuing training in translational research

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced it has awarded more than $600,000 in funding for six promising scientists pursuing academic training in translational research.

28 Jun 2014

Researchers give new, unprecedented 3-D view of most important brain receptors

Researchers with Oregon Health & Science University's Vollum Institute have given science a new and unprecedented 3-D view of one of the most important receptors in the brain - a receptor that allows us to learn and remember, and whose dysfunction is involved in a wide range of neurological diseases and conditions, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia and depression.

28 Jun 2014

Vertex receives positive opinion from European CHMP for approval of KALYDECO for cystic fibrosis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has issued a positive opinion recommending the approval of KALYDECO (ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) ages 6 and older who have one of eight non-G551D gating mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.

28 Jun 2014

Researchers find way to diagnose aggressiveness of oral cancer

Studying mouth cancer in mice, researchers have found a way to predict the aggressiveness of similar tumors in people, an early step toward a diagnostic test that could guide treatment, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

28 Jun 2014

UCSB researchers explore genetic underpinnings of nerve-cell spacing

The functional organization of the central nervous system depends upon a precise architecture and connectivity of distinct types of neurons.

27 Jun 2014

Cancer drug shows promise in treating blood cell disorders

Scientists working to make gene therapy a reality have solved a major hurdle: how to bypass a blood stem cell's natural defenses and efficiently insert disease-fighting genes into the cell's genome.

27 Jun 2014

Scientists one step closer to understanding the causes of Parkinson's disease

Scientists have taken a step closer to understanding the causes of Parkinson's disease, identifying what's happening at a cellular level to potentially help develop future treatments.

27 Jun 2014

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals plans to merge with QLT

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company, and QLT Inc., a Canadian-based biotechnology company focused on developing innovative orphan ophthalmology products, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Auxilium plans to merge with QLT.

26 Jun 2014

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Latest Gene News and Research

Reticular drusen linked to AMD progression

New approach may help develop more effective immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma

Study uncovers new information on genes that may increase risk of cardiac arrhythmias

Research finding may accelerate development of treatments for PTSD

Genetic variants alter chance of sunitinib dose reduction

Complete analysis of regenerative medicine market

Switching off a single gene converts human gastrointestinal cells into insulin-producing cells

UK's TSB provides £347,000 for project to optimise gene library assembly technology

Outpatient hysteroscopy before IVF doesn't seem to improve IVF results

Single gene defines difference between aggressive and non-aggressive forms of thymoma

CNIO researchers identify over 40 genes that predict aggressiveness of melanoma

Gene study reveals the root of language development in humans

Autism Speaks awards more than $600,000 to scientists pursuing training in translational research

Researchers give new, unprecedented 3-D view of most important brain receptors

Vertex receives positive opinion from European CHMP for approval of KALYDECO for cystic fibrosis

Researchers find way to diagnose aggressiveness of oral cancer

UCSB researchers explore genetic underpinnings of nerve-cell spacing

Cancer drug shows promise in treating blood cell disorders

Scientists one step closer to understanding the causes of Parkinson's disease

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals plans to merge with QLT

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