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Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

Thirty percent of severe alcoholics develop liver disease, but scientists have not been able to explain why only a subset is at risk. A research team from Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center now has a possible explanation: disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms can push those vulnerable over the edge to disease.

2 Jul 2013

Father's lifestyle has potential to affect DNA of multiple generations

Gene mutations caused by a father's lifestyle can be inherited by his children, even if those mutations occurred before conception. What's more, these findings show that mutations in the germ-line are present in all cells of the children, including their own germ cells. This means that a father's lifestyle has the potential to affect the DNA of multiple generations and not just his immediate offspring. These findings were published in the July 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal.

2 Jul 2013

RORA: A novel candidate gene for autism regulates large number of other genes

A new study by Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), reports that RORA, a novel candidate gene for autism discovered by her group in a 2010 study, regulates a large number of other genes associated with autism.

2 Jul 2013

Teva signs agreement with Verinata Health for commercialization of verifi prenatal test in Israel

Illumina, Inc. today announced that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. signed an exclusive agreement with Verinata Health, an Illumina company, for the commercialization of the verifi non-invasive prenatal test in Israel.

1 Jul 2013

Director of Molecular Diagnostics receives AMP 2013 Leadership Award

Jan A. Nowak, PhD, MD, has been awarded the Association for Molecular Pathology 2013 Leadership Award. This is the highest honor that AMP gives exclusively to one of its members - one who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the accomplishment of the mission and vision of AMP.

1 Jul 2013

Scientists identify neuronal circuits in spinal cord control limb alternation during walking

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the neuronal circuits in the spinal cord of mice that control the ability to produce the alternating movements of the legs during walking.

1 Jul 2013

Tiny RNA molecules work as powerful regulators of immune response in mammals

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has identified a family of tiny RNA molecules that work as powerful regulators of the immune response in mammals. Mice who lack these RNA molecules lose their normal infection-fighting ability, whereas mice that overproduce them develop a fatal autoimmune syndrome.

1 Jul 2013

Study shows autophagy blockers play a role in treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer

New research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Princeton University and other collaborators suggests that inactivation of an essential gene responsible for the cell survival process known as autophagy can suppress the growth of non-small-cell lung cancer tumors and render them more benign.

1 Jul 2013

Study shows lymphatic circulatory system may be intimately involved in vascular disorders

The often forgotten lymphatic circulatory system may be intimately involved in vascular disorders, according to a study by researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and University of Michigan. Their research was reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

30 Jun 2013

Researchers develop new drug delivery systems to treat cancer by blocking signaling receptor

A cardiac hormone signaling receptor abundantly expressed both in inflamed tissues and cancers appears to recruit stem cells that form the blood vessels needed to feed tumor growth, reports a new study by scientists at the University of South Florida Nanomedicine Research Center.

30 Jun 2013

Low doses of arsenic and estrogen can cause cancer in prostate cells, study finds

Science knows that arsenic and estrogen can cause cancer. At certain very low levels, the chemicals offer little to no threats to human health.

29 Jun 2013

Study: Pluripotent stem cell line-derived neurons survive and respond to cues in the primate brain

A team of researchers from Rush University, Yale University, the University of Colorado and the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation transplanted human embryonic stem cells into primate laboratory animals modeled with Parkinson's disease and found "robust survival" of the cells after six weeks and indications that the cells were "well integrated" into the host animals.

29 Jun 2013

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center secures "outstanding" rating from NCI

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) again demonstrated the compelling power of partnership in securing an overall rating of "outstanding" and a five-year renewal of its grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

28 Jun 2013

New approaches to regenerate insulin-producing cells for type I diabetes

They have also shown that any pancreatic β cells can be regenerated several times and that chemically-induced diabetes in mice can thus be "treated" repeatedly. The challenge for the researchers is now to show that these procedures can be applied to humans.

28 Jun 2013

Chromosomal deletion associated with changes in brain's white matter and delays language acquisition

A chromosomal deletion is associated with changes in the brain's white matter and delayed language acquisition in youngsters from Southeast Asia or with ancestral connections to the region, said an international consortium led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine.

28 Jun 2013

RUCDR Infinite Biologics receives $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from NIMH centre

RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world's largest university-based biorepository, received a $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Mental Health earlier this month to support its NIMH Center for Collaborative Genomics Research on Mental Disorders, which provides services to NIMH-funded scientists engaged in genomic research on mental disorders.

28 Jun 2013

Decorin protein in blood inhibits tumor progression, say researchers

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered that decorin, a naturally occurring protein that circulates in the blood, acts as a potent inhibitor of tumor growth modulating the tumor microenvironment.

28 Jun 2013

Computer simulation for predicting effectiveness of combination therapies for colon tumors

Scientist at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have used a computer simulation for predicting the effectiveness of various combination therapies for colon tumors. The study has been published in the current issue of the professional journal Molecular Systems Biology*.

28 Jun 2013

Stanford researchers take new step in deciphering of histone code

A chemical code scrawled on histones - the protein husks that coat DNA in every animal or plant cell - determines which genes in that cell are turned on and which are turned off.

28 Jun 2013

UNIGE researchers identify genomic variations associated with trisomy 21

Down syndrome, more commonly known as "trisomy 21" is very often accompanied by pathologies found in the general population: Alzheimer's disease, leukemia, or cardiac deficiency.

28 Jun 2013

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Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

Father's lifestyle has potential to affect DNA of multiple generations

RORA: A novel candidate gene for autism regulates large number of other genes

Teva signs agreement with Verinata Health for commercialization of verifi prenatal test in Israel

Director of Molecular Diagnostics receives AMP 2013 Leadership Award

Scientists identify neuronal circuits in spinal cord control limb alternation during walking

Tiny RNA molecules work as powerful regulators of immune response in mammals

Study shows autophagy blockers play a role in treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer

Study shows lymphatic circulatory system may be intimately involved in vascular disorders

Researchers develop new drug delivery systems to treat cancer by blocking signaling receptor

Low doses of arsenic and estrogen can cause cancer in prostate cells, study finds

Study: Pluripotent stem cell line-derived neurons survive and respond to cues in the primate brain

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center secures "outstanding" rating from NCI

New approaches to regenerate insulin-producing cells for type I diabetes

Chromosomal deletion associated with changes in brain's white matter and delays language acquisition

RUCDR Infinite Biologics receives $44.5 million Cooperative Agreement award from NIMH centre

Decorin protein in blood inhibits tumor progression, say researchers

Computer simulation for predicting effectiveness of combination therapies for colon tumors

Stanford researchers take new step in deciphering of histone code

UNIGE researchers identify genomic variations associated with trisomy 21

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