Category Archives: Genetics

Gene Behind Psoriasis Identified, Researchers Say

Title: Gene Behind Psoriasis Identified, Researchers Say Category: Health News Created: 4/19/2012 6:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 4/20/2012 12:00:00 AMSource:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Global Gene Therapy Industry

NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Gene Therapy Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p098244/Global-Gene-Therapy-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=BiologicaThis …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Gene Hunters Link Genes to Brain Size

An international team of expert gene hunters have zeroed in on genes that may play a role in boosting brain size and IQ.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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First Gene Linked to Common Form of Psoriasis Identified

Scientists led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the first gene directly linked to the most common form of psoriasis, a chronic skin condition.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Gene Hunt Is On for Mental Disabilities in Children

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Rare CARD14 gene mutations can lead to plaque psoriasis

Scientists led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the first gene directly linked to the most common form of psoriasis, a chronic skin condition.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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The 'Genius Gene' Found

In studying a gene that drives cell growth, Project ENIGMA scientists found a variant that boosted gene expression levels (shown as colored dots), which also enlarged the brain's memory centers (shaded in green).Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Scientists Uncover Novel Gene's Key Role In Type 2 Diabetes

Using computational methods, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have strongly implicated a novel gene in the triggering of type-2 diabetes. Their experiments in lab mice and in human blood and tissue samples further showed that this gene not only … Continue reading →

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Gene switches do more than flip 'on' or 'off'

( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) A UNC-led team of scientists finds that transcription factors don't act like an "on-off" switch, but instead can exhibit much more complex binding behavior.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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NewLink Genetics and Its CEO Are Recognized as High-Tech Leaders by the Technology Association of Iowa

AMES, Iowa — NewLink Genetics Corporation , today announced that NewLink and its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Charles Link, each received one of the 2012 Prometheus Awards granted each year by the Technology …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=genetics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Ambry Genetics Initiates Fluidigm-Based Genomic Research Services for Gene Expression, SNP Genotyping and Sample Prep …

Ambry Genetics, a global leader in clinical diagnostics and genomic services, announced today the launch of Fluidigm BioMark™ HD and Access Array™ System-based genomic research services.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=genetics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Seattle Genetics and Millennium to Collaborate with Ventana on Companion Diagnostic for ADCETRIS™ in CD30-Positive …

Seattle Genetics, Inc. and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited , today announced that they have formed a collaboration with Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=genetics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Gene therapy helps woman to write

A British woman stricken with Parkinson's disease can write for the first time in 15 years after receiving gene therapy.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+therapy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Video: Gene therapy reverses Parkinson's symptoms: study

A new British study has discovered a potentially groundbreaking treatment for Parkinson's disease. Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Kaplitt speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how gene therapy can reverse Parkinson's symptoms.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+therapy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Gene Therapy Restores Sight to Three Patients

After several years of setbacks, gene therapy is once again yielding promising results. One area in which it is proving its potential is in restoring vision to patients who have been losing it since birth. [More]Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+therapy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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'Bt cotton has done little to increase yield'

Southern Action on Genetic Engineering has alleged that Bt cotton has done little to increase yield. Net increase in yield, in fact, is dwindling in the last few years. "It has gone up by just 4 kg to 474 kg … Continue reading →

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Changes in gene expression may help explain high blood pressure in pregnancy

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that changes in the gene expression of a key enzyme may contribute to high blood pressure and increase susceptibility to forming blood clots in pregnant women with preeclampsia.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Life Tech, Collaborators Demonstrate Efficacy of LifeScope's Cancer Gene Fusion Detection Method

Researchers at Life Technologies and the Indiana University School of Medicine have published an informatics approach for detecting cancer gene fusions in RNA sequencing data from SOLiD sequencers.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Changes in gene expression may cause high blood pressure in pregnancy

Washington, April 14 : Researchers have discovered that changes in the gene expression of a key enzyme may contribute to high blood pressure and increase susceptibility to forming blood clots in pregnant women with preeclampsia.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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World Repository of Human Genetics Will Move to Amazon's Cloud

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