http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Thanks to thousands of volunteer twins, scientists have discovered over 400 novel genes associated with over 30 diseases over the last two decades, marking a golden era in genetic discovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-twin-age.html Genetics Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:36:55 EST news289809391 An eight gene 'signature' can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, finds new research in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-gene-signature-survive-chemotherapy.html Cancer Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:00:01 EST news285246069 Genomic technology has revolutionized gene discovery and disease understanding in autism, according to an article published in the December 20 issue of the journal Neuron. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-high-throughput-sequencing-potentially-hundreds-gene.html Genetics Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:33:25 EST news275149998 Brief Report in the December 6, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) focuses on findings from Cynthia Morton, PhD, director of Cytogenetics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and senior study author, and colleagues on a prenatal case study involving a new, balanced translocation (a genetic abnormality caused by chromosomal rearrangements) between chromosomes 6 and 8. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-genetic-technology-syndrome-prenatal-sample.html Genetics Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:15:38 EST news274000527 Researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine and CHUM hospitals have linked some cases of Essential Tremor (ET) to a specific genetic problem. ET is the most common movement disorder, becoming increasingly frequent with increasing age, which is characterized by an involuntary shaking movement (tremor) that occurs with motion, particularly when doing precise fine movement. The researchers will be publishing their findings tomorrow in The American Journal of Human Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-genetic-body-tremors.html Genetics Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:00:21 EST news263127456 Rapid advances in genetic disease research that are transforming how we diagnose and treat illness require new safeguards to protect patients from the misuse of these technologies and realize their full potential, according to new American Heart Association policy recommendations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-stanford-discusses-aha-tougher-genetic.html Genetics Wed, 30 May 2012 08:29:27 EST news257585356 Scientists from Duke University Medical Center have determined that genes acting as molecular "on/off" switches can define clinically relevant molecular subtypes of ovarian cancer, providing ideal potential targets for use in clinical prognostic and diagnostic testing. These bimodal genes can define tumor subtypes that have different overall prognoses and respond to different therapeutic regimens. The researchers' results are published in the May issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-genes-ovarian-cancer-diagnosis-prognosis.html Cancer Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:24:35 EST news253185851 Researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), The Jackson Laboratory and other institutes have uncovered 27 new candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a common and often deadly birth defect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-clues-common-birth-defect-gene.html Genetics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:12 EST news247755783 New discoveries about follicular lymphoma, a currently intractable form of cancer, highlight the power of functional genomics in cancer gene discovery. A report in the Oct 28th issue of Cell demonstrates how genetic insights can be translated directly into therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-genomic-cancer-drug.html Cancer Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:05:37 EST news238939529 An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-genes-rare-inherited-diseases.html Genetics Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:01:13 EST news234522034 A new epilepsy gene, LGI2, has been found in the Lagotto Romagnolo dogs, known from their gift for truffle hunting. The gene discovery made by Professor Hannes Lohi and his research group at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center offers a new candidate gene for human benign childhood epilepsies characterized by seizure remission. The research will be published in the prestigious scientific journal PLoS Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gene-discovery-truffle-dogs-mechanisms.html Medical research Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:00:04 EST news231084748