News tagged with gene expression analysis
Novel RNA-based classification system for colorectal cancer
A novel transcriptome-based classification of colon cancer that improves the current disease stratification based on clinicopathological variables and common DNA markers is presented in a study published in PLOS Medicine this w ...
Cancer
May 21, 2013 |
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Mouse study provides new clue to staying skinny on a high-fat diet
(Medical Xpress)—The mystery of why some people get fat eating high-fat foods while others can stay skinny on a diet of burgers and chips is closer to being solved.
Diabetes
May 01, 2013 |
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Do drugs for bipolar disorder 'normalize' brain gene function? Study suggests so
Every day, millions of people with bipolar disorder take medicines that help keep them from swinging into manic or depressed moods. But just how these drugs produce their effects is still a mystery.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Misregulated genes may have big autism role
A new study finds that two genes individually associated with rare autism-related disorders are also jointly linked to more general forms of autism. The finding suggests a new genetic pathway to investigate ...
Genetics
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Study reveals potential immune benefits of vitamin D supplements in healthy individuals
Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that improving vitamin D status by increasing its level in the blood could have a number of non-skeletal health benefits. The study, published online in PLOS ON ...
Immunology
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Mechanisms regulating inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes, cancer identified
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has identified epigenetic mechanisms that connect a variety of diseases associated with inflammation. Utilizing molecular analyses of gene expression ...
Immunology
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Personal epigenetic 'signatures' found consistent in prostate cancer patients' metastases
In a genome-wide analysis of 13 metastatic prostate cancers, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found consistent epigenetic "signatures" across all metastatic tumors in each patient. The discovery of the ...
Cancer
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Whitehead scientists identify major flaw in standard approach to global gene expression analysis
Whitehead Institute researchers report that common assumptions employed in the generation and interpretation of data from global gene expression analyses can lead to seriously flawed conclusions about gene activity and cell ...
Genetics
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Mechanism that leads to sporadic Parkinson's disease identified
Researchers in the Taub Institute at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a mechanism that appears to underlie the common sporadic (non-familial) form of Parkinson's disease, the progressive movement ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Sep 25, 2012 |
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The molecular mechanisms behind the benefits of exercise
Leading a sedentary lifestyle increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes. European scientists focused on delineating the mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects of exercise on our metabolism.
Other
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Definition of lung squamous cell carcinoma genome opens doors to better, more targeted therapies
A new paper published online in Nature holds out hope that people with the second most common type of lung cancer may one day benefit from targeted therapies that have transformed treatments for other lung cancer patients.
Cancer
Sep 09, 2012 |
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Computational analysis identifies drugs to treat drug-resistant breast cancer
Researchers have used computational analysis to identify a new Achilles heel for the treatment of drug-resistant breast cancer. The results, which are published in Molecular Systems Biology, reveal that t ...
Medications
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Three types of fetal cells can migrate into maternal organs during pregnancy
A pregnant woman's blood stream contains not only her own cells, but a small number of her child's, as well, and some of them remain in her internal organs long after the baby is born. Understanding the origin and identity ...
Medical research
Jun 06, 2012 |
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A new application allows online statistical analysis of gene-expression data
The journal Computers in Biology and Medicine has published an article on the new IT application BootstRatio, created by IDIBELL researchers. The application allows online statistical analysis of data from gene expression. It is ...
Genetics
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Scientists identify new mechanism of prostate cancer cell metabolism
Cancer cell metabolism may present a new target for therapy as scientists have uncovered a possible gene that leads to greater growth of prostate cancer cells.
Cancer
Mar 22, 2012 |
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