Genetics
DNA tests for patients move closer with genome analysis advance
Diseases caused by genetic changes could be detected more readily thanks to an advance in DNA analysis software.
May 30, 2019
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Genetics
Don't forget the 'epi' in genetics research, scientist says
In a review article published April 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientist Andrew Feinberg, M.D., calls for more integration between two fields of DNA-based research: genetics and epigenetics.
Apr 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows epigenetic changes can drive cancer
Cancer has long been thought to be primarily a genetic disease, but in recent decades scientists have come to believe that epigenetic changes – which don't change the DNA sequence but how it is 'read' – also play a role ...
Jul 26, 2014
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Medical research
Dioxin causes disease and reproductive problems across generations
Since the 1960s, when the defoliant Agent Orange was widely used in Vietnam, military, industry and environmental groups have debated the toxicity of its main ingredient, the chemical dioxin, and how it should be regulated.
Sep 26, 2012
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Genetics
Single change in genetic sequence can significantly impact BMI variability
(Medical Xpress)—One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new study released today.
Sep 17, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Trauma's epigenetic fingerprint observed in children of Holocaust survivors
The children of traumatized people have long been known to be at increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and mood and anxiety disorders. However, according to Rachel Yehuda from the James J. Peters Veterans ...
Sep 1, 2016
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Genetics
When is a gene not a gene? New catalog helps identify gene variations associated with disease
A high-quality reference catalogue of the genetic changes that result in the deactivation of human genes has been developed by a team of researchers. This catalogue of loss-of-function (LoF) variants is needed to find new ...
Feb 16, 2012
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Medical research
Cell energy sensor mechanism discovered: Studies linked to better understanding of cancer drugs
Johns Hopkins and National Taiwan University researchers have discovered more details about how an energy sensing "thermostat" protein determines whether cells will store or use their energy reserves.
Feb 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
An initial step toward blood tests for early detection of cancer
In a study of 124 patients with advanced breast, lung, and prostate cancers, a new, high-intensity genomic sequencing approach detected circulating tumor DNA at a high rate. In 89 percent of patients, at least one genetic ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera pandemic's source discovered
Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest (seventh) cholera pandemic. They have also highlighted the impact of the acquisition of resistance to antibiotics on ...
Aug 24, 2011
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