Neuroscience
Research reveals Huntington's hope
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Scotland and Germany have discovered a molecular mechanism that shows promise for developing a cure for Huntington's Disease (HD).
Feb 27, 2013
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News tagged with molecular pathology
Medical research
Researchers define how a gene mutated in Parkinson's disease may normally function to ensure neuronal health
(Medical Xpress)—Cell biologists studying Parkinson's disease are training their sights on mitochondria, the energy source of the cell, whose activity in neurons appears to go awry in this devastating neurodegenerative ...
Mar 22, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover a molecular 'switch' in cancers of the testis and ovary
Cambridge scientists have identified an 'on/off' switch in a type of cancer which typically occurs in the testes and ovaries called 'malignant germ cell tumours'. The research was published today, 01 August, in the journal ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Genetics
AMP presented testimony to the Patent and Trademark Office requesting moratorium on human gene patenting
Today, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to place a moratorium on the issuing of patents on human genes during testimony presented at an Agency hearing on genetic ...
Feb 16, 2012
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Association for Molecular Pathology comments on proposed changes to the common rule
Yesterday, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) submitted comments on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) called, Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and ...
Oct 26, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recommendations to improve clinical testing economics and inform national preparation strategies for public health
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, molecular diagnostic professional society, today released a report entitled "Economics of Clinical Testing during a Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new NIST standard for more accurate diagnoses of JC virus
A new NIST Standard Reference Material supports the accurate measurement of the amount of a common but potentially dangerous virus in patients.
Jul 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Advance in understanding the disparity in prognosis between men and women in melanoma
Though it has been shown that men who get melanoma are twice as likely to die from the disease as women, the biological explanation for this is poorly understood. Research led by Dr. Alan Spatz, Director of Surgical and Molecular ...
Dec 14, 2016
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Genetics
Patenting the human genome
Can human genes be patented? That was the question posed by Alan J. Snyder, vice president and associate provost for research and graduate studies at Lehigh, and Lee Kaplan, scientific director of cellular and molecular genetics ...
May 24, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers discover surprising new roles for a key regulatory enzyme of blood pressure
At the 1st ECRC "Franz-Volhard" Symposium on September 7, 2012 at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch, Professor Ken Bernstein reported that in mice an excess of ACE led to a much stronger ...
Sep 8, 2012
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