Medications
Breast cancer 'signature' predicts response to new drug class
Melbourne researchers have developed a new way to pinpoint which breast cancers will respond to a new class of anti-cancer agents called Smac-mimetics.
May 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New process to identify existing drugs for potential COVID-19 treatments
In late January, as the world watched the growing COVID-19 epidemic with increasing unease, a Michigan State University laboratory, which specializes in the use of artificial intelligence and big data to discover therapeutics ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Genetic signature may identify mothers at risk for preeclampsia
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a genetic signature combining certain maternal and fetal gene variants that are associated with a higher risk of preeclampsia.
Mar 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study catalogues cancer 'fingerprints' in decade-long global effort to map cancer genomes
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Singapore and the second leading cause of death around the world, implicated in about one in six deaths globally. An international consortium of scientists has now identified 81 mutational ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-causing culprits will be caught by their DNA fingerprints
Causes of cancer are being catalogued by a huge international study revealing the genetic fingerprints of DNA-damaging processes that drive cancer development. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Duke-NUS Medical ...
Feb 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene expression pattern pinpoints high-risk colorectal cancer
A new technique could dramatically reduce the number of colorectal cancer patients who unnecessarily undergo major surgery to remove tumors, instead of a minimally invasive procedure.
Jan 24, 2020
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Genetics
Blood test for eight gene signatures could predict onset of tuberculosis
Scientists at UCL have shown a blood test could predict the onset of tuberculosis three to six months before people become unwell, a finding which could help better target antibiotics and save countless lives.
Jan 21, 2020
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Genetics
Rapid gene signature test could diagnose serious conditions within two hours
A rapid test to diagnose severe illnesses such as sepsis and meningitis, using personalized gene signatures, is being developed by an international team of scientists.
Jan 20, 2020
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Diabetes
Genetic differences help distinguish type 1 diabetes in children from 'type 1.5' in adults
A multi-center team of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has discovered a genetic signature that could help distinguish an adult-onset form of diabetes sharing many type 1 diabetes (T1D) characteristics ...
Jan 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel genetic signature that can predict some kinds of breast cancer is identified
Researchers have identified a genetic signature with prognostic value for certain kinds of breast cancer. The discovery also contributes to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of pathological angiogenesis, ...
Dec 18, 2019
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