Genetics
Evolution, sex and TRACERx: how cancer's 'spare tyre' helps it survive
Almost all animals have sex. That's to say, DNA from sperm and eggs is exchanged to create offspring with a mixture of both parents' genes.
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Genetics
Researchers outline centralized genetic testing model
The Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center (RIMGC) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched in 2014 as a first-of-its-kind system to help families navigate the complex process of genetic and genomic ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
First comprehensive survey of virus DNA found within cancer cells
Researchers from the University of East Anglia have helped to carry out the first comprehensive survey of viruses found within different types of cancer.
Feb 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New classification system for tumors can guide diagnosis and treatment options for cancer
Based on the largest study of cancer patients of its kind, scientists have created a new way of classifying tumours. Clinicians can use genome sequencing to assign their patients' tumours to one of sixteen groups in the new ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers revise classification of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome
Results from a study conducted by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Munich Leukemia Laboratory were presented today as a late-breaking abstract at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting. The study integrates ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Genetics
Whole-genome sequencing analysis to find more exact biomarkers
A new study from Uppsala University shows that whole-genome sequencing increases the precision of genetic studies, which in turn can improve our understanding of how to use biomarkers to discover disease. The results are ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Medications
Beware probiotics in ICU patients
It's become common for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), both children and adults, to receive probiotics. Often, they are started at home to counteract diarrhea caused by antibiotics. There is also interest in using ...
Nov 12, 2019
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Health
Wearable tracker study links insufficient sleep to biological aging and cardiovascular disease risk
Getting a good night's sleep is important, and insufficient sleep has been linked to poor health in many studies. Analysing data collected from wearable trackers, researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Precision ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Genetics
New genetic analysis improves diagnosis of intellectual disability
Whole-genome sequencing can be used to diagnose intellectual disability more accurately than other methods of genetic analysis, researchers at Karolinska Institutet report in the scientific journal Genome Medicine. Whole-genome ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Genetics
Mutations linked to expression of genes associated with complex traits
Hard-to-study mutations in the human genome, called short tandem repeats, known as STRs or microsatellites, are implicated in the expression of genes associated with complex traits including schizophrenia, inflammatory bowel ...
Nov 6, 2019
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