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• Epigenetic therapy

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 608
  Epigenetics research takes aim at cancer, Alzheimers, autism, other illnesses. Two mice. One weighs 20 grams and has brown fur. The other is a hefty 60 grams with yellow fur and is prone to diabetes and cancer. Theyre identical twins, with identical DNA. Their varying traits are controlled by a mediator between ...
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• The Mutations That Kill: 1st Cancer Genomes Sequenced

  
  80beats — Authority: 636
  The genomes of lung and skin cancer have been decoded by scientists at the UK-based Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge, which is the first time an entire cancer gene map has been created. The scientists say they have pinpointed specific DNA errors that may cause tumors in these two cancers, both ...
  3 days ago

• Biomarker Detection of Whole Blood

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 608
  Blood is filtered and transferred to nanosensors on a chip, which can detect and measure cancer biomarkers. Credit: Mark Reed/Yale University A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. They used nanowire sensors to detect and ...
  1 week ago

• BioBytes: Personalized Medicine

  
  BIOtech Now — Authority: 112
  Do you ever wonder if the medicine you’re taking is really helping to make you feel better? What if your doctor had a way to tell you exactly which drug and what dosage would best treat your illness?  Dr. Targan explains how biotechnology is helping to advance the field of personalized medicine – treatment ...
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• More Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Progress Roundup

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 608
  1. Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and colleagues have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered into cells that can target and kill HIV-infected cells -- a process that potentially could be used against a range of chronic viral diseases they have made the equivalent of a ...
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• Impactiviti Daily 120909

  
  Impactiviti blog — Authority: 120
  TODAY’S NEWS Novartis’ “son of Glivec” (Tasigna) carrying on the family tradition – Novartis has reported result of Tasigna Phase III clinical trial. In the study, Tasigna (nilotinib) demonstrated greater efficacy over Glivec (imatinib) in the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed ...
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• Gregory Benford of Genescient Talks at the HPlus Summit

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 608
  Bryan Bishop posted transcripts of the talks at the Hplus Summit Gregory Benford of Genescient talked about their latest work. They have methuselah fruit flies that live 4-5 times longer. They believe that they have products that could increase human lifespan 10-30% or more. * a product that we will deploy ...
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• Age of Personalized Medicine: New Blog

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 533
  I was glad to share the new blog of the Human Genome Organisation with you a few weeks ago. Now here is the new blog of the Age of Personalized Medicine which is a quality website dedicated to the possible implications of personalized medicine. Welcome to The Age of Personalized Medicine Blog! Each week, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Long-Term Physical Activity Has an Anti-Aging Effect at the Cellular Level

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 520
  New research shows that physical exercise by professional athletes leads to activation of the important enzyme telomerase and stabilizes the telomere Intensive exercise prevented shortening of telomeres, a protective effect against aging of the cardiovascular system, according to research reported in Circulation: ...
  2 weeks ago

• CNN Vital signs - The Clinic with Sanjay Gupta Interviewing Aubrey de Grey and Dan Buettner

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 608
  Chief Medical Correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta and world-renowned anti-aging experts discussed practical steps for living longer, and cutting-edge research that could dramatically extend human lives. (for about 30 minutes) Geneticist Aubrey de Grey is the Chief Scientific Officer of SENS Foundation, which researches ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pathway Genomics: Interview

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 533
  Some months ago, I wrote about the importance of customer service in the life of direct-to-consumer genomic companies . After the post, Pathway Genomics contacted me and said they were excited to speak more openly about their service. They also want to educate the community on genetic testing services and what ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Smarter War on Cancer

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 657
  Biotech , cancer , Drugs Tony Blau wrote: [ Editors Note: this editorial was co-authored by Jay (Marty) Tenebaum of CollabRx and Leroy Hood of the Institute for Systems Biology .] One of society’s great challenges is to advance health care while deflecting its rising cost. Achieving this objective ...
  3 weeks ago

• SC09 Reflections

  
  Reed's Ruminations: A Blog by Dan Reed — Authority: 92
  SC09 (aka the "Supercomputing Conference") has ended, and my tired feet and aching back are now recovering, albeit slowly. I am confident that tryptophan -induced sleep from massive turkey ingestion, as part of the annual U.S. Thanksgiving ritual, will abet my recovery. But I digress … The SC09 conference set ...
  3 weeks ago

• Human Genome Project research will allow for ‘personalized medicine’

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 515
  WASHINGTON (MCT) – A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world. Six years after scientists finished decoding the human genome – the genetic instruction book for life – they’re starting to ...
  4 weeks ago

• Now For Sale at Fire Sale Prices: Thousands of People’s Genomes

  
  80beats — Authority: 636
  DeCode Genetics , a genome sequencing and drug development company, found out the hard way that predicting disease risk simply by reading someone’s genes isn’t so straightforward. On Tuesday, deCode filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. The company’s financial problems have also raised ...
  4 weeks ago

• Gene Therapy Can Improve Muscle Mass and Strength in Monkeys, Research Suggests

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 520
  Cynomolgus macaque. New research in these primates suggests that a gene delivery strategy that produces follistatin can improve muscle mass and function.A study appearing in Science Translational Medicine puts scientists one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and ...
  4 weeks ago

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