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JUNE 16, 2021

million grant from The National Institutes of Health to develop methods that will improve genetic risk estimates – polygenic risk scores – for specific diseases in people from diverse populations and mixed ancestries. LOS ANGELES (June 16, 2021) – UCLA Health will receive a $4.8

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MAY 4, 2021

Mohsin Jafri, Director, Neuroscience Program; Professor Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, is studying cancer drug susceptibility. This technology may be applied to data extracted from the molecular […].

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APRIL 20, 2021

A new study challenges the presumption that all South-Eastern-Bantu speaking groups are a single genetic entity. Almost 80% of South Africans speak one of the SEB family languages as their first language.

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APRIL 21, 2023

WGS remains at the core of developing personalized medicine against cancer as it provides valuable information for cancer etiology and progression. Biotech company Ultima Genomics has joined forces with Genome Insight, a bioinformatics-based biomedicine company, to overcome the caveat of cost and quality in WGS.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in some cases of acute myeloid leukaemia that could be harnessed for targeted treatment of these poor-prognosis cancers Targeting a pathway that is essential for the survival of certain types of acute myeloid leukaemia could provide a new therapy avenue for patients, the latest research has found.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

In a paper published in Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Illinois researchers show COVID-19 cases and mortality rates, among other […]. . – With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid soaring COVID-19 numbers, could seasonality be partially to blame? New research from the University of Illinois says yes.

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MARCH 15, 2021

For their study, the team led by bioinformatics professor Andreas Keller and his doctoral student […]. Credit: Oliver Dietze In their study, which is now published in the journal Nature Aging, they show that the level of non-coding RNAs in the blood of a Parkinson’s patient can be used to track the course of the disease.

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JULY 5, 2022

Cell therapy specialist Mogrify has struck a deal with Japanese drugmaker Astellas to look at ways to deploy regenerative medicine to treat hearing loss caused by factors such as chronic exposure to loud noises. An estimated 1.57

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JANUARY 13, 2021

International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity and medical genetic variation Credit: Oakland University Today, the largest study of genetic diversity in Ukraine was published in the open science journal GigaScience.

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JULY 20, 2022

The two organisations have previously collaborated on the creation of three cancer therapeutics companies, including bacterial delivery system developer Neobe therapeutics, oncolytic virus therapy company Stratosvir, and bioinformatics specialist Enedra.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250 In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental (..)

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APRIL 8, 2021

Credit: IRB Barcelona In cancer, personalised medicine takes advantage of the unique genetic changes in an individual tumour to find its vulnerabilities and fight it. Many tumours have a higher number of mutations due to a antiviral defence mechanism, the APOBEC system, which can accidentally damage DNA and cause mutations.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Publication in Science Credit: David Porubsky, University of Washington In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the first draft of the human genome reference sequence. The Human Genome Project, as it was called, had taken more than eleven years of work and involved more than 1000 scientists from 40 countries.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

These diagnostic solutions are essential for detecting and monitoring diseases, identifying genetic predispositions, and guiding personalized treatment plans. Molecular diagnostic solutions are pivotal across various medical fields, including oncological disorders, infectious diseases, genetic testing, and personalized medicine.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are united by a vision of how to revolutionize healthcare.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

These efforts encompass programs related to the shingles vaccine, Tdap vaccine and plague vaccine, reinforcing Dynavax’s commitment to advancing the field of vaccines and medicine. The year 2022 has proven to be a momentous period for Fulgent Genetics, marked by significant expansion of its product portfolio across various medical conditions.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Credit: Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Bottom Line: Given the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on people’s health and lives worldwide, it is crucial to be able to accurately predict patients’ outcomes, including their chances of mortality from the disease.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Now, computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that one reason could be significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosystems and to humans. Credit: Jan Zrimec/Chalmers University of Technology Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, obesity, or height.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus ‘package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient’s […].

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JULY 12, 2021

USC researchers have achieved a better way to identify elusive DNA variants responsible for genetic changes affecting cell functions and diseases. Using computational biology tools, scientists at the university’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences studied “variable-number tandem repeats” (VNTR) in DNA.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Kim recognised then, he said, that better tools for medicine needed to be developed, and that they still do. Charlie Kim earned his PhD from Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University and pioneered the application of genomic and bioinformatic approaches to the study of infectious disease. What, then, is the solution?

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MARCH 30, 2021

For example, to evaluate the validity of a high-throughput genetic […]. . — A reproducibility crisis is ongoing in scientific research, where many studies may be difficult or impossible to replicate and thereby validate, especially when the study involves a very large sample size.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Based on the genetic biomarker(s) identified, the most effective therapy targeting the specific molecular marker can be selected. The liquid biopsy will therefore help personalize medicines for patients based on the molecular features of their disease.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

15, 2020 — The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation in how sick those infected with COVID-19 become. Comparative analysis of human and animal coronaviruses strains implicates miR1307 PHOENIX, Ariz.

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APRIL 28, 2021

April 28) – The University of Washington’s School of Medicine Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine is collaborating with Illumina, Inc. Supporting families of children with developmental differences SEATTLE and GAITHERSBURG, MD. Nasdaq: ILMN) and GeneDx, Inc.,

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JULY 16, 2021

Credit: Vaughn Cooper PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2021 – For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that phages–tiny viruses that attack bacteria–are key to initiating rapid bacterial evolution leading to the emergence of treatment-resistant “superbugs.”

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MARCH 6, 2023

It works with commercial partners and researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Therapeutic vaccines represent the next frontier in cancer medicine. Although the FDA  allows drugmakers to charge patients  for unproven medicines provided for compassionate use, it’s uncommon and controversial.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2017, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists who uncovered the molecular mechanisms that control the circadian rhythm, otherwise known as the “wake-sleep” cycle.

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MARCH 4, 2021

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine show that analysis of the proteomics, or all the protein data, from aggressive human cancers is a useful approach to identify potential novel therapeutic targets.

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JULY 27, 2021

Amgen’s R&D resources and its extensive clinical experience in immuno-oncology are ideally suited to applying and advancing Teneobio’s differentiated technologies and multispecific antibodies to deliver transformative medicines,” said Roland Buelow, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Teneobio.

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JULY 9, 2021

Credit: Elisabeth Paymal To splice or not to splice… In an article published in the journal RNA, Karan Bedi, a bioinformatician in Mats Ljungman’s lab, Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School, investigated the efficiency of splicing across different human cell types.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Credit: Nigel Michki Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, the process starts with stem cells that divide into mother cells (progenitor cells), that then divide into precursor cells that eventually become neurons.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Scientists in Cambodia have used the new IDseq tool to confirm and sequence the whole genome of the country’s first case of COVID-19 Credit: IDseq.net 15th October 2020, Hong Kong: Published today in the journal GigaScience is a new open source, cloud-based tool called IDseq that makes it possible to rapidly detect, identify, and track […]. (..)

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MARCH 12, 2021

UMD-led research identifies age-related changes to DNA and reveals longevity-related differences between bat species Credit: G. Wilkinson, G. Puechmaille, M. Tschapka A new study led by University of Maryland and UCLA researchers found that DNA from tissue samples can be used to accurately predict the age of bats in the wild.

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