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Topic: genetics

Cambridge firm uses next-generation DNA sequencing to detect more mutations in carrier screening

Cambridge firm uses next-generation DNA sequencing to detect more mutations in carrier screening

May 16, 2013 3:39 pm by | 0 Comments

 When a company sets out to enter a market inhabited by heavyweights like LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics, it better have something good. Good Start Genetics has applied next-generation DNA sequencing ... Read more
Genetic testing, cancer and preventive surgery: Not just in breast cancer

Genetic testing, cancer and preventive surgery: Not just in breast cancer

May 14, 2013 4:30 pm by | 0 Comments

Angeline Jolie’s disclosure of her double mastectomy has drawn the mainstream media’s attention to genetic testing, a recent medical advancement with huge, albeit challenging, implications.Many experts predict that genetic testing ... Read more
Women with BRCA gene often have to consider hysterectomy as well

Women with BRCA gene often have to consider hysterectomy as well

May 14, 2013 2:24 pm by | 0 Comments

For women with a genetic vulnerability to cancer, the option of a double mastectomy to improve their odds is an excruciating one that goes far beyond vanity and the uncertainty ... Read more
Intel and Knight Cancer Institute want to make genetic analysis part of all patient care

Intel and Knight Cancer Institute want to make genetic analysis part of all patient care

April 26, 2013 6:49 pm by | 0 Comments

Intel and the Oregon Health & Science University are teaming up on a supercomputing project to speed up analysis of human genetic profiles, which could help with personalized treatment for ... Read more
Sleep deprivation amps some genes up, turns others down, study finds

Sleep deprivation amps some genes up, turns others down, study finds

March 1, 2013 3:00 am by | 0 Comments

Doctors know that being chronically sleep-deprived can be hazardous to your health. Night-shift workers, college crammers and all the rest of us who get less than our fair share of ... Read more
Four barriers that must fall before the personalized medicine revolution can start

Four barriers that must fall before the personalized medicine revolution can start

January 28, 2013 8:26 am by | 2 Comments

We are at the dawn of a new age of personalized medicine. Just as Moore’s law transformed computing’ and, as a result, all aspects of our professional and personal lives ... Read more
Genetically engineered T cell treatment puts leukemia in remission for 4 people

Genetically engineered T cell treatment puts leukemia in remission for 4 people

December 10, 2012 7:19 am by | 0 Comments

A 7-year-old named Emily Whitehead has erased any remaining doubts about the power of a University of Pennsylvania gene therapy to eradicate certain blood cancers.The therapy is personalized using each ... Read more
The cloud ate my data! Health entrepreneurs say vendors should be liable

The cloud ate my data! Health entrepreneurs say vendors should be liable

November 30, 2012 7:47 am by | 0 Comments

At CloudBeat, the healthcare panel kicked off with a harrowing statistic. The vast majority of breast cancer sufferers will not benefit from chemotherapy. And yet, most patients today receive this ... Read more
Researchers: Embryo survival gene may be on/off, low/high switch for immune system

Researchers: Embryo survival gene may be on/off, low/high switch for immune system

November 26, 2012 5:05 am by | 0 Comments

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A gene that keeps embryos alive appears to control the immune system and determine how it fights chronic diseases like hepatitis and HIV, and autoimmune diseases ... Read more
Novartis drug helps 100% of patients with inherited inflammatory disease in phase II trial

Novartis drug helps 100% of patients with inherited inflammatory disease in phase II trial

November 11, 2012 11:32 am by | 0 Comments

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis' Ilaris helps reduce patients' symptoms and the frequency of attacks in two rare inflammatory diseases, mid-stage studies showed, as the Swiss drugmaker looks to expand the ... Read more
Europe approves therapy to fix bad genes that will cost $1.6M per patient

Europe approves therapy to fix bad genes that will cost $1.6M per patient

November 2, 2012 6:43 am by | 0 Comments

After more than 20 years of experiments and a series of disappointments, the EU approval of Glybera, which treats the genetic disorder lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), is a significant boost ... Read more
Researchers plan whole-genome sequencing of hantavirus in public health study

Researchers plan whole-genome sequencing of hantavirus in public health study

September 26, 2012 1:50 pm by | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California researchers and public health officials have launched what they describe as a groundbreaking series of studies of a rare mouse-borne virus that has infected at ... Read more
Australian scientists develop genetic test to identify risk markers for autism

Australian scientists develop genetic test to identify risk markers for autism

September 12, 2012 4:46 am by | 0 Comments

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a genetic test to predict autism spectrum disorder in children, which could provide a long-sought way for early detection and intervention, according to ... Read more
Illumina to submit genetic sequencing platform to FDA for approval before end of year

Illumina to submit genetic sequencing platform to FDA for approval before end of year

September 11, 2012 6:31 am by | 0 Comments

Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Partners HealthCare today announced a strategic alliance to offer medical geneticists and pathologists infrastructure and networking tools to support the interpretation and reporting process for genetic ... Read more
Vote early and often for these 5 healthcare panels running for a slot at SXSW

Vote early and often for these 5 healthcare panels running for a slot at SXSW

August 31, 2012 7:55 am by | 1 Comments

This is the year for health at SXSW Interactive. It’s not just an Internet geek fest, app launch opportunity and excuse to escape the gray of winter in sunny Austin ... Read more