“Hospital holds gene therapy trial”
(May 18) BBC News reports, “Gene therapy trials are to begin at Belfast City Hospital in the next few weeks - thought to be the first time it has been used in Northern Ireland.”
“Advisory panel unveils guidelines for research on GM organisms”
(May 18) Singapore News reports, “Researchers working on genetically modified organisms in Singapore now have a common set of guidelines to adhere to.”
“Newly discovered gene MCPIP may lead to treatments for preventing inflammation that cause heart disease”
(May 17) News-Medical.Net reports, “A newly discovered gene known as MCPIP could provide scientists with the key to developing treatments for preventing inflammation that can cause heart disease, University of Central Florida researchers have discovered.”
“Search for gene search for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”
(May 17) News-Medical.Net reports, “Though it's the more common form of the disease, sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which affects roughly 90 percent of those living with the fatal neurodegenerative illness, has been the one less studied, simply because, unlike familial ALS, no genes have turned up.”
“Genetic cause of hearing loss in aging”
(May 17) News-Medical.Net reports, “Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have taken a step toward understanding the genetics that make people more susceptible to the loss of hearing as they age.”
“Gene family of potential tumor inhibitors identified”
(May 17) News-Medical.Net reports, “Proteins from a newly discovered family of genes, LRIG, function as a retardant for a protein that is important to tumor cells. It is probably this mechanism that lends the gene family its inhibiting effect on cancer tumors.”
“Manchester plays host to international genetics network”
(May 16) EurekAlert! reports, “Manchester is hosting an international conference on genetic counselling, with 75 delegates from professional organizations, universities and clinics all over the world, including countries such as France, Italy, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Cuba and the US.”
“Scientists Discover Stomach Cancer Gene”
(May 16) The Korea Times reports, “A team of South Korean scientists claimed Tuesday that they have discovered a gene triggering the proliferation of gastric cancer, a revelation that may lead to the treatment of the illness.”
“Genomics of human pathogenic fungi and bacteria”
(May 16) eitb reports, “The Navarre researcher's work has meant an advance in the race to identify action targets for developing pharmaceutical medicines to combat such infections.”
“The Molecular Post Office Inside the Cell”
(May 15) Science Daily reports, “For most proteins, there is a particular place inside a cell where they carry out their function.”
“Variant gene linked to type 1 diabetes”
(May 15) Reuters reports, “Researchers have identified a variation in a gene that is associated with type 1 diabetes, the form of the disease in which insulin production by the pancreas is deficient.”
“Tests offer hope in face of deadly genetic condition”
(May 15) The New Zealand Herald reports, “Deanne Corps has lost her son and her mother to a rare disease that may also have taken her brother.”
“British woman pregnant with cancer-gene-free 'designer baby”
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(May 14) The China Post reports, “A British woman has become the first in the country to conceive a "designer baby" selected specifically to avoid an inherited cancer, The Times said Saturday.”
“Fidel Castro Addresses Genetics Conference”
(May 12) Cuban News Agency reports, “Cuban President Fidel Castro gave the closing speech at the First International Congress on Community Genetics, held over the past five days in Havana.”
“Discovery of two gene variants associated with increased risk for early heart attack”
(May 12) News-Medical.Net reports, “Scientists at University of California - San Francisco (UCSF), Celera Genomics and The Cleveland Clinic have discovered two gene variants associated with a significantly increased risk for early heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).”
“Genes' Role in Cancer May Be Overestimated”
(May 11) Healthfinder.gov reports, “Looking for genes that could boost a person's general risk for cancer is not likely to reap great rewards, new research concludes.”
“It's in the genes: Hospitals add genetic counseling”
(May 11) St. Louis Business Journal reports, “For families with a history of cancer, genetic counseling can change lives -- or maybe save them.”
“C-myc required by the immune system”
(May 11) EurekAlert! reports, “Lausanne – c-myc, a gene commonly involved in cancer onset, has been found to have a role in the immune system's normal function according to a study published today in Blood.”
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