Foundation Medicine partners with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Foundation Medicine Inc., a Cambridge biotechnology company using genomics data and DNA sequencing to help doctors pinpoint treatments for cancer patients, is partnering with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to co-develop a molecular diagnostic product designed to match patients with hematologic cancers with the best treatments. Hematologic cancers include leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma …
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Discovery of a gene that controls three different diseases
Scientists have identified a single gene, ERCC4, that can be involved in three human diseases depending on which type of mutation it presents: Fanconi anaemia, xeroderma pigmentosum, or a type of progeria.
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Genome study suggests new strategies for understanding and treating pulmonary fibrosis
A new genome-wide association study of more than 6,000 people has identified seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
Junk DNA may be behind devastating neurological diseases
Washington, April 16 (ANI): UC San Francisco scientists have revealed that specific DNA once dismissed as junk plays an important role in brain development and might be involved in several devastating neurological diseases.
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Francis Crick's Nobel medal sells for over $2M
NEW YORK (AP) — The Nobel Prize won by Francis Crick in 1962 for his discovery of DNA was sold Thursday at auction for more than $2 million.
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Elizabeth Blackburn: Molecular Biologist Charts Her Own Course
A Nobel-winning molecular biologist explores the connections of emotional stress, health and DNA.
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Revolutionary DNA Oral Appliance Now Available from Emerald Coast Dental Sleep Medicine
Emerald Coast Dental Sleep Medicine is now offering a new method of treatment with the DNA oral appliance.
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Normal Brain Activity Linked to DNA Damage
Brain activity from experiences as common as exploring new locations surprisingly damages the noggin’s DNA, hinting that such disruptions may be a key part of thinking, learning and memory, researchers say.
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DNA length linked to lifespan
San Francisco, March 12 (IANS) Scientists have shown that DNA length can help predict lifespan in patients with cardiac disease , says a new study.
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