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Released: 22-Aug-2023 9:45 AM EDT
CureMD Announces Strategic Collaboration with Tempus to Integrate Genomic Testing Functionality in EHR
CureMD

CureMD, a leading provider of comprehensive technology solutions for community oncology, is proud to announce its partnership with Tempus, a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine, to integrate Tempus' advanced genomic testing capabilities into CureMD's cutting-edge Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

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Released: 21-Aug-2023 2:25 PM EDT
Genetic study shows that common medication used to prevent heart attacks may be ineffective for majority of British South Asians
Queen Mary University of London

Clopidogrel is a commonly prescribed medication used to prevent further heart attacks after an initial event. It needs to be activated in the body to be effective.

Released: 21-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Research aims to uncover genetic and environmental risk factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Wayne State University Division of Research

A $3 million, five-year award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the NIH aims to discover and validate the gene Х heavy metal (GXM) interactions in human livers and to understand their role in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Newswise: Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies
Released: 20-Aug-2023 9:30 PM EDT
Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies
Hokkaido University

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies, they halt tumor progression in mice models.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Immunotherapy: Antibody kit to fight tumors
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich)

A new study highlights the potential of artificial DNA structures that, when fitted with antibodies, instruct the immune system to specifically target cancerous cells.

Newswise: U of I Research Team Identifies Polar Bears Using DNA Found in Paw Prints
Released: 17-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
U of I Research Team Identifies Polar Bears Using DNA Found in Paw Prints
University of Idaho

Researchers at the University of Idaho have found a unique, non-invasive way to identify polar bears in the Arctic by scraping DNA from a bear’s paw print.

Released: 17-Aug-2023 4:40 PM EDT
The best thing since sliced tissue
Gladstone Institutes

Imagine a few roughly cut slices of bread on a plate. With just those slices, could you picture, in fine detail, the loaf they came from?

   
Released: 17-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Combination approach restores motor function of SBMA mice, PCOM study finds
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

A combination approach of increasing the SIRT3 protein and inhibiting PARPs (poly-ADP ribose polymerase) helps rescue motor endurance of mice modeling the neuromuscular disease spinal bulbar and muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy’s disease, according to a new study by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) researchers.

   
Released: 17-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Heredity and environment account for people’s love of nature
University of Gothenburg

Humans have a positive view of nature. But is this due to an approach we have learned while growing up, or is it something we are born with?

   
Newswise: Joan Conaway, Ph.D., named President-Elect of leading scientific society
Released: 17-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Joan Conaway, Ph.D., named President-Elect of leading scientific society
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Joan Conaway, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean of Basic Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been elected President-Elect of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), one of the largest scientific societies in the world.

   
Released: 16-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
A rare genetic condition with an even rarer treatment
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Doctors try to improve the life of a four-year-old with a rare genetic disease and other patients like her

14-Aug-2023 1:05 AM EDT
Schizophrenia Genetic Risk Factor Impairs Mitochondrial Function
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Researchers at Rutgers and Emory University are gaining insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying the strongest-known genetic risk factor.

Newswise: Physician-Scientist Receives National Cancer Moonshot Award
Released: 16-Aug-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Physician-Scientist Receives National Cancer Moonshot Award
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Todd Aguilera, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and member of the Experimental Therapeutics Program in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named one of 11 inaugural Cancer Moonshot Scholars. The national program recognizes a cohort of early-career investigators from underrepresented groups who have been identified as emerging leaders in cancer research and innovation.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients Need Help Transitioning to Adulthood
Released: 16-Aug-2023 12:20 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients Need Help Transitioning to Adulthood
Penn State Health

Parents can be so protective of a child with congenital heart disease they often forget what comes next. When should they start learning to take care of their own condition? Two Penn State Health experts share their views.

   
9-Aug-2023 11:10 AM EDT
Ötzi: dark skin, bald head, Anatolian ancestry
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Research team used advanced sequencing technology to analyze Ötzi’s genome to obtain a more accurate picture of the Iceman’s appearance and genetic origins.

Released: 16-Aug-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Leading Researcher Jane Carlton Joins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute as Director
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jane Carlton, PhD, a biologist and leader in the field of comparative genomics, has joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. She assumed the role on August 1.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2023 5:25 PM EDT
A computational genetic model will make it possible to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer
Tel Aviv University

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a computational model that makes it possible to predict each woman's genetic risk of developing breast cancer based on her genetic profile.

Released: 15-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
CHOP Researchers Develop Versatile and Low-Cost Technology for Targeted Long-read RNA Sequencing
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

In a development that could accelerate the discovery of new diagnostics and treatments, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a versatile and low-cost technology for targeted sequencing of full-length RNA molecules.

Newswise: Understanding Epigenetic Changes in Glial Cells May be Key to Combatting Brain Tumors
Released: 15-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Understanding Epigenetic Changes in Glial Cells May be Key to Combatting Brain Tumors
Stony Brook University

Gliomas are incurable brain tumors. Researchers are trying to unlock the mysteries of how they originate from normal cells, which may lead to better treatments.

Released: 15-Aug-2023 1:25 PM EDT
Images of enzyme in action reveal secrets of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Emory University

Bacteria draw from an arsenal of weapons to combat the drugs intended to kill them. Among the most prevalent of these weapons are ribosome-modifying enzymes. These enzymes are growing increasingly common, appearing worldwide in clinical samples in a range of drug-resistant bacteria.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Scientists pinpoint the microbes essential to making traditional mozzarella
Frontiers

Scientists from Italy used high-throughput 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, which gives a detailed picture of what microbes are present and in what proportions, to understand how microbes make mozzarella.

Released: 15-Aug-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Weaker transcription factors are better when they work together
Rice University

Bioengineers can tailor the genomes of cells to create “cellular therapies” that fight disease, but they have found it difficult to design specialized activating proteins called transcription factors that can throw the switch on bioengineered genes without occasionally turning on some of the cell’s naturally occurring genes.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2023 12:45 PM EDT
New genetic relations between irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric diseases discovered
University of Bergen

We have all felt the workings of the so called “brain-gut-axis”, how our intestines get affected, for example, by stress. But still, researchers don’t know a lot about the relation between our gut and our brain.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Ilustra el Futuro de la Atención Médica con Inteligencia Artificial
Released: 15-Aug-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Ilustra el Futuro de la Atención Médica con Inteligencia Artificial
Cedars-Sinai

La inteligencia artificial (IA) está capturando la imaginación del público a medida que el ritmo de la innovación se acelera considerablemente y las herramientas de IA fáciles de usar ofrecen nuevas posibilidades para transformar industrias enteras.

   
Newswise: Innovative research on schistosomiasis-associated colorectal cancer (SA-CRC) yields unique insights into genetic mutations and treatment implications
Released: 15-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Innovative research on schistosomiasis-associated colorectal cancer (SA-CRC) yields unique insights into genetic mutations and treatment implications
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new genomic study conducted by researchers on schistosomiasis-associated colorectal cancer (SA-CRC) provides critical insights into the unique mutational landscape and the potential treatment pathways for the disease. SA-CRC, linked to chronic inflammation caused by schistosomal ova deposition in the intestine, presents different epidemiological and clinical outcomes than sporadic colorectal cancer (S-CRC).

Newswise: Genetically engineered vesicles target cancer cells more effectively
Released: 15-Aug-2023 9:35 AM EDT
Genetically engineered vesicles target cancer cells more effectively
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Nanovesicles can be bioengineered to target cancer cells and deliver treatments directly, according to research at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

   
Released: 14-Aug-2023 5:25 PM EDT
Scientists outline a new strategy for understanding the origin of life
Oberlin College

Despite decades of progress, the origin of life remains one of the great unsolved problems in science.

   
Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Charts Healthcare’s Future With Artificial Intelligence
Released: 14-Aug-2023 11:55 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Charts Healthcare’s Future With Artificial Intelligence
Cedars-Sinai

Artificial intelligence (AI) is capturing the public imagination as the pace of innovation accelerates sharply and easy-to-use AI tools offer new possibilities to transform whole industries.

   
Newswise: Gene therapy may offer new treatment strategy for alcohol use disorder
Released: 14-Aug-2023 11:55 AM EDT
Gene therapy may offer new treatment strategy for alcohol use disorder
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Gene therapy might offer a one-time, sustained treatment for patients with serious alcohol addiction, also called alcohol use disorder, according to a new study led by a researcher at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.

Newswise: IU researchers uncover mysteries behind immune response to hemophilia A treatment
Released: 14-Aug-2023 11:25 AM EDT
IU researchers uncover mysteries behind immune response to hemophilia A treatment
Indiana University

Patients with the genetic disorder hemophilia A receive factor VIII protein replacement treatments to replenish this clotting protein in their blood, thus preventing dangerous bleeding. Unfortunately, about 30 percent of these patients develop antibodies against the treatment and until now, despite more than 80 years of clinical experience with this complication, little has been known about its mechanism.

Released: 14-Aug-2023 10:55 AM EDT
Study brings insight to kidney cancer with gene mutation
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U-M Department of Pathology and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology reveals findings from over 800 clinical assays performed for kidney patients with MiTF family gene mutations.

Newswise: Natural or Not? Scientists Aid in Quest to Identify Genetically Engineered Organisms
Released: 14-Aug-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Natural or Not? Scientists Aid in Quest to Identify Genetically Engineered Organisms
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ever since gene editing became feasible, researchers and health officials have sought tools that can quickly and reliably distinguish genetically modified organisms from those that are naturally occurring. Now, such tools exist.

Released: 11-Aug-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Research raises hopes for new treatment of fusion-driven cancer
Aarhus University

A new study presents a promising treatment method for so-called fusion-driven cancers, which are currently often difficult to cure. These fusion-driven cancers are caused by an error in cell division that creates a fusion of different genes. This fusion causes the cancer and drives the uncontrolled cell growth.

Released: 11-Aug-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Variable patient responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection are mimicked in genetically diverse mice
Jackson Laboratory

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory have created a panel of genetically diverse mice that accurately model the highly variable human response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

   
Newswise: Global consortium creates large-scale, cross-species database and universal ‘clock’ to estimate age in all mammalian tissues
10-Aug-2023 12:40 PM EDT
Global consortium creates large-scale, cross-species database and universal ‘clock’ to estimate age in all mammalian tissues
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

An international research team details changes in DNA that researchers found are shared by humans and other mammals throughout history and are associated with life span and numerous other traits.

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7-Aug-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Can Detect Tumor DNA
University of California San Diego

Creating new technologically advanced sensors, scientists from UC San Diego and Australia have engineered bacteria that detect the presence of tumor DNA in live organisms. Their innovation could pave the way to new biosensors capable of identifying various infections, cancers and other diseases.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 10:40 AM EDT
Research team makes surprising discovery of low-noise genes
Virginia Tech

While engaging in cell division research, Silke Hauf and members of her lab made a surprisingly quiet discovery. When cells express RNA, there are always some fluctuations, or noise, in how much RNA is produced. Hauf’s group found several genes whose noise dips below a previously established minimum threshold, known as the noise floor, during expression “We have solid data for this phenomenon,” said Hauf, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech.

Newswise: Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease
Released: 10-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Gene therapy hope for children with kidney disease
University of Bristol

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Understanding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Released: 9-Aug-2023 2:55 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Understanding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Penn State Health

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can cause sudden death at any age – but particularly in young people. A Penn State Health heart surgeon discusses prevention.

Released: 9-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Research sheds new light on gene therapy for blood disorders
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A study shows new steps toward more patients getting gene therapy

Newswise: Having a bad hair day? Blame your genes!
Released: 9-Aug-2023 1:15 PM EDT
Having a bad hair day? Blame your genes!
Elsevier

The first gene mapping study on human scalp hair whorls not only shows that hair whorl direction has a genetic basis, but also that it is affected by multiple genes.

Newswise: Turning big data into better breeds and varieties: Can AI help feed the planet?
Released: 9-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Turning big data into better breeds and varieties: Can AI help feed the planet?
University of Queensland

Artificial intelligence could hold the key to feeding 10 billion people by 2050 in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving pests and pathogens according to researchers at The University of Queensland.

Released: 9-Aug-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Loss of a particular protein causes growth defects in mice and humans
Wiley

Through next-generation sequencing, investigators have identified a mutation in the TMCO3 gene in two sisters with short stature.

   
Released: 9-Aug-2023 11:55 AM EDT
New research links early Europeans’ cultural and genetic development over several thousand years
Uppsala University

A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age, but also how certain groups of people were actually isolated.

Released: 8-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Mind what you eat and drink. Food and Water Safety stories for media.
Newswise

The latest headlines from the Food and Water Safety channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: From Bench to Bedside: Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Receives First Dose of Gene Therapy Developed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Released: 8-Aug-2023 11:30 AM EDT
From Bench to Bedside: Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Receives First Dose of Gene Therapy Developed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital

In a landmark moment for the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, a 5-year-old from Bellefontaine, Ohio, received the first dose of a recently approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where the therapy was invented and initially tested.

Released: 7-Aug-2023 1:15 PM EDT
Department of Energy Announces $4.7 Million for Research on Integrative Computational Tools for Systems Biology Research
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $4.7 million in funding for five new research projects in computational biology. These projects will develop new software and analytical tools to manage the growing quantities of genomics and other data stemming from the study of microbes and other biological systems.

Newswise: Team discovers broken ‘brake' of cancer mutation machine
Released: 7-Aug-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Team discovers broken ‘brake' of cancer mutation machine
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Loss of a gene known as SYNCRIP in prostate cancer tumors unleashes cellular machinery that creates random mutations throughout the genome that drive resistance to targeted treatments, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers discovered. The findings, published in Cancer Cell, could lead to new interventions that thwart this process in prostate and other cancer types, making them far easier to treat.



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