Recurrence of thyroid cancer 'could be predicted' with microRNAs
10/28/2013
New research has found that measuring sections of genetic material within papillary thyroid cancer tumors could predict the chance of recurrence following surgery. This is according to a study published in the journal Cancer...
Study shows that grafted limb cells acquire molecular 'fingerprint' of new location
10/28/2013
Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular "fingerprint," or identity, of their new location, UC Irvine developmental biologists have discovered...
'Sex drive slows' after stem cell transplantation
10/28/2013
New research suggests that complications and preparative procedures linked to stem cell transplantation may lead to sexual dysfunction in both men and women. This is according to a study published in the journal Blood...
News from the 2013 American Society of Human Genetics conference
10/28/2013
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC MECHANISM BEHIND DELUSIONS IN SCHIZOPHRENICS SESSION 15 - Psychiatric Disease: GWAS to Genes Speaker: Mariela Zeledon, Predoctoral Training Program in Human Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified changes in a person's DNA sequence that can affect what kinds of schizophrenia symp...
Research reveals 3-way genetic switch for cancer metastasis
10/28/2013
Cancer researchers from Rice University have deciphered the operating principles of a genetic switch that cancer cells use to decide when to metastasize and invade other parts of the body. The study found that the on-off switch's dynamics also allows a third choice that lies somewhere between "on" and "off...
Red and processed meat 'increases colorectal cancer risk'
10/28/2013
People with a common genetic variant who consume red or processed meat may increase their risk of colorectal cancer. This is according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting...
Recurrence of thyroid cancer 'could be predicted' with microRNAs
10/28/2013
New research has found that measuring sections of genetic material within papillary thyroid cancer tumors could predict the chance of recurrence following surgery. This is according to a study published in the journal Cancer...
Study shows that grafted limb cells acquire molecular 'fingerprint' of new location
10/28/2013
Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular "fingerprint," or identity, of their new location, UC Irvine developmental biologists have discovered...
'Sex drive slows' after stem cell transplantation
10/28/2013
New research suggests that complications and preparative procedures linked to stem cell transplantation may lead to sexual dysfunction in both men and women. This is according to a study published in the journal Blood...
Detecting ERG gene deletion may be useful for risk stratification in childhood ALL
10/27/2013
Results of EORTC trial 58951 suggest that detecting ERG gene deletion at diagnosis of childhood B-cell precursor (BCP) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) would be useful for risk stratification. The study, published in Leukemia showed that patients with the ERG gene deletion had a very good outcome with an 8-year event-free survival of 86.4% and an overall survival of 95.6%...