Dr. Thomas Grünewald studies the genetics and molecular pathology of Ewing sarcoma, a malignant bone cancer that is found primarily […]
Too much of a good thing can be dangerous, finds researchers investigating hypoglycemia
For people with diabetes, taking medications and monitoring their blood sugar is part of the rhythm of their daily lives. […]
First clinical proof that genotypes determine if Alzheimer’s drugs will work: Researchers’ insights into a target that succeeded in animals but failed in humans reveal a new paradigm for screening Alzheimer’s drugs
University at Buffalo researchers have determined that a human gene present in 75 % of the population is a key […]
Patterns in DNA reveal hundreds of unknown protein pairings: Method will be applied to human genome to learn more about how our proteins interact to carry out biological functions
Sequencing a genome is getting cheaper, but making sense of the resulting data remains hard. Researchers have now found a […]
Balancing data protection and research needs in the age of the GDPR
Scientific journals and funding bodies often require researchers to deposit individual genetic data from studies in research repositories in order […]
Researchers learned how to better combat muscle loss during space flights
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has further documented how muscles are affected by […]
New evidence questions use of saline fluids to resuscitate children with sepsis
Doctors have urged hospitals around the world to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children gravely ill with […]
DNA tests for patients move closer with genome analysis advance
Diseases caused by genetic changes could be detected more readily thanks to an advance in DNA analysis software. The development […]
Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein, study shows
An international clinical trial has found that a new drug for Huntington disease is safe, and that treatment with the […]
Machine-learning system used to diagnose genetic diseases: Automation yields faster test results to inform personalized medical care
San Diego-Researchers at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) have utilized a machine-learning process and clinical natural language processing […]