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'Jack Spratt' Diabetes Gene Identified
June 1, 2012 — It has long been hypothesized that Type 2 diabetes in lean people is more "genetically driven." A new study has for the first time demonstrated that lean Type 2 diabetes patients have a larger ... > full story -
Genes Predict If Medication Can Help You Quit Smoking
May 30, 2012 — A new study shows the same gene variations that make it difficult to stop smoking also increase the likelihood that heavy smokers will respond to nicotine-replacement therapy and drugs that thwart ... > full story -
Mechanism Key in Drug Allergy Identified: New Way to Screen Drugs for Adverse Reactions Before Use?
May 29, 2012 — Adverse drug reactions are a major issue that cause harm, are costly and restrict treatment options for patients and the development of new drugs. New research could lead to a new way to dramatically ... > full story -
Knowing Genetic Makeup May Not Significantly Improve Disease Risk Prediction
May 24, 2012 — Researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup -- the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk ... > full story -
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May 24, 2012 — Researchers have delved into a series of high profile court cases testing the limits of patent ... > full story -
Slew of Rare DNA Changes Following Population Explosion May Hold Clues to Common Diseases
May 17, 2012 — Scientists have taken a first step toward understanding how rare genetic differences among people contribute to leading chronic illnesses. One-letter DNA code changes occur frequently in human ... > full story -
Ultrasensitive Biosensor Promising for Medical Diagnostics
May 15, 2012 — Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual ... > full story -
Genetic Test Identifies Eye Cancer Tumors Likely to Spread
May 14, 2012 — Researchers have developed a genetic test that can accurately predict whether the most common form of eye cancer will spread to other parts of the body, particularly the liver. The test successfully ... > full story -
Drug Kills Cancer Cells by Restoring Faulty Tumor Suppressor
May 14, 2012 — New research uses a novel, computer based strategy to identify potential anti-cancer drugs, including one that targets the third most common p53 mutation in human cancer, p53-R175H. The number of new ... > full story -
Molecular Subtypes and Genetic Alterations May Determine Response to Lung Cancer Therapy
May 11, 2012 — Scientists have just shown that lung cancer molecular subtypes correlate with distinct genetic alterations and with patient response to therapy. These findings in pre-clinical models and patient ... > full story
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