Personalized Medicine News

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Genetic Composition of Multicentric Lung Tumors Appears to Be Similar
• Sensitive Detection Method Analyzes Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Lung Cancer
• Personalized Gene Therapies May Increase Survival in Brain Cancer Patients

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Analysis Does Not Support Genetic Test Before Use of Anti-Clotting Drug

Posted December 23, 2011:

• Genetic Cause of Thyroid Cancer Discovered

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Gene Therapy for Ears

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Personalized Treatment for Crohn's Disease a Step Closer Following Gene Mapping

Posted December 5, 2011:

• American Society of Clinical Oncology Issues Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Tumor-Targeting Compound Points the Way to New Personalized Cancer Treatments

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Genetic Sequencing Could Help Match Patients With Biomarker-Driven Cancer Trials, Treatments
• The Newest of the New in Gene Therapy: 'Tag and Target and Exchange'

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Future Prostate Cancer Treatments Might Be Guided by Math

Posted November 20, 2011:

• Genetic Rearrangements Drive 5 to 7 Percent of Breast Cancers

Posted November 18, 2011:

• Old Drugs Find New Target for Treating Brain Tumor

Posted November 13, 2011:

• Signaling Pathway Linked to Inflammatory Breast Cancer May Drive Disease Metastasis
• Benefit of Novel Drug in Breast Cancer Seen in Blood Within Weeks

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Tailored Therapy for Anti-Platelet Drugs Using a Novel Point-of-Care Genetic Test Provides Improved Response to Medications Compared to Current Standard of Care

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Metabolic Protein Plays Unexpected Role in Tumor Cell Formation and Growth

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Gene Responsible for Relapses in Young Leukemia Patients

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Researchers Identify a Genetic Mutation Associated With High Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Posted October 23, 2011:

• E-Counseling Shows Dramatic Results in Lowering Blood Pressure; Online Tool Motivates Patients to Maintain a Healthier Lifestyle

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Same Gene Has Opposite Effects in Prostate, Breast Cancers, Researchers Discover

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Scientists Move Closer to Predicting Who Will and Will Not Fight Off Severe Infections

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Ovarian Cancer Patients Survive Longer With BRCA2 Mutated in Tumors, Study Finds
• Test Helps Reduce Risk of Death in Advanced Lung Cancer

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Study Gauges Emotional Toll of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Large Meta-Analysis Finds New Genes for Type 1 Diabetes

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Genetic Variant Linked to Blocked Heart Arteries in Patients With Diabetes

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Asians Fighting Alcoholism May Benefit from New Study

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Gene Variant Connected to Response to Asthma Drugs

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Multicenter 1000-Patient Trial Initiated to Accelerate Development of Personalized Treatments for Multiple Myeloma
• Genetic Differences May Cause Higher Rates of Prostate Cancer in African-American Men

Posted September 16, 2011:

• Genetics May Explain Why Calcium Increases Risk for Prostate Cancer

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Mom, Dad and Kids Undergo Novel Genome Analyses for Medical Risks in New Study
• Possible Key to Preventing Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Found
• Finding Pathways to Cancer Progression May Lead to Identification of Targeted Therapies

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Gene Linked With Death After Coronary Bypass Surgery

Posted September 9, 2011:

• Researchers Use New Tool to Counter Multiple Myeloma Drug Resistance

Posted September 1, 2011:

• U.S. High School Science Standards in Genetics Are 'Inadequate,' According to Experts

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Study of Metabolites Reveals Health Implications from Small Molecules

Posted August 28, 2011:

• Clinical Importance of Leukemia Stem Cells Validated by New Study

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Identifying Correlations in Electronic Patient Records

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Small Molecules Shed Light on Cancer Therapies

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Computational Method Predicts New Uses for Existing Medicines; Match-Making Program Uses Gene Expression Patterns

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Five Inherited Genetic Variants Linked to the Most Lethal Prostate Cancers

Posted August 14, 2011:

• New Genetic Clue in Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted August 1, 2011:

• Using Math to Fight Cancer

Posted July 31, 2011:

• Genome-Wide Study Reveals Three New Susceptibility Loci for Adult Asthma in Japanese Population

Posted July 28, 2011:

• Researchers Look to Dogs to Better Understand Intricacies of Bone Cancer

Posted July 25, 2011:

• Mismatch Between Cancer Genetics Counseling and Testing Guidelines and Physician Practices

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