Personalized Medicine News

Posted March 24, 2010:

• Anesthesia Increases Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease in Patients With Genetic Predisposition, Study Suggests

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Revisiting the Need to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Amniotic Fluid Cells More Efficiently Reprogrammed to Pluripotency Than Adult Cells

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Body's Anticipation of a Meal Can Be a Diabetes Risk Factor

Posted March 5, 2010:

• Studies on Nutrients, Gene Expression Could Lead to Tailored Diets for Disease Prevention

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Early Test for a Killer of the Sickest

Posted February 26, 2010:

• Gene Signature May Improve Colon Cancer Treatment

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Personalized Medicine in Warfarin Therapy

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Melanoma Transcriptome Reveals Novel Genomic Alterations Not Seen Before
• New DNA Technique Leads to a Breakthrough in Child Cancer Research

Posted February 21, 2010:

• Enzyme Deficiency Protects Hepatitis C Patients from Treatment-Related Anemia

Posted February 12, 2010:

• Epigenetic Signals Differ Across Alleles

Posted February 11, 2010:

• Universal DNA Reader Will Advance Faster, Cheaper Sequencing Efforts
• Predicting Prognosis and Treatment Response in a Subset of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Single Gene Mutation Induces Endometrial Cancer

Posted February 2, 2010:

• Gene Variation Makes Alcoholism Less Likely in Some Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Posted January 29, 2010:

• Curing More Cervical Cancer Cases May Be in the Math
• Cancer Researchers Perform Complete Genomic Sequencing of Brain Cancer Cell Line

Posted January 25, 2010:

• Rare Genetic Variants Create 'Synthetic' Genome-Wide Signals of Disease Risk

Posted January 24, 2010:

• Genes Found Linked to Breast Cancer Drug Resistance Could Guide Future Treatment Choices

Posted January 19, 2010:

• A Role for the Protein C-Myb in Leukemia
• Cancer Genome Atlas Identifies Distinct Subtypes of Deadly Brain Cancer

Posted January 14, 2010:

• Informative Method to Identify Biomarkers for Guiding Therapy Decisions
• Novel and Simple Formula to Predict Treatment Success in Chronic Hepatitis C

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Gene Mutations in Patients With Becker Muscular Dystrophy Identified

Posted January 12, 2010:

• EGFR Gene Signature Predicts Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Prognosis
• Gene Testing Identifies Lung Cancer Patients Who Benefit from ALK-Inhibitor Drug

Posted January 11, 2010:

• Breast Cancer Multigene Test Helping Patients Avoid Chemotherapy

Posted January 7, 2010:

• Genetic Differences Between Lethal and Treatable Forms of Leukemia Discovered

Posted December 31, 2009:

• Carbon Nanotubes Show Promise for High-Speed Genetic Sequencing

Posted December 29, 2009:

• New Research Could Advance Research Field Critical to Personalized Medicine

Posted December 23, 2009:

• Genomic Toggle Switches Divide Autoimmune Diseases Into Distinct Clusters

Posted December 22, 2009:

• Chicago Cancer Genome Project Studies Genetics of 1,000 Tumors

Posted December 21, 2009:

• Genetic Study Clarifies African and African-American Ancestry

Posted December 17, 2009:

• Genetic Variant May Control Lung Function and Risk of COPD

Posted December 16, 2009:

• Analysis Identifies Biomarkers for Diabetic Kidney Failure

Posted December 9, 2009:

• Sonic Hedgehog Variations Linked to Recurrence, Survival and Response to Therapy of Bladder Cancer
• New Mouse Could Help Understand How Some Lung Cancer Cells Evade Drug Treatment

Posted December 8, 2009:

• Genetic Predeterminants for Diabetes in African-Americans Identified
• Possible Ovarian Cancer Treatment Target Identified

Posted December 7, 2009:

• Higher Risk for Heart Disease and Diabetes Associated With Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Posted December 2, 2009:

• High-Risk Women Reluctant to Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer

Posted December 1, 2009:

• Heart Failure Linked to Gene Variant Affecting Vitamin D Activation

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Discovery Leads to Effective Treatment of Painful Skin Condition

Posted November 10, 2009:

• FDA Approved Leukemia Drugs Shows Promise In Ovarian Cancer Cells

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Findings Key For Understanding, Interpreting Genetic Testing For Long QT Syndrome

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Three-Week Course Of Breast Radiation May Be As Effective As Conventional 5 To 7-Week Course For Early Breast Cancers

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Proton Therapy Is Well-Tolerated In Prostate Cancer Patients

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Hunting For The Prozac Gene

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Screening Guidelines For Breast, Cervical And Colorectal Cancers Redefined

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