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Two Sets of Genes Predict Response to Lung Cancer Drug
Two sets of gene expression profiles predict response to a common lung cancer drug for patients that have no guiding indicators for their treatment now, according to scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
report at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting. Read more...
Four New Genes for Alzheimer's Disease Risk Identified
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from a consortium of 44 universities and research institutions in the United States, including Rush University Medical Center, identified four new genes linked to Alzheimer's disease. Each gene individually adds to the risk of having this common form of dementia later in life. Read more...
Gene, Pathway Approaches Outlined for Analyzing GWAS Data
At an American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting session here yesterday, attendees heard about some of the strategies that researchers are using to glean additional information from genome-wide association studies. In particular, presenters highlighted the value of gene- and pathway-based analyses for helping to more rapidly gain biological and functional insights from genetic associations detected in these studies. Read more...
Strawberries May Help Fight Esophageal Cancer
Eating freeze-dried strawberries may help prevent esophageal cancer, according to new but preliminary research. ''Eating strawberries may be a way for people at high risk for esophageal cancer to protect themselves from the disease," says researcher Tong Chen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus. Read more...
DNA of 50 Breast Cancer Patients Decoded
In the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumors from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the matched DNA of the same patients' healthy cells. This comparison allowed researchers to find mutations that only occurred in the cancer cells. Read more...
Vanderbilt Lands $10M for Proteomics Imaging
Vanderbilt University has won a five-year, $10.3 million grant award from the National Center for Research Resources to establish an NCRR resource focused on imaging mass spectrometry. Read more...
Minnesota Partnership Funds New Studies
The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics has awarded two new grants totaling nearly $1.4 million for research into cancer genetics aimed at developing new knowledge and treatments, according to the University of Minnesota. The initiative between UMN and Mayo Clinic awarded these grants as part of $3.5 million in new funding to support four projects that will involve collaborative studies between scientists at both institutions focused on cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and neurological diseases. Read more...
 UC San Diego Selected as Study Site for National Research Network The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is among 27 research institutions selected across North America to be a part of the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (CITN), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The CITN will establish a network of top academic immunologists to conduct multicenter research on agents that boost patients' own immune systems to fight their cancer. Read more... |
