The Navajo Nation represents the second largest native nations, as measured by land, in the contiguous United States. Recently the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Navajo Nation researched an agreement allowing researchers working on a study funded by the...
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Genetic Analysis Venture Raises $77 Million to Fund Growth toward IPO
As reported in Bloomberg, Sophia Genetics has raised $77 million from Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management which backs socially responsible companies. Sophia, a seven-year-old venture founded in Lausanne, Switzerland, with an office in Boston, uses machine...
Adding Genetics to the Clinical Trials Ecosystem
MedCityNews reports on the importance of factoring in genetics in clinical trials. In fact, the authors argue that the risks associated with ignoring genetic factors far exceed the complications of including them and that there certainly will be a greater number of...
UCLA-Led Research Team Pinpoints Genes Tied to Dementia
As reported in Science Daily, a research team has identified genetic processes involved in the neurodegeneration that occurs in dementia—an important step on the path toward developing therapies that could slow or halt the course of the disease. Lead...
Genetic Tools Uncover Cause of Childhood Seizure Disorder Missed by Other Methods
As reported in ScienceDaily, early childhood seizures result from a rare disease that begin in the first months of life. Researchers at University of Utah Health have developed high-tech tools to uncover the genetic cause of the most difficult to diagnose cases. The...
Genetic Researchers in ‘Unprecedented’ Study
University of Alabama, Birmingham researchers used an antibiotic to cause aging by making the mitochondria within cells dysfunction. Scientists were able to cause aging in mice by adding the antibiotic Doxycycline to their food and water to induce a mutation....
‘Highjack’ Autoimmunity to Enhance Efficacy of Immunotherapy?
Bryant Furlow of Cancer Network reports on recent research published in Cell Systems and suggests that “tumors can be rendered susceptible by ‘hijacking’ immune cell recruitment signals through molecular master regulators” noted Angela M. Christiano, PhD, of the...