Search Tag: genomics
Health 2.0 Europe 2017
2016 13 Dec
HEALTHIO and Health2.0 Europe are co-located Events Health 2.0 is the premiere showcase and catalyst for the advancement of new health technologies. Through a global series of conferences, developer competitions, and leading market intelligence, Health 2.0 drives the innovation and collaboration necessary to transform health and health... Read more
Big Data Can Save Lives: Cancer Expert
2016 17 May
The sharing of genetic information from millions of cancer patients around the world could be key to revolutionising cancer prevention and care, according to a leading cancer expert from Queen's University Belfast. Professor Mark Lawler, from Queen's University’s Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology is corresponding author of a paper published... Read more
Study Shows No Benefit to Gene Transfer Therapy in Heart Failure
2015 01 Sep
Gene transfer therapy aimed at correcting an enzyme abnormality involved in myocardial contraction and relaxation did not improve outcomes in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction, results of the CUPID 2 study show.The findings, presented today at ESC Congress 2015, represent the largest gene transfer study to date in this population.“Despite... Read more
Is Personalised Medicine Really the Answer?
2015 25 Jun
The philosophy behind personalised medicine (also known as precision medicine) is that medical care and public health should be transformed by prevention and treatment programs that are specifically targeted to individual patients. Theoretically, this is to be achieved by sequencing more genomes, creating bigger biobanks, and linking biological information... Read more
10 Changes to Advance Personalised Patient Care
2015 30 Jan
Twelve years have passed since the mapping of the human genome in 2003. Since then, much has been learned about how people differ genetically. We may be 99.9 percent the same from a genetic perspective, but that differing 0.1 percent of genes comprises approximately three million genomic variants that are different between two people. Identifying the... Read more
Pandora’s Box of Cancer Biomarkers
2015 24 Jan
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Care Center have conducted a new analysis that could open the door to discovery of thousands of potential new cancer biomarkers. The researchers analysed the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) - a vast portion of the human genome that has not been well-explored before. It is believed that lncRNAs... Read more
New Method Improves Genomics Analyses
2015 23 Jan
A novel technique developed by scientists at The European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) allows the analysis of RNA sequence data enabling researchers to identify new subtypes of cells. Single-cell RNA-sequencing technology is relatively new and helps scientists understand how genes are expressed in different... Read more
University of Chicago to Establish Genomic Data Commons
2014 10 Dec
The University of Chicago, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, will set up the country's most comprehensive computational facility that stores and harmonises cancer genomic data generated through NCI-funded research projects. The establishment of the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) will help scientists to speed up research, leading to... Read more
Zoom On: Dr. Eric Topol, Translational Science Leader
2014 28 Oct
Eric Topol, MD is a cardiologist and geneticist who directs the Scripps Translational Science Institute (La Jolla, CA, USA). He is also the Chief Academic Officer at Scripps Health, and a senior consultant at the Scripps Clinic’s Division of Cardiovascular Diseases. He is a professor of genomics in the Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine,... Read more
EMBO Gold Medal 2014 Awarded to Sophie Martin
2014 28 Apr
In recognition of her research to understand the organisation and development of the cell EMBO, an organisation of more than 1500 leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences, has announced Sophie Martin of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, as the winner of the 2014 EMBO Gold Medal. The award acknowledges her work to understand... Read more
