Category Archives: Gene Medicine

First gene linked to missing spleen in newborns

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University have identified the first gene to be linked to a rare condition in which babies are born without a spleen, putting those children at risk of dying from infections they cannot defend themselves against. The gene, Nkx2.5, was shown to regulate genesis of the spleen during early development in mice. Continue reading

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Gene therapy for HIV safe, but effectiveness still unclear

By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that gene therapy can have long-lasting effects on the immune cells of HIV patients — a promising sign — even though the specific treatment being studied did not eradicate the virus. This approach is one of several gene therapy strategies that are being investigated by scientists as possible ways to keep the AIDS virus from spreading in the blood. In this case, “people were treated by gene therapy and nothing bad happened Continue reading

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Dynamic changes in gene regulation in human stem cells revealed

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California (UC) San Diego has discovered a new type of dynamic change in human stem cells. Last year, this team reported recurrent changes in the genomes of human pluripotent stem cells as they are expanded in culture Continue reading

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Naturally blond hair in Solomon Islanders rooted in native gene

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) The common occurrence of blond hair among the dark-skinned indigenous people of the Solomon Islands is due to a homegrown genetic variant distinct from the gene that leads to blond hair in Europeans, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. “This is one of the most beautiful examples to date of the mapping of a simple genetic trait in humans,” said David Reich, PhD, a professor of genetics at Harvard University, who was not involved in the study Continue reading

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Gene Therapy Safe in Decade-Long HIV Study That May Widen Use

By Elizabeth Lopatto – Wed May 02 18:00:00 GMT 2012 HIV patients given gene therapy more than a decade ago are healthy and the altered DNA they received remains stable in their bodies, according to a study that scientists say proves the treatment may safely be tested as a way to attack other illnesses. Continue reading

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Naturally blond hair in Solomon Islanders rooted in native gene, Stanford study finds

Public release date: 3-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Rosanne Spector manishma@stanford.edu 650-725-5374 Stanford University Medical Center STANFORD, Calif. The common occurrence of blond hair among the dark-skinned indigenous people of the Solomon Islands is due to a homegrown genetic variant distinct from the gene that leads to blond hair in Europeans, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Continue reading

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Study: Gene Therapy for HIV Safe, But Effectiveness Still Unclear

WEDNESDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that gene therapy can have long-lasting effects on the immune cells of HIV patients — a promising sign — even though the specific treatment being studied did not eradicate the virus. Continue reading

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Control of Gene Expression: Histone Occupancy in Your Genome

Newswise KANSAS CITY, MOWhen stretched out, the genome of a single human cell can reach six feet. To package it all into a tiny nucleus, the DNA strand is tightly wrapped around a core of histone proteins in repeating unitseach unit known as a nucleosome Continue reading

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Gene Therapy Convention I-SMART on May 2nd 2012, 4 PM to 7 PM, at Bangalore Under the Aegis of DRDO, DST, Dr.Agarwal …

BANGALORE, India, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — I-SMART (Indian Society For Molecular Advanced Regenerative Technologies) a conglomerate of Indian scientists from DRDO, DST, Dr.Agarwal Hospitals, Manacells, Gene Research Foundation has organized the first Gene Therapy Convention to be held at Bangalore on May 2nd2012. People who are interestedare welcome to contact Dr.Agarwal Hospitals for registrations. Address: Dr.Agarwal Hospitals15, Eagle ST, Bangalore 560025, Phone 080-22240736, 22240200, 22221242, mobile +91-9845010510, 9845039271, 9844202364 email generesearchfoundation@gmail.comThe conference will shed new light into the frontiers of medicine where patients can be addressed with healthy DNA from their own blood. Continue reading

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Appeals Court to Hear Gene-Patenting Case in July

A federal appeals court will hear arguments about whether companies can patent genes on July 20. Continue reading

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Gene mutation leads to impairment of 2 senses: Touch and hearing

Public release date: 1-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Barbara Bachtler bachtler@mdc-berlin.de 49-309-406-3896 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres People with good hearing also have a keen sense of touch; people with impaired hearing generally have an impaired sense of touch. Extensive data supporting this hypothesis was presented by Dr. Continue reading

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Gene Mutation Leads to Impairment of Two Senses: Touch and Hearing

02.05.2012 – (idw) Max-Delbrck-Centrum fr Molekulare Medizin (MDC) Berlin-Buch People with good hearing also have a keen sense of touch; people with impaired hearing generally have an impaired sense of touch. Data supporting this hypothesis was presented by Dr. Continue reading

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Researchers Discover Gene for Rare Disorder

CALGARY, May 1, 2012 /CNW/ – Alberta Children’s Hospital researchers have discovered a gene that has eluded scientists for more than 60 years. A North American study led by Dr. Francois Bernier at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) is published in the May issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics Continue reading

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Gene 'switch' may regenerate damaged heart cells

Washington, Apr 27 : Researchers have for the first time converted scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into regenerated heart muscle using microRNA. Continue reading

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How To Get Pregnant with alternative medicine – Dr Preetam – Pakistan – Video


26-04-2012 06:46 The perception that our lives are controlled by gene is fundamental to our civilization that this dogma is incorporated in the elemental level of child’s education. The message “your life is controlled by gene” is continuously repeated to every level of higher education from grade school up to medical schools Continue reading

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Gene "Switch" Regenerates Damaged Heart Cells in Animal Study

DALLAS, April 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Study Highlights: For the first time, researchers have converted scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into regenerated heart muscle using microRNA, according to an animal study reported in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal. Continue reading

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Global Gene Therapy Industry

NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Gene Therapy Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p098244/Global-Gene-Therapy-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=BiologicaThis …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Gene switches do more than flip 'on' or 'off'

( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) A UNC-led team of scientists finds that transcription factors don't act like an "on-off" switch, but instead can exhibit much more complex binding behavior.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=gene+medicine&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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Scientists Uncover Novel Gene's Key Role In Type 2 Diabetes

Using computational methods, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have strongly implicated a novel gene in the triggering of type-2 diabetes. Their experiments in lab mice and in human blood and tissue samples further showed that this gene not only … Continue reading

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