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First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Diabetes' genetic underpinnings can vary based on ethnic background, studies say

Ethnic background plays a surprisingly large role in how diabetes develops on a cellular level, according to two new studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.The researchers reanalyzed disease data to demonstrate that the ... [Published Medical Xpress - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Diabetes, Insulin, Insulin Resistance

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Archaeology | Studies examine clues of transoceanic contact

8:33 AMPottery offers a bonanza of information for archaeologists. It represents a revolution in container technology, and the clay from which it is made provides a canvas with many possibilities for self-expression.As a result, differences and similarities ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 19 2013]

Entities: Ecuador, Japan, Jōmon period, hypothesis

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Scientists Find New Gene Markers for Cancer Risk

Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UKNEW YORK, United StatesA huge international effort involving Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, and more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens ... [Published India-West - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Harpal Kumar, Prostate Cancer, Cancer Research UK, Prostate

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

University of California San Diego

Boosting the Powers of Genomic Science

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at VerticalNews Science -- PLOS Genetics, two diverse teams of scientists, both headed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, describe novel statistical models that more broadly ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 14 2013]

Entities: Genomics, PLoS Genetics, University of California San Diego

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Genetics: Investigators at University of California Report New Data on Genetics

Today's Medical & Research News2013 MAY 14 -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- New research on Genetics is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from San Francisco, California, by NewsRx journalists, research ... [Published NewsRX - May 14 2013]

Entities: Embryo, Genetics, University of California, Drosophila

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Intel Corporation

ABRHS senior honored for cancer research

ABRHS senior Jacob Johnson and ABRHS principal Dr. Alixe CallenEvents CalendarActon, Mass. —Intel Corporation recognized 40 U.S. high school seniors as finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2013, according to a press release. Jacob Johnson, an ... [Published Wicked Local Boxborough - May 10 2013]

Entities: Jacob Johnson (The Left Party (SWE)), Intel Corporation, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

University of California

Investigators at University of California Report New Data on Genetics

Today's Medical & Research News2013 MAY 10 -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- New research on Genetics is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from San Francisco, California, by NewsRx journalists, research ... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]

Entities: Embryo, Genetics, University of California, Drosophila

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Data from Harvard University Provide New Insights into Genetics

(NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- Investigators publish new report on Genetics. According to news reporting originating in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "Organisms cope with ... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]

Entities: Genetics, Harvard University, PLoS Genetics, Adaptation, Gene Expression

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Researchers Identifies Gene Associated with Eczema in Dogs

A novel gene associated with canine atopic dermatitis has been identified by a team of researchers led by professors Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Uppsala university and Åke Hedhammar, SLU, Sweden. The gene encodes a protein called plakophilin 2, which is crucial ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 10 2013]

Entities: Eczema, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, PLoS Genetics

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow: Repeat Instability, DNA repair and Neurodegenerative DiseaseSeeking two postdoctoral fellows in the lab of Dr. Christopher E. Pearson. Research focus is on disease-associated repeat instability (ie repeat expansions). Expansion of ... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 08 2013]

Entities: Molecular Genetics, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, DNA, Molecular Biology

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Genetics: New Findings from University of Illinois in the Area of Genetics Reported

Today's Medical & Research News2013 MAY 02 -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly -- A new study on Genetics is now available. According to news reporting originating in Urbana, Illinois, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, ... [Published NewsRX - May 02 2013]

Entities: Genetics, University of Illinois, Urbana (Illinois, United States)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Hares, turtles, and the race to unravel genetic diversity

Iberian Hare. Credit: Pedro Moreira, 2009If you thought the only way to solve a puzzle was by looking at a picture of its end result as you go, guess again. Using an innovative approach to the study of genetic diversity, an international research team, ... [Published PhysOrg.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Species, Genome, Vertebrate

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...MD, PhD, senior author of the studies and chief of the Division of Systems Medicine and associate professorprofessor of pediatrics and of genetics. "There's more still to learn about diabetes than we knew."

Diabetes' genetic underpinnings can vary based on ethnic background, studies say [Published Medical Xpress - 17 hours ago]

"We hope that a better understanding of the genes and functional gene variants underlying blood lipid levels can help us figure out who might be at risk for high lipid levels, and better identify additional treatment targets" said Kari North, Ph D , associate professorprofessor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, and a co-senior author...

Researchers fine-tune genomic links to high blood lipid levels [Published National Human Genome Research Institute - May 17 2013]

...According to news reporting from San Francisco, California, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "The Drosophila embryo proceeds through thirteen mitotic divisions as a syncytium. Its nuclei distribute in the embryo's interior during the first six divisions, dividing synchronously with a cycle time of less than ten minutes."

Genetics: Investigators at University of California Report New Data on Genetics [Published NewsRX - May 14 2013]

"With the help of pet owners, we have managed to collect a unique set of DNA samples from sick and healthy dogs, which allowed us to gain insight into atopic dermatitis genetics" said first author Katarina Tengvall of Uppsala University in Sweden

Dog DNA May Yield Clues to Human Eczema [Published Bio-Medicine - May 10 2013]

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Diabetes' genetic underpinnings can vary based ... [Published Medical Xpress - 17 hours ago]
Archaeology \| Studies examine clues of transoce... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 19 2013]
Researchers fine-tune genomic links to high blo... [Published National Human Genome Research Institute - May 17 2013]
Scientists Find New Gene Markers for Cancer Risk [Published India-West - May 16 2013]
Boosting the Powers of Genomic Science [Published HighBeam Research - May 14 2013]
New UK Funder Mandates – How PLOS can help rese... [Published Public Library of Science - May 14 2013]
Genetics: Investigators at University of Califo... [Published NewsRX - May 14 2013]
ABRHS senior honored for cancer research [Published Wicked Local Boxborough - May 10 2013]
Dog DNA May Yield Clues to Human Eczema [Published Bio-Medicine - May 10 2013]
Investigators at University of California Repor... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]
Data from Harvard University Provide New Insigh... [Published NewsRX - May 10 2013]
Researchers Identifies Gene Associated with Ecz... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 10 2013]
Researchers identifies gene associated with ecz... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 09 2013]
Early infant growth rate linked to composition ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 09 2013]
Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 08 2013]
Genetics: New Findings from University of Illin... [Published NewsRX - May 02 2013]
PLOS announces Accelerating Science Award Program [Published EurekAlert! - May 01 2013]
PLOS Announces Accelerating Science Award Program [Published Public Library of Science - May 01 2013]
Hares, turtles, and the race to unravel genetic... [Published PhysOrg.com - Apr 29 2013]
UCSD-led study makes more sense of genome data [Published U-T San Diego - Apr 28 2013]
Postdoctoral Research - Gut Microbiota, Nutrien... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - Apr 26 2013]
Gene sequences associated with breast and ovari... [Published MTB Europe - Apr 19 2013]
Towards the origin of America's first settlers [Published Science Daily - Apr 17 2013]
Towards the origin of America?s first settlers [Published Noodls - Apr 17 2013]
Novel gene mutation identified that predisposes... [Published Hospital Pharmacy Europe - Apr 16 2013]
Largest Collaboration of Genetic Research of Ca... [Published Biotech Daily - Apr 15 2013]
This Week in PLOS [Published The Daily Scan from GenomeWeb - Apr 08 2013]
How to minimize the side effects of cancer trea... [Published MIT News feed - Apr 04 2013]
Genes may predict cancer risk [Published Bend Bulletin - Mar 29 2013]
Scientists uncover new clues on cancer [Published WCPO - Mar 28 2013]

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New UK Funder Mandates – How PLOS can help rese... [Published Public Library of Science - May 14 2013] At the beginning of April, Research Councils UK (RCUK) simultaneously rolled out new Public Access requirements for the research that they fund and a £17M commitment in 2013/14 to support scientific research articles published through Open Access. RCUK ...
PLOS Announces Accelerating Science Award Program [Published Public Library of Science - May 01 2013] PLOS today is launching the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) that recognizes the use of scientific research, published through Open Access, which has led to innovations in any field that benefit society. Major sponsors include the Wellcome Trust ...
This Week in PLOS [Published The Daily Scan from GenomeWeb - Apr 08 2013] In PLOS One and PLOS Genetics this week: metabolite profiles in breath, looking for SNPs tied to entrepreneurial personality traits, and more. read more ...
How to minimize the side effects of cancer trea... [Published MIT News feed - Apr 04 2013] New research from MIT may allow scientists to develop a test that can predict the severity of side effects of some common chemotherapy agents in individual patients, allowing doctors to tailor treatments to minimize the damage.The study focused on powerful ...
Quebec Researcher Catches DNA "Spelling Mistake... [Published Genome Blog - Mar 27 2013] Quebec Researcher Catches DNA "Spelling Mistakes" Linked to Breast Cancer Montréal, March 27, 2013 – Working with an international consortium conducting research on breast, ovarian and prostate cancer among 200,000 people, Professor Jacques Simard, researcher ...

Press Releases

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figshare Announces Partnership With the Public ... [Published PR Newswire - Jan 30 2013]