New mothers have long been told that ‘breast is best’ for their babies, and new research published in Genome Biology adds to the evidence. The researchers looked at the gut microbiome and found that breastfeeding changed the way that the babies expressed immune system genes.
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A recent study, described as “landmark” by sponsor Cancer Research UK, has used genetic biomarkers to split cancer up into 10 types, based on clusters of genetic markers, and these could help predict which treatments would be more effective, and what the outcomes for patients are likely to be. Read more in FierceBiomarkers…
NextBio has launched NextBio Clinical, extending its existing life sciences platform to translational medicine applications such as biomarker discovery and clinical trial optimization by adding in curated genomic, molecular and clinical profiles from thousands of individual patients to the platform’s existing repository of data from animal and cell line models.
In a piece in FierceBiomarkers called Genomic sequencing–is it of value?,I’ve looked at a report from Science Translational Medicine that estimates the ability of whole genome sequencing to identify people at risk of specific diseases – go to FierceBiomarkers to read more…
Two studies in Nature Genetics, including researchers from UC Davis, have looked at the genetics of brain size, and have linked these with Alzheimer’s disease and brain development.
Researchers from around the world, including the Stanford Prevention Research Center, have linked 32 genetic variations with bone mineral density (BMD), osteoporosis and bone fractures. The research, published in Nature Genetics, carried out a meta-analysis of studies involving 32,961 people of European and east Asian ancestry, looking at bone mineral density on the lumbar spine (lower back) and femoral neck (hip).
Like many conditions, there have been number of genes been linked with obesity, and there are likely to be more as researchers unpick this complex disorder. A team from the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium, led by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has found two gene variants that seem to increase the risk of obesity in children.
The Red and Nearly Ginger Association and the Australian Genome Research Facility are launching the world’s first available DNA screen for red hair. Researchers have found that it is possible to determine hair colour from the genes with fairly high accuracy.
FlexGen has launched its gene searcher tool. The free tool allows researchers and clinicians to search for pre-defined FleXelect kits that target their genes of interest for next generation sequencing. FleXelect in-solution target enrichment kits feature high coverage and superior evenness of enrichment due to double stranded DNA capture technology.
Are you a thrill-seeker? Do you hang-glide at the weekend or bungee-jump on holiday? You have a lot more in common with bees than you think, according to a paper published in Science magazine.
