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DiamiR Wins $3.9M in NIH Funding for Neurological Disease Diagnostic Development

The two grants awarded will support DiamiR's development of microRNA diagnostics for mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and Rett syndrome.

Opko Offers Glimpse at Oligo Medicines Efforts
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Opko Health last month provided an update on its oligonucleotide medicines efforts, stating that it has programs in orphan neurologic and genetic disorders.

NHGRI, Rett Syndrome Foundation Award $550K to Genome Institute of Singapore for Sequencing Projects
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GIS received two NHGRI grants totaling $450,000 and a grant from the International Rett Syndrome Foundation worth $100,000.

Genome Institute of Singapore Wins NHGRI Funds

The Genome Institute of Singapore has netted a total of $550,000 in new funding from NHGRI and from the Rett Syndrome Foundation.
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Open Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas Team Introduces Genomic Data Collection, Analytical Tools

A study in Cell Genomics outlines open-source methods being used to analyze and translate whole-genome, exome, and RNA sequence data from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas.

Neurological Outcomes Linked to Innate Immune Features After Cardiac Arrest

Researchers reporting in Med dig into immune features found a few hours after cardiac arrest that correspond with neurological outcomes.

Mouse Study Finds Circadian Rhythm-Related Gene Expression Changes Linked to Sleep Apnea

A paper in PLOS Biology reveals tissue-specific circadian rhythm and gene expression patterns in an intermittent hypoxia-based mouse model of obstructive sleep apnea.

Polygenic Risk Score to Predict Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension in Pregnant Women

Researchers in Nature Medicine provide new mechanistic insights into the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which may help develop therapeutics.