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Mar 07, 2017

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: SERPINA1 gene variant linked to stroke risk, comparative genomic analysis of cyanobacteria, and more.

Nov 11, 2016

Startup Diagnostics Firm CereDx Seeks POC Platform for Stroke Test

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The firm is building an antibody-based immune system-related protein biomarker test for stroke diagnosis in both community and academic hospitals.

Apr 08, 2016

New Stroke Risk Locus Detected Through GWAS Meta-Analysis

An international research team has tied a locus near the FOXF2 gene to small vessel disease and stroke risk.

Sep 10, 2015

TGen, Collaborators Awarded NIH Grant to Validate RNA Biomarkers of Brain Injury

The grant is being provided under the NIH's Extracellular RNA Communication program, which was set up to study the role of molecules such as microRNAs.

May 13, 2015

MHI, AstraZeneca Team on Genetic Analysis of CVD, Diabetes Markers

The partners are using genomic data to improve understanding of cardiovascular disease and diabetes and identify markers linked to drug response.

Nov 24, 2014

Researchers Identify Variant that Seems to Offer Protection from Cervical Artery Dissection

Through a genome-wide association study, an international team found that a PHACTR1 gene variant appears to protect patients from cervical artery dissection.

Mar 06, 2014

Tekmira Gets Grant for Combo Ebola, Marburg Drug; Others Secure RNAi, microRNA Funding

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The National Institutes of Health this month awarded roughly $1.4 million in grant money to researchers at the University of Texas and Tekmira Pharmaceuticals to support their development of a single RNAi-based drug that can treat both Ebola virus and Marburg virus infections.

Oct 15, 2013

Consortium Studying Genomic Risk Loci for Heart Disease Gets $7.8M

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Horizon Discovery said today it has received a share of a European Union Seventh Framework Programme grant totaling €5.75 million ($7.8 million) for work it will do on a project called "CV genes-at-target."

Oct 01, 2013

RIC Lands $9M for Molecular Tools for Recording Neuron Activity

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – An investigator at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago plans to use a new $9 million Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to develop DNA-based technologies that could be used to monitor neuron activity in living brains, RIC said on T

Sep 28, 2012

New Protein Marker Could Enable Five-Fold Increase in Stroke Patients Eligible for rt-PA Therapy

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University of Geneva researchers in collaboration with the UK's Proteome Sciences have identified a protein marker that could help doctors better determine the time of stroke onset.

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The Scan

Helix Launches 'App Store'

Helix customers can purchase apps that interpret different aspects of their genome, Technology Review reports.

More CAR-T Therapies Sought

The New York Times reports that a number of companies and research institutes are pursuing gene therapies.

Telomeres of Spawning Salmon

Salmon with shorter telomeres survive to make the trip back to their river homes, New Scientist reports.

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: vaginal microbiome composition, population patterns of Chagas-carrying Rhodnius ecuadoriensis, and more.

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