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NIA Study Assesses Reproducibility, Sensitivity of SomaLogic's SomaScan
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The researchers found the platform performed well in these areas, though as a SomaScan user noted, the system's specificity remains a question mark for some.

Longevity Genetics Influenced by Age, Sex in Mouse Study

Starting with genetic and other data for thousands of heterogenous mice, investigators identified longevity mediators ranging from body and litter size to age and biological sex.

NIH Researchers Deploy Nanopore Sequencing for Large-Scale Alzheimer’s Study
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Researchers at NIH’s newly established Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias are using nanopore sequencing to analyze thousands of brain samples.

University of Miami, Collaborators Win $46M NIH Grant for Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Study

The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, aims to examine the genetics of Alzheimer's disease in people of Hispanic and African ancestry.

Myasthenia Gravis Study Identifies Genetic Risk Loci Affecting Acetylcholine Receptor

Combining a genome-wide and a transcriptome-wide association study, the work also implicated different loci in early-onset and late-onset versions of the disease.

Mar 2, 2021

NIH, Partners Commit $74.9M to New Phase of Alzheimer's Program

Jun 9, 2020

IsoPlexis Receives $2M SBIR Grant for Alzheimer's Research

Sep 16, 2019

Alzheimer's Disease Test Firm DiamiR Awarded Additional $345K From NIA

Feb 28, 2019

Alzheimer's Disease Meta-Analysis Identifies Five New Risk Genes

Jul 31, 2018

UPenn Reimplements Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site, Pushes Downstream Open-Access Research
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Mar 21, 2018

Loss-of-Function KIF5A Mutations Linked to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Sep 11, 2017

Parkinson's Disease GWAS Meta-Analysis Leads to Candidate Genes

Sep 8, 2016

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Enters Third Phase

Jun 24, 2016

UPenn-Led Consortium Awarded $10.8M NIH Grant to Study Genomics of Alzheimer's Disease

Dec 7, 2015

NIA Seeks Applications for Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site

Aug 3, 2015

NIA Seeks Applications for Alzheimer's Disease Biorepository

Jun 10, 2015

Coriell Institute Awarded $6.5M to Support Aging Research

Nov 26, 2014

NIH to Fund Coordination Center for Alzheimer's Research

Sep 15, 2014

NIA to Fund Planning Projects for Epigenetics Studies of Age-related Conditions

Jul 31, 2014

Genomics in the Journals: Arrays 2014.07.31

Jul 7, 2014

NIH Injects $24M into Alzheimer's Genomics Studies

Jun 14, 2014

Emory Wins $7.2M from NIA for Proteomic Discovery, Validation of Alzheimer's Drug Targets
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Dec 2, 2013

NIH Unleashing Alzheimer's Project Whole Genome Sequence Data

Sep 18, 2013

NIH Alzheimer's Funding Blast Fuels Omics-focused Projects

Aug 8, 2013

NIA to Fund Studies Using Stem Cell Tools to Understand Alzheimer's Variants

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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.