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

AMP AD 2.0 will look to bring precision medicine technologies to Alzheimer's biomarker and target discovery over the next five year.

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

The Phase 2 grant is for work the company is doing to analyze the proteomic responses of immune cells in patients with Alzheimer's and related conditions.

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

The blood-based test is designed to detect changes in levels of microRNAs that are enriched in specific brain regions affected by Alzheimer's disease.

Nucleic Acids Research Papers Explore Regulatory Networks, Cellular Senescence, More

In Nucleic Acids Research this week: approach to generate chromatin interaction networks, signature of cellular senescence, and more.

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

The findings implicated immune response, lipid metabolism, tau binding proteins, and amyloid precursor protein metabolism pathways in disease risk.

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

Jul 2, 2013

NIA to Fund Research into Basis of Pulmonary Aging

Apr 1, 2013

NIA to Fund Researchers Taking Second Look at Existing Datasets, Biospecimens

Feb 12, 2013

MDA Funds ALS Exome Sequencing Partnership with NIH

Oct 22, 2012

NIA to Spend $23M on Studies Seeking Alzheimer's Targets

Aug 17, 2012

NIA to Fund Molecular Studies of Circadian Clocks' Roles in Aging

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US Booster Eligibility Decision

The US CDC director recommends that people at high risk of developing COVID-19 due to their jobs also be eligible for COVID-19 boosters, in addition to those 65 years old and older or with underlying medical conditions.

Arizona Bill Before Judge

The Arizona Daily Star reports that a judge is weighing whether a new Arizona law restricting abortion due to genetic conditions is a ban or a restriction.

Additional Genes

Wales is rolling out new genetic testing service for cancer patients, according to BBC News.

Science Papers Examine State of Human Genomic Research, Single-Cell Protein Quantification

In Science this week: a number of editorials and policy reports discuss advances in human genomic research, and more.