Genetic Press

Virus-gene Therapy Combination Against Melanoma Under Testing

July 3, 2009 – 1:00 am by Science Daily
Researchers are injecting a modified herpes virus into melanoma tumors, hoping to kill the cancer cells while also bolstering the body's immune defenses against the disease.
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Will IVF Work For A Particular Patient? The Answer May Be Found In Her Blood

July 2, 2009 – 10:00 pm by Science Daily
For the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. New research helps explain why IVF works for some patients but not for others.
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Amur tigers on ‘genetic brink’

July 2, 2009 – 11:54 am by BBC
The world's largest cat is down to an effective wild population of fewer than 35 individuals, new research has found.
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Protein In The Envelope Enclosing The Cell Nucleus: New Piece Of The Puzzle In Research On Cancer And Stem Cells?

July 2, 2009 – 7:00 am by Science Daily
Scientists have discovered a new protein in the inner membrane of the cell nucleus. This protein may play an important role in cell division and now provides a new piece of the puzzle to study in cancer research.
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Perfect Pitch Study Offers Window Into Influences Of Nature And Nurture

July 2, 2009 – 5:00 am by Science Daily
Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there's new evidence that genes may influence one's ability to get there, as well.
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Making A Bigger Splash In The Gene Pool, And How Delaying Reproduction Can Help

July 2, 2009 – 5:00 am by Science Daily
We humans have a strong urge to reproduce, but if the environment steers us into putting off having children, we may be rewarded with both longer life and a bigger genetic footprint in future generations.
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New Targeted Therapy Finds And Eliminates Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells

July 2, 2009 – 5:00 am by Science Daily
New research describes a molecular tool that shows great promise as a therapeutic for human acute myeloid leukemia, a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. The study describes exciting preclinical studies in which a new therapeutic approach selectively attacks human cancer cells grown in the lab and in animal models of leukemia.
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What Drives Lung Cancer’s Spread?

July 2, 2009 – 5:00 am by Science Daily
A new study reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone -- the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse.
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Bioethicists Call For Public Debates On Future Uses Of Stem Cells

July 2, 2009 – 5:00 am by Science Daily
More than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell-derived eggs and sperm, even though such use may be a decade or more away.
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New Actions Of Neurochemicals Discovered

July 2, 2009 – 5:00 am by Science Daily
Although the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has only 302 neurons in its entire nervous system, studies of this simple animal have significantly advanced our understanding of human brain function because it shares many genes and neurochemical signaling molecules with humans. Now researchers have found novel C. elegans neurochemical receptors, the discovery of which could lead to new therapeutic targets for psychiatric disorders if similar receptors are found in humans.
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