Unravelling of human code paves way for new treatments
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TAILORED therapies to target a range of diseases, such as diabetes and breast cancer, may be a step closer after the final draft of the gene-rich part of the &quot;human book of life&quot; was published yesterday.
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Researchers at Stanford University in California suggest cancer cells might be reformed, which could lead to new cancer treatments.
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Researchers have come up with a potentially new way to diagnose -- and treat -- the progressive brain disorder
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A study of the humble fruit fly may hold the key to new treatments for human liver diseases and diabetes.
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Curing blindness and treating diabetes "naturally" in mice are just two of the recent breakthroughs that suggest stem cells hold real potential for helping humans.
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A recent study initiated by drug manufacturing company DeCode Genetics of Reykjavik, has come up with startling results. The report was published in âPloS Medicineâ, the on-line journal.
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New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.
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A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be. One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if
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Scientists show the genetic codes of individuals can vary hugely - far more than was previously thought.
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A drug widely used to treat H.I.V. infection may also be effective in fighting cancer, a new study suggests, and a human trial of the medicine is already under way.
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Scientists have discovered a new cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular master switch for the disease.
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The first detailed map of a man&#39;s  genes shows the genetic code is even more complex than anyone  thought. For instance, science still cannot pinpoint what makes  a person&#39;s eyes blue.
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An automated-screening initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health could finally provide the tools researchers need to turn knowledge of the genome into new drugs.
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The key genes which lead the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists. The work provides a greater understanding of how some people can survive symptom free for years, while others rapidly develop Aids.
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A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.
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Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
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Research points to a rare change in genetic structure as the possible cause of autism, raising hopes that better therapies can be found.