2022 was a year of incredible advances in science, medicine, and space exploration that set the stage for further breakthroughs in 2023. From NASA’s Artemis program, which turned our attention back to Moon exploration, to new methods of developing vaccines quickly and effectively. The year 2023 also promises to continue building on those advances. Read article on BBC.com
Enrique J. Gamero de Luna: “When it comes to genetics, it seems that it is a subject relegated to hospital care, but nothing is further from the truth” Dr. Enrique J. Gamero de Luna, (Seville, 1961), a specialist in Family and Community Medicine, knows well the situation of Genetics among Primary Care professionals. Read the full interview at Genotipia.com
On the occasion of World Rare Disease Day, we review some of the recent advances in the development of treatments for these diseases. Read the complete news in Genotipia.com
Combining clinical data with RNA sequencing data and genetic variation, researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital identify in a recent study, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, dozens of networks of genes that work in a coordinated way and capture about 60% of molecular risk to develop coronary heart disease. Read the full article in Genotipia.com
The HER2DX genomic test integrates clinical and genomic information from patients with HER2+ breast cancer to estimate the risk of recurrence and response to treatment. The test, which analyzes the expression of 27 genes in a tumor sample, captures biological processes of interest for cancer progression. The results are published in eBioMedicine. Read the full article in Genotipia.com
As an expert in genetic counseling in psychiatric disorders, Dr. Jehannine Austin helps people with these disorders understand the causes of their illness and shows them that it is not their fault that they have developed a psychiatric disorder. Read the complete news in Genotipia
An international study has identified a characteristic epigenetic marking pattern of the somatic cells of monozygotic twins that opens up avenues for research on how twins originate and allows us to detect whether a person is a monozygotic twin. More information at: Genotipia.com
For the first time, researchers appear to have effectively treated a genetic disorder by directly injecting a CRISPR therapy into patients’ bloodstreams — overcoming one of the biggest hurdles to curing diseases with the gene editing technology. Read full (audio) story: BigThink.com
All cancers fall into just two categories, according to new research from scientists at Sinai Health, in findings that could provide a new strategy for treating the most aggressive and untreatable forms of the disease. Read full article (in spanish): National Geographic España
9/6/21 – Frecuencia e impacto de los cambios en el gen MC4R relacionados con la acumulación de grasa en el cuerpo Un estudio dirigido por investigadores de la Universidad de Cambridge señala que los cambios en el gen MC4R asociados a la acumulación de grasa en el cuerpo son más frecuentes de lo que se pensaba y sus efectos comienzan a edades tempranas. Los investigadores…
