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New ‘Vilnius-Made’ method reduces DNA testing costs by 90%, while the city’s long-standing tradition of life sciences further position Lithuanian Capital as emerging European hub of international scientific development
Guardant Health, along with researchers with MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Samsung Medical Center and others, conducted a large study that showed the Guardant360 assay can accurately detect MSI.
Revelations could personalise treatment, including picking out those likely to benefit from immunotherapy
Matthew J. Bair, M.D., M.S., a research scientist with the Regenstrief Institute and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will co-lead a $21 million national study to find the best approach to manage chronic low back pain.
The researchers, led by Hans-Peter Kiem, used CRISPR to modify hematopoietic stem cells from nonhuman primates. They then introduced a naturally occurring mutation that increases the amount of fetal hemoglobin.
Researchers with Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center recently published research that followed 270 cancer patients treated with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab). The research reported impressive improvements in five-year survival rates.
A new high-resolution approach using portable DNA sequencers provides a more complete genomic picture of antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria
A study conducted in 2016 by nova-Institute on behalf of the Bio-based Industries Consortium showed for the first time which macroeconomic effects are generated by the bioeconomy e.g. turnover and employment for the years 2008 and 2013.
A new study identifies the risk factors that could help healthcare providers recognize patients being treated for diabetes who are most likely to have low blood sugar.
The project, led by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital, builds on the previous six years’ study, and practically doubles the volume of novel data available on the website – making it the largest public dataset of its kind in the world.
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