NewsBlog: NIH to bank genome-wide association data Posted by Alla Katsnelson [Entry posted at 29th August 2007 04:46 AM GMT] As of January 25, 2008, researchers conducting genome-wide association studies with NIH funding will be required to submit their data, stripped of information that could identify individual study participants, to the a central repository at the National Library of Medicine. The database will allow researchers not connected with an original study to mine another lab?s data in search of further gene... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Has pharmacogenomics arrived? Posted by Alla Katsnelson [Entry posted at 17th August 2007 04:25 PM GMT] The FDA yesterday updated the label on a widely used blood thinner, warfarin, to include information about how a patient's genes will predict response to the drug. Patients with certain genetic variations should receive a lower dose of the drug, according to the added text. Although a handful of drugs already note such genetic information on their labels, most of these... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Hold members of Congress accountable Posted by Alla Katsnelson [Entry posted at 13th August 2007 04:16 PM GMT] When Research!America polled the US public in July on biomedical research and health care issues, 70% of registered voters who participated believed that the country's primacy in biomedical research is slipping. Almost half believed that the country must boost NIH funding and more than half supported federal funding for ... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Foot and mouth source still mysterious Posted by Alla Katsnelson [Entry posted at 8th August 2007 05:20 AM GMT] The UK government has issued some preliminary findings into an investigation of the source of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus that started an outbreak in cattle near two research labs in Surrey last week. After an onsite investigation and personnel interviews, the government-led team has found that the virus strain was being worked on in two facilities near the outbreak, the Institute of Animal Health (which researches FMD) and... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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