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‘Living drug’ may soon be approved by the FDA for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

CAR-T cell immunotherapy recommended for approval and may get FDA go ahead by the end of 2017.…

Published: 26 July 2017

News

Large malaria genome study highlights surprising number of potential drug targets

A large-scale study of malaria gene function reveals an abundance of essential parasite genes that could be targets for new antimalarial drugs.…

Published: 25 July 2017

Feature

Q&A: Why pharmacists must prepare for precision medicine

Murray Aitken, co-author of a new report on system therapeutics, including precision medicines, explains to Julia Robinson the important role pharmacy will play in precision medicine.…

Published: 19 July 2017

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Beta-blockers reverse heart failure gene expression

A study in Scientific Reports reveals beta-blockers as potential modulators of cardiac gene expression.…

Published: 19 July 2017

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Genomics should become a part of routine healthcare, says chief medical officer

Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, has called for all healthcare professionals to start considering genomics as a usual and expected part of healthcare in her annual report.…

Published: 10 July 2017

Opinion

Acceleration of the United States on-demand genetic testing industry

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing services are making comeback, but there have been concerns about their appropriateness.…

Published: 19 June 2017

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Paediatric epilepsy drug response linked to common genetic variants

Recent research has shown that patients with childhood absence epilepsy, the most common form of paediatric epilepsy, have highly variable responses to antiepileptic medications.…

Published: 9 June 2017

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Researchers find genetic link to female urinary incontinence

The first genetic variants to be associated with female urinary incontinence have been identified.…

Published: 31 May 2017

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Genetic study finds no evidence vitamin D linked to atopic disease

Observational studies have suggested that low levels of vitamin D might increase the risk of asthma, atopic dermatitis and raised immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels.…

Published: 26 May 2017

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FDA approves new treatment for young children with Batten disease

The first drug of its kind to be made available in the United States for children with a specific form of the inherited disorder, Batten disease, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…

Published: 2 May 2017