Navigation Links
Genome Medicine: Bridging the gap between research and clinical practice
Date:1/26/2009

Today, BioMed Central's premier open access medical journal Genome Medicine has officially launched with the publication of its January 2009 issue.

Genomic medicine is at the leading edge of medical advances and is one of fastest growing areas of biomedical research. Our growing understanding of the human genome and proteome is making it possible to identify the genetic changes that underlie human disease, and to offer a new set of tools for diagnosis and treatment.

Technological innovations are bringing us ever closer to an era of personalized medicine, in which treatment plans are optimized according to the genetic makeup of the individual and the characterization of their particular problem. Earlier diagnoses, improved prevention, and reduced risk of adverse side effects are just some of the benefits that are anticipated from this next generation of medicine.

The launch of Genome Medicine as an open access journal ensures that information on the latest research advances are available not just to researchers, but also to physicians and their patients around the globe, providing up-to-date information that will affect medical treatments.

Progress in genomic medicine will depend on effective collaboration between basic researchers and clinicians. Genome Medicine will feature a column, "Musings on Genome Medicine", written jointly by Dr David G Nathan, a leading physician, and Dr Stuart Orkin, a geneticist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The first column examines the significance of genome-wide association studies, suggesting that while these studies are useful, the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on them have not allowed us to discover strong links between genetic variants and the risk for the majority of common diseases, and it is not at all clear that useful therapies will emerge from the associations that have been made. The column goes on to suggest that researchers must always focus mos
'/>"/>

Contact: Matt McKay
matthew.mckay@biomedcentral.com
44-020-707-94845
BioMed Central
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Unravelling new complexity in the genome
2. Conquest of land began in shark genome
3. One species entire genome discovered inside anothers
4. Genome study shines light on genetic link to height
5. First individual genome sequence published
6. Ultraconserved elements in the genome: Are they indispensable?
7. $10 million gift to support cutting-edge epigenome center at USC
8. Fungus genome yielding answers to protect grains, people and animals
9. Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome?
10. Researchers expand efforts to explore functional landscape of the human genome
11. Genome update defines landscape of breast and colon cancers
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/17/2013)... Sustainable Global Logistics Operations) is aiming to cut CO2 ... intermodal loading systems and the boosting of intelligent systems ... with experience in the logistics sector and in supply ... a duration of three and a half years. , ... components and ontologies shared by the users, objects and ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... 2013) Illustrating a commitment to the support ... Association (AGA) Research Foundation has announced the inaugural ... Award recipients. Supported by the National Institute of ... new award helps underrepresented minority students to further ... research. , "By establishing this new award, AGA ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... scientists have used ancient shorelines to predict the stability of ... a high shoreline from three million years ago, for example ... were thought to be evidence of a high sea level ... has led many scientists to think that if the world,s ... do just the same in our modern, progressively warming world. ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):New logistics services that will cut energy consumption and CO2 emissions 2Underrepresented minority students receive fellowships in digestive disease and nutrition research 2World's biggest ice sheets likely more stable than previously believed 2
... While studying how a cell keeps its genetic material intact, ... two catalysts vital to managing a yeast cell's energy. They ... of them led the cell to turn off 70 percent ... unprepared for such a dramatic event," says Jef Boeke, Ph.D., ...
... A new study reveals how the production of a ... in natural killer (NK) cells, immune cells that typically ... IFNg, produced by NK cells and other cell types, ... in defending against tumor cells. However, overproduction of IFNg ...
... Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified potential ovarian ... of treating these tumors with standard chemotherapy. Understanding ... lead to new approaches to treating ovarian cancer, which ... their fifth most common cause of cancer death. The ...
Cached Biology News:Johns hopkins researchers find link between cell's energy use and genome health 2Johns hopkins researchers find link between cell's energy use and genome health 3Research reveals control of potent immune regulator 2Mass. General study finds potential ovarian cancer stem cells 2
(Date:5/19/2013)... MA (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 The ... social media training online, has proudly announced that the ... small business has surpassed 175,000 views on YouTube. The ... social media and SEO tips and training for small ... my students find the YouTube tips helpful for their ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... German . ... eye, you can see which branch a bird is sitting ... through the telephoto lens for high-magnification images requires considerable skill. ... to study proteins, the active biomolecules of cells. , Olga ... Systems Biology, and her colleagues have now come up with ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... PALO ALTO, Calif. , May 17, 2013 ... that it has achieved 50% enrollment of the ... trial to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy ... Progenitor Cells) therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA). To ... Effect (SAE) reported. The Phase I ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... The paradigm of ‘one drug, one ... can help predict the adverse and therapeutic effects of ... of Computational Biology at the Genomics Laboratory, Covance, will ... high-quality genomics when used as part of the QC ... data sets to identify key clinical targets even in ...
Breaking Biology Technology:YouTube Channel on SEO Tips Surpasses 175,000 Views, Announces JM Internet Group 2Proteome atlas for the tuberculosis pathogen 2Proteome atlas for the tuberculosis pathogen 3Cellular Biomedicine Group Achieves 50% Enrollment Milestone in Phase I Clinical Trial for Knee Osteoarthritis 2
... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 9 Quintiles,Transnational ... its,Global Central Laboratories and Clinical Development Services (CDS) ... China., The new consolidated Quintiles China facility, ... located at Sun Dong Ann Plaza in Beijing, ...
... Burrill Merchant Banking acted as,exclusive financial advisor ... (teduglutide) with Nycomed.,Under the terms of the agreement, ... to Nycomed for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders., ... for the treatment of,short-bowel syndrome (SBS). SBS can ...
... MATEO, Calif., Jan. 9 NeurogesX, Inc.,(Nasdaq: NGSX ... therapies, today announced that it completed a $25.0,million private ... of,its late stage portfolio of novel pain management therapies., ... on Sunday, December,23, 2007, it entered into a securities ...
Cached Biology Technology:Quintiles Central Lab, Clinical Development in China to Expand, Relocate to New Facility 2Burrill Merchant Banking Advises NPS on Phase III Licensing Agreement 2NeurogesX Closes $25 Million Private Placement 2NeurogesX Closes $25 Million Private Placement 3NeurogesX Closes $25 Million Private Placement 4
...
Jak3 Antibody Ship: Hot Store: -20 C...
WASF2 Immunogen: WASF2 (NP_008921, 73 a.a. ~ 173 a.a) partial recombinant protein with GST tag. Storage: -20 C, Avoid Freeze/Thaw Cycles *Available for distribution in the US only...
Applications: Western blotting Stability: Room temperature, indefinitely ...
Biology Products: