News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:42:24 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu Companies can now swab a cheek and scan a person'rsquo;s genes to see if there is a risk of developing a number of diseases, some of which may not currently be treatable. While such companies have traditionally marketed genetic testing to adults, some offer parents the option of testing their children. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1266 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1266 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health 'nbsp; Like oil and water, two water-based liquids can mingle without mixing in a new University of Michigan technology developed for biological experiments. The new 'quot;micropatterning'quot; method is useful in gene expression studies, which essentially turn genes on or off in cells in order to help researchers understand the function of those genes. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7274 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7274 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Genetics and Gene Therapy Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a method of gene delivery that appears safe for regenerating tooth-supporting gum tissue'mdash;a discovery that assuages one of the biggest safety concerns surrounding gene therapy research and tissue engineering. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7079 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7079 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST Genetics and Gene Therapy Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a gene that is overexpressed in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers, the most deadly type of cancer. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1058 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1058 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:01:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment Using new technologies that make it easier to sequence the human genome, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a series of genes that become fused when their chromosomes trade places with each other. These recurrent gene fusions are thought to be the driving mechanism that causes certain cancers to develop. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1018 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1018 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment Scientists have identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows: Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps in the risk of diabetes. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6875 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6875 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Cardiovascular Health and Surgery News In the current era of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, many fear that individuals will put too much faith in a genetic test result.'nbsp;But a new study from the C.S. Mott Children'rsquo;s Hospital indicates that information from family history and genetic testing caused equal concern among parents about their children'rsquo;s risk of disease. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=805 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=805 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health Researchers from four leading cancer centers have confirmed that an analysis involving a panel of genes can be used to predict which lung cancer patients will have the worst survival. The finding could one day lead to a test that would help determine who needs more aggressive treatment. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=468 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=468 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment News from the U-M Department of Ecology ' Evolutionary Biology The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are 85 percent identical. But identical genes may behave differently in mouse and man, a study by University of Michigan evolutionary biologists Ben-Yang Liao and Jianzhi Zhang reveals. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6533 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6533 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Genetics and Gene Therapy New technology has increased the ability to detect genetic diseases in newborns, but it also has rekindled much of the debate that has plagued newborn screening for more than 40 years. In a published paper, a U-M pediatrician outlines the controversies surrounding newborn screening, and provides insight into the issues that must be addressed for the continued success of this public health screening program http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=248 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=248 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST Genetics and Gene Therapy