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Lifestyle May Matter More Than Your Genes in Early Heart Disease
drugs
September 03, 2019
An unhealthy lifestyle is a bigger contributor to heart disease than genetics for many younger adults, according to a new study.
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Pfizer invests half billion dollars to advance state-of-the-art gene therapy facility in Sanford, North Carolina
worldpharmanews
September 02, 2019
Pfizer announced an additional half billion dollar investment for the construction of its state-of-the-art gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford...
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There Is No 'Gay Gene,' Major Study Concludes
drugs
August 30, 2019
There's no such thing as a single "gay gene" that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue.
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Atelerix Consortium Awarded £267,000 Innovate UK Grant for Collaboration with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and Rexgenero on Cell Therapy Stabilisation Technologies
b3cnewswire
August 22, 2019
Rexgenero, a regenerative medicine company pioneering the development of advanced cell-based therapies to treat chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLI)...
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Pfizer Invests $500M in Gene Therapy Facility
contractpharma
August 22, 2019
The Sanford, NC site to support continuing investment in gene therapy R&D .
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U.S. Task Force Updates Breast Cancer Gene Testing Recommendations
drugs
August 21, 2019
Mutations in two genes -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- are known to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer, but experts have long debated which women should be tested for them.
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Rozlytrek Approved to Treat Tumors With NTRK Gene Fusion
drugs
August 20, 2019
Rozlytrek (entrectinib), a kinase inhibitor, has received approval to treat adults and adolescents with cancer that carries the genetic defect neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusion and...
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Scientists Creating Gene Map of Human 'Microbiome'
drugs
August 15, 2019
The number of genes in bacteria that live in and on people could top 1 billion trillion -- and at least half appear to be unique to their host.
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Eurofins Genomics US Expands Gene Synthesis Capabilities
contractpharma
August 12, 2019
Acquires Blue Heron Biotech, known for expertise in gene synthesis and sub cloning ...
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PTC Therapeutics Expands in New Jersey
contractpharma
August 06, 2019
Secures BMS biologics facility to support gene therapy production.