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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study

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Alnylam Pharma has made a name for itself, developing gene-silencing therapies for rare disorders, but its latest discovery could take it into a much larger category – metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Transgenic mice in which the gene has been deleted have improved control of blood glucose and insulin sensitivity.

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Bayer to present latest research across its advancing oncology portfolio at AACR 2023 Annual Meeting

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Another key focus at Bayer is on innovative precision oncology treatments, with an approved TRK inhibitor exclusively designed to treat tumors that have an NTRK gene fusion, the oncogenic driver of tumor growth and spread.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

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Four years ago, the University of Malta established a national ALS Registry and Biobank to identify ALS patients and collect data on their residence, occupation, lifestyle and environmental exposures. Specifically, the Malta patients did not have mutations in the C9orf72, SOD1, TARDBP and FUS genes.