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EPIX Pharmaceuticals Initiates Second Trial in Phase 2b Program for Alzheimer’s Disease
The three-month monotherapy trial with PRX-03140 to evaluate impact on cognitive function.

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Three Sequencing Companies Join 1000 Genomes Project
Biotech innovators will contribute to international effort to produce most detailed map of genetic variation.

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Metabolon Awarded Additional Metabolomics Patent
The newly issued patent further expands the domain of previously issued patents to include multiple disease states related to nervous systems disorders.

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Clusters of Genetic Variants Linked to Distinct Treatment Responses for Smoking Cessation
According to scientists, findings may help to match smokers with treatments most likely to help them quit.

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Spontaneous Mutations Rife in Non-Familial Schizophrenia
Non-hereditary genetic variations may help explain illness's evolutionary staying power, researchers say.

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Agilent and Signature Genomic Laboratories Announce Long-Term Supply Agreement for Oligo Microarrays
Agilent will supply custom oligonucleotide microarrays to Signature and its customers based on the Signature-designed SignatureChip Oligo Solution.

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LineaGen Selects Affymetrix Technology to Discover Genes Associated With Autism and Multiple Sclerosis
Collaboration of scientists from the University of Utah and Vanderbilt University looks to gain insights for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (ms) and autism.

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Eight new Human Genome Projects Offer Large-Scale Picture of Genetic Differences among Individual
A nationwide consortium led by the University of Washington has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome.

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Researchers Produce First Sequence Map of Large-Scale Structural Variation in Human Genome
The work, published in the journal "Nature", provides a starting point to examine how such DNA variation contributes to human health and disease.

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ACADIA Initiates Second Phase III Trial with Pimavanserin in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis
The Phase III trial is a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pimavanserin.
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