The Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) has opened an online survey to better understand how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting people with rare diseases, their families, and caregivers. Survey questions cover a patient’s physical and

Oxford BioDynamics Plc (LON:OBD), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of epigenetic biomarkers, based on regulatory 3D genome architecture, using its liquid biopsy platform EpiSwitch™, expects to announce

ALS Awareness Month has been observed each May since 1992. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced supporters to rethink ways to raise funds and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In previous years, May has been

“I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down.” That call for awareness comes from the song “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. The

Within weeks following my ALS diagnosis, I faced my first ALS Awareness Month. At the time, I was still figuring out exactly what I had and how to pronounce amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Never mind trying to

Oxford BioDynamics Plc (LON:OBD), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of epigenetic biomarkers, based on regulatory 3D genome architecture, using its liquid biopsy platform EpiSwitch, has today announced

The purpose-built Oxford Biodynamics Array facility offers a complete sample processing service for Comparative Genome Hybridization (CGH) using the Agilent microarray platform.  Agilent’s flexible SurePrint technology produces high-quality arrays of

INTRODUCTION • The EpiSwitch biomarker discovery platform detects systemic changes in the cellular genomic architecture using a microarray and PCR-based biomarker platform (Figure 1)1. It identifies and monitors chromosome conformation

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and it accounts for an estimated 60% – 80% of cases. The hallmark pathologies of AD are the progressive accumulation

Introduction: Getting the basics right Oxford BioDynamics’ (OBD) EpiSwitch™ biomarker discovery platform combined with their newly enhanced detection technology gives the company valuable quantitative insights into chromosome conformations(DNA protein complexes)