Genomics

DNA Prediction Tools May Reveal Insights Into Fighting Genetic Diseases

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms capable of predicting the role and structure of DNA’s regulatory elements, which could...

Clinical Decision Support Tool Provides Effective Precision Medicine Guidance

by Shania Kennedy

A study published this week in Nature Communications shows that an automated clinical decision support tool for genetic disease diagnosis and treatment can provide accurate results and disease...

TX Health System Launches Population Health, Genomics Initiative

by Shania Kennedy

Houston, Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System has announced a partnership with population genomics and viral surveillance company, Helix to launch an initiative focused on enhancing population...

Johns Hopkins Awarded $10M for Genomics, Immunotherapy Research

by Shania Kennedy

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (BKI) awarded $10 million to The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to accelerate groundbreaking genomics...

Researchers Develop Algorithm, Assay to Assess Genome Structure

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center have developed a new assay and corresponding algorithm that allows them to study the three-dimensional structure of the human...

MD Health System Launches Statewide Precision Medicine Research Initiative

by Shania Kennedy

The University of Maryland Medicine, the joint enterprise of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), the University of Maryland Medical Center, and the University of Maryland Medical...

Swarm Learning Models to Predict Cancer Biomarkers Outperform Other AI

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in Nature explored swarm learning (SL) models as predictors of molecular alterations directly from standard histopathology images and hypothesized that these models could be a...

Health System Implements Genomics Tool to Enhance Precision Medicine

by Shania Kennedy

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) in Clinton, Missouri, has partnered with Massachusetts-based electronic health record (EHR) company MEDITECH to utilize genomics in patient care.   To...

Black Cancer Patients Have Lower Quality Genomic Sequencing Data

by Mark Melchionna

Mayo Clinic researchers examined the Cancer Genome Atlas and found that Black patients received lower-quality genomic sequencing, leading to less complete data and a weak DNA database, according to a...

Mayo Clinic Uses Genomic Sequencing, AI to Predict Treatment Response

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers are validating the use of genomic sequencing and artificial intelligence to predict treatment response in patients with gastric cancer. “Gastric cancer is...

Ohio Cancer Center Joins Precision Oncology Alliance

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center –Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) have joined Caris Life Science's Precision...

NIH Researchers Develop Personalized Breast Cancer Therapy Approach

by Erin McNemar, MPA

National Cancer Institute researchers have revealed an experimental form of immunotherapy that uses a patient’s tumor-fighting immune cells to treat those with metastatic breast cancer, advancing...

Newly Developed Artificial Intelligence Method Evaluates Vision Loss 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

National Eye Institute researchers created and validated an artificial intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss. The AI...

Blood Biomarkers Can Help Determine Post-Pregnancy Depression 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Michigan-based researchers found that signs of inflammation in blood could predict and identify severe depression during and after pregnancy, promoting precision medicine efforts. By...

Data Analysis Reveals Genes Linked to Rare Respiratory Disease

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a large data analysis by the Indiana University School of Medicine, the rare respiratory disease called primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is more common than previously thought. The data...

Using Biomarkers to Prevent, Cure Neurological Disorders   

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To better understand why so many individuals worldwide suffer from brain diseases, Cleveland Clinic has launched a new study aiming to identify disease biomarkers early, preventing...

Gene Inhibiting Assists Chronic Disease Prevention, Targeted Therapy 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, an olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell could play a role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain. By inhibiting...

Machine Learning Helps Repair Genetic Damage

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Using machine learning techniques, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Cancer Research Centre, have discovered how to repair genetic damage to prevent DNA...

Genetic Mutation Data Indicates Ovarian Cancer Risk 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Cedars Sinai scientists have found the origins of a common ovarian cancer by modeling fallopian tube tissue, allowing physicians to determine how genetic mutations increase an individual’s...

Machine Learning Identifies Genetic Mutations for Spinal Disorder 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers are using machine learning to study genetic mutations associated with spina bifida.   According to senior author and director of the Center for...