Henry Ford Health System has received a $25 million grant to accelerate its precision medicine program, with the ultimate goal of creating a Precision Health Center.
With the donation, Henry Ford will...
Researchers from Nemours Children’s Health System have identified new genetic structural variants that could help deliver more personalized care and precision medicine to patients with...
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is launching a new Preventive Genomics Clinic that will help advance precision medicine and preventive care by leveraging genetic information.
The new clinic will...
A precision medicine service designed to understand differences in patients’ tumors could help people with pancreatic cancer live longer, according to data from the Pancreatic Cancer Action...
Combining the gene cutting tool CRISPR with tools that sequence the DNA components of human cancer tissue could lead to fast, relatively cheap tumor sequencing for cancer patients, according to a study...
Genetics and community-level social determinants may interact to have a positive or negative impact on individuals’ cognitive health, a team from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) recently...
The Institute for Gene Therapies (IGT), a new advocacy foundation focused on policy issues surrounding gene therapies, recently launched with the goal of modernizing US regulatory and reimbursement...
Cardiovascular factors typically evaluated in an annual physical, including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, diabetes, and smoking status, are just as accurate in predicting who will develop...
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced that it will establish a new precision medicine and genomics program within its Division of Intramural Research.
The new program will...
A team of scientists from Purdue University and other research institutions around the world leveraged data mining techniques to better understand trends in the gene therapy field in respect to...
Researchers conducted a large-scale genetic sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified 102 genes associated with the condition, which could help clinicians better understand ASD...
Incorporating genetic and cellular analysis of tumors with how they appear in medical images could help improve brain cancer treatment, showing that cells inside and surrounding a tumor play a major...
Shriners Hospitals for Children is collaborating with The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to leverage genomics and develop new treatments for pediatric patients with orthopedic conditions.
Individual...
Seventy-seven percent of Americans indicate positive feelings about human genetic research, with individuals expressing interest in what genetics can tell them about human history and heritage,...
Advancements in genomics and precision medicine have improved healthcare’s understanding of human disease, but stakeholders will need to address disparities and increase data sharing in order to...
NorthShore University HealthSystem and Color have delivered actionable clinical genomic results to 10,000 patients through their DNA-10K program, which aims to integrate clinical genomics and routine...
A DNA sequencing technique analyzes tumors to accurately determine which melanoma patients are at risk for cancer recurrence and spread, according to a study published in Nature Cancer.
In most...
Mayo Clinic is sequencing genomic data from 100,000 consented participants to support precision medicine and advance personalized care.
In partnership with Helix, a population genomics company, Mayo...
A review of clinical tests from three major US laboratories showed that whole genome sequencing tests routinely fail to adequately analyze more than a quarter of genes, which may prevent providers from...
In recent years, genomics and genetic data have emerged as an innovative area of research that could potentially transform healthcare. This information could accelerate precision medicine, paving the...
