A data analytics tool can evaluate complex gene expression information and distinguish cancer cells from normal cells in tumor samples, according to a study published in Nature...
The use of both genetic data and medical imaging could increase the accuracy of prostate cancer risk prediction, leading to more informed decision-making and proactive care, according to a study...
Genetic markers related to mineral bone accrual could help providers identify younger patients at risk of fractures in later life, according to a study published in Genome Biology.
Osteoporosis is a...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $4.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the genetics of Alzheimer’s...
NIH’s All of Us precision medicine research program is beginning to return genetic results to participants, with individuals now able to receive information about their genetic ancestry and...
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are creating a precision medicine method to determine patients’ genetic risk of developing glaucoma, with the goal of reducing...
While the promises of precision medicine in healthcare are seemingly boundless, the industry has had to overcome several challenges to integrating these approaches with everyday clinical care.
From...
Broad-based genetic testing could identify inherited genetic mutations and accelerate precision medicine therapies for patients with cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.
Hereditary...
Policymakers in Wisconsin have developed a ten-year plan to reduce cancer care disparities by improving data quality and expanding access to genetic testing.
Created by the Wisconsin Care...
Genetic sequencing can help monitor mutations in COVID-19, potentially improving diagnostic testing and transmission tracking, a study published in Cell Reports revealed.
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UC San Francisco (UCSF) is using a $1 million grant to build a first-of-its-kind diagnostic center that will aim to use precision medicine methods to find targeted therapies for type 1 diabetes.
The...
As organizations across the healthcare landscape seek to maintain or improve population health during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are turning to genetics to better understand patient outcomes...
Precision medicine has emerged in recent years as a potential way to deliver personalized, comprehensive care to patients with a wide range of diseases.
In just the last few months, researchers have...
A precision medicine approach that targeted a genetic mutation helped clinicians resolve a severe lymphatic disorder in a patient, according to a study published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.
The...
Patients with advanced cancer who received precision medicine treatments were more likely to survive or have longer periods without their disease progressing than those who received standard therapies,...
A team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified genetic mutations that may be associated with infertility and early menopause.
The study, published in the journal...
In people with a single-gene variant that contributes to high genetic disease risk – specifically for heart disease, breast cancer, or colorectal cancer – the rest of the genome can alter...
An international trial used genetic testing and precision medicine techniques to choose antiplatelet therapies for heart disease patients, lowering the chance of heart attack or stroke by 34 percent,...
UC San Francisco (UCSF) has launched a precision medicine initiative to offer free genome sequencing to all UCSF Health patients, creating a genomic database of diverse populations.
The initiative,...
By combining EHR data and genomic information, researchers were able to identify gene-specific signatures in childhood epilepsies, according to a study published in Genetics in Medicine.
The...
