Community-based genetic screening could enhance population health by identifying individuals at high risk for three inherited conditions known to cause cancer and increased risk for heart attack and...
A team from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is leveraging the power of quantum computing to gain better insight into genetic diseases with machine learning.
Although quantum computers...
Dementia-associated common gene variants or the APOE e4 genotype can more than double dementia risk, but good cardiovascular health can halve dementia risk, according to a study published in...
In the largest study of its kind, researchers discovered hundreds of novel genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes, potentially improving care for millions living with this disease.
A team from the...
Black men who have received heart transplants may be at increased risk for worse outcomes with COVID-19, indicating gender and racial disparities that warrant further research, according to a study...
Using genetic risk scores could help identify patients at high risk of heart attack who are not presently identified using traditional clinical methods, according to a study published in the Journal of...
Using precision medicine approaches to tailor heart disease therapies could lead to more cost-effective treatments and improved patient outcomes, according to a study led by researchers at the...
A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uncovered a gene involved in regulating the body’s cholesterol, which could help advance precision medicine treatments for heart disease and...
The Nevada Genomics Center at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is conducting genomic sequencing on samples from northern and southern Nevada that initially tested positive for COVID-19.
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Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered a new genetic risk...
A predictive analytics model was able to accurately identify patients at higher than normal risk for pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &...
In the largest-ever whole genome sequencing study of schizophrenia, researchers discovered that rare structural genetic variants could play a role in the development of the disorder.
The findings...
Researchers at Stanford University have found that a significant fraction of Americans carrying a genetic variant that puts people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease are protected to some...
A genetic variant responsible for driving the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a genetic pathway that is involved in other immune disorders, indicating that this...
A team from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has developed a reverse genetic system for coronavirus that could help researchers evaluate and discover potential vaccines,...
The Healthy Nevada Project, a community-based population health study combining genetic, clinical, and environmental data, is incorporating COVID-19 data from consented participants.
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High blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene, which is critical for brain development and function, could serve as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, a study published...
A team from Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center is working to advance precision medicine by determining patients’ genetic risk factors for cardiovascular...
Once people are aware of the issues surrounding genomic data sharing, collection, and security, individuals are more concerned with how their information will be used and expect to receive compensation...
Scientists at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital used a novel whole genome sequencing method to identify a gene associated with chemotherapy resistance in children with leukemia.
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