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...
Patient access, privacy, and protection are critical in facilitating the integration of genomic data into patient care and the EHR, according to a report from the American College of Medical Genetics...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct genome sequencing on the viruses infecting hundreds of COVID-19 patients in the...
To aid COVID-19 research efforts, NVIDIA has developed new artificial intelligence models, genomic sequencing software, and speech recognition technologies for the medical community.
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The Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is partnering with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) to advance precision medicine and drug...
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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Genomic data integration at the point of care will require education around implementation and decision-making, as well as industry-wide privacy and security standards, according to an ONC report.
The...
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 &...
A deep learning tool was able to identify a specific genetic mutation in a glioma tumor just by analyzing 3D brain images, with more than 97 percent accuracy.
The findings indicate that in the future,...
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 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 National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched the Proteomic Data Commons (PDC), a next-generation proteomic data repository that will facilitate data access, sharing, and analysis, and speed the...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative, a program with an initial investment of $20 million that will accelerate COVID-19 research and testing.
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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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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...
