Medical Research

NIH Funds National Project to Promote COVID-19 Data Sharing

by Jessica Kent

UC hospitals have received a $500,000 grant from NIH to enable COVID-19 data sharing on a national scale, allowing collaborations among researchers, providers, and patients. Led by the University of...

Initiative to Boost Minority Representation in Genetics Research

by Jessica Kent

Henry Ford Cancer Institute is launching a new, community-based initiative to significantly improve minority representation in cancer genetics research and clinical trials. Supported by a $750,000...

NIH Launches Next Version of Alzheimer’s Precision Medicine Effort

by Jessica Kent

NIH has launched the next version of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Alzheimer’s disease program (AMP AD 2.0), an effort to enable precision medicine treatments for Alzheimer’s. AMP...

Genetic Data Enhances Understanding of Asthma Development

by Jessica Kent

Examining diverse genetic data helped researchers discover a gene variant associated with childhood asthma development, demonstrating the importance of including diverse populations in research,...

New Approach Advances Precision Medicine for Heart Condition

by Jessica Kent

An innovative approach helped researchers analyze the role of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) in cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a discovery that could advance precision medicine...

New Study Will Aim to Advance Precision Medicine for Lung Cancer

by Jessica Kent

In a collaborative study among life sciences companies, oncology providers, and patient advocacy groups, researchers will evaluate up to 12,000 community-based, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer...

Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

by Jessica Kent

A team from UC San Diego School of Medicine will conduct a clinical trial to assess the value of a gene therapy to deliver a protein into the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. The...

Framework Enables Real-Time Data Analytics During Pandemic

by Jessica Kent

Scientists at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator...

Patient Data Registry Approach May Enhance Rare Disease Research

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a new kind of patient data registry to advance rare disease research. In a paper published in Cell...

Data Analytics Tool Distinguishes Cancer Cells from Normal Cells

by Jessica Kent

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...

Gene Involved in Breast Cancer Growth May Speed Precision Medicine

by Jessica Kent

A team from UT Southwestern (UTSW) has found that a significant number of breast cancer patients have higher levels of the ZMYND8 gene, making it a potential target for immunotherapies and precision...

Machine Learning, Real-World Data Find New Uses for Existing Drugs

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning and real-world data could help researchers identify new uses for existing drugs, leading to accelerated drug repurposing, according to a study published in Nature Machine...

Machine Learning Tool Can Detect Changes in Serotonin Levels

by Jessica Kent

A sensor powered by machine learning can accurately detect serotonin at different levels in the brain while having little or no reaction to other neurotransmitters or similarly shaped drugs, according...

NIH Grant Supports AI Solutions for COVID-19 Testing, Surveillance

by Jessica Kent

NIH has issued a grant of over $107 million to fund innovative COVID-19 testing and surveillance methods nationwide, ranging from artificial intelligence solutions to home-based testing...

$4.8M Grant Supports Study of Genetics in Asian Populations

by Jessica Kent

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...

Case Studies Apply Big Data Analytics to Public Health Research

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a series of case studies for public health issues that will enable healthcare leaders to use big data analytics tools in...

Biomarker Identifies Patients Who Don’t Respond to Precision Medicine

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from Penn Medicine have discovered a new biomarker that identifies which patients with aggressive lymphoma won’t respond to a precision medicine treatment called ibrutinib. The...

Mayo Clinic, Google to Create Artificial Intelligence for Cancer Care

by Jessica Kent

Mayo Clinic and Google Health have announced a partnership to develop artificial intelligence that can help accelerate the process of planning radiotherapy treatments, leading to more efficient cancer...

NIH Funds Study to Advance Precision Medicine for Diabetes

by Jessica Kent

NIH is funding a nationwide study involving 20 research centers to better understand unusual types of diabetes, which could accelerate precision medicine for the condition. The Rare and Atypical...

Artificial Intelligence Platform Enables Data Analytics for Research

by Jessica Kent

An artificial intelligence-driven program will help facilitate big data analytics research among scientists without specialized expertise, according to a study published in Cancer Cell. The...