Personalized Medicine

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...

Genetic Data Aids Prostate Cancer Risk Prediction in Diverse Groups

by Jessica Kent

Genetic data can help improve prostate cancer risk prediction in diverse racial and ethnic groups, leading to more targeted, personalized screenings, according to a study published in Nature...

Education, Infrastructure Key to Precision Medicine Adoption

by Jessica Kent

To increase precision medicine adoption, healthcare leaders must build education among patients and providers, implement advanced infrastructure, and boost patient engagement, according to a report...

Genomic Data Advances Precision Medicine for Prostate Cancer

by Jessica Kent

As disease treatments continue to advance and become more personalized, researchers are increasingly relying on genomic data to accelerate the development of precision medicine for a range of...

UCLA Uses $29M Gift to Establish Precision Medicine Center

by Jessica Kent

UCLA has received a $29 million gift to establish a precision medicine center where scientists can leverage big data and genomic technologies to improve genetic disease treatment and diagnosis. The...

Precision Medicine Program Analyzes Diverse Genetic Dataset

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have analyzed diverse genetic datasets in an effort to advance precision medicine for minority populations. The early analysis is...

Intermountain Launches Precision Medicine Study on Genetic Diseases

by Jessica Kent

Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital has launched the HerediGene: Children’s Study, an effort to speed the development of precision medicine therapies for children with genetic...

Predictive Analytics Tool Accurately Assesses Teen Suicide Risk

by Jessica Kent

Using predictive analytics algorithms, a universal screening tool can accurately determine an adolescent’s suicide risk and alert providers of which patients are in need of follow-up...

Genetic Database May Enable Precision Medicine for COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have created a genetic database designed to help advance precision medicine treatments for COVID-19. The database, called PAGER-CoV-2, includes...

Henry Ford Opens Facility to Advance Cancer Precision Medicine

by Jessica Kent

The Henry Ford Cancer Institute at Henry Ford Health System has launched the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion, a facility that will include specialty clinics for 14 different types of cancer, precision...

Broader Genetic Testing May Improve Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

by Jessica Kent

To improve breast cancer risk assessment, providers should perform genetic testing in women who aren’t at high risk of developing the disease, according to a study published in The New England...

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...

Providers Seen as Less Liable for Following AI Recommendations

by Jessica Kent

Potential jurors may not be strongly opposed to providers’ acceptance of artificial intelligence medical recommendations, indicating that clinicians may be less liable for medical malpractice...

Cancer Database Paves the Way for Precision Medicine Therapies

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins departments of oncology and pathology, the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine, and 18 other organizations...

Researchers Discover Genetic Markers Associated with Bone Growth

by Jessica Kent

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...

New Tool Could Advance Precision Medicine for Incurable Diseases

by Jessica Kent

A new tool that focuses on RNA could accelerate the development of precision medicine treatments for incurable diseases, including a type of metastatic breast cancer, according to a study published in...

$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...

“All of Us” Precision Medicine Program Returns First Genetic Results

by Jessica Kent

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...

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...