Precision Medicine News

New Data Repository Could Speed Precision Medicine for Cancer

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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...

New Biomarker Could Help Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier

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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...

Study to Advance Precision Medicine for Cardiovascular Disease

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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...

More Than 50% of People Expect Compensation for Genomic Data Sharing

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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...

Genome Sequencing Method Identifies Genes Resistant to Chemotherapy

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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. The...

Henry Ford Receives $25M Grant to Expand Precision Medicine Program

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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...

New Genetic Signatures Could Advance Leukemia Precision Medicine

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Researchers from Nemours Children’s Health System have identified new genetic structural variants that could help deliver more personalized care and precision medicine to patients with...

New Genomics Clinic Will Enable Preventive Care, Precision Medicine

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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is launching a new Preventive Genomics Clinic that will help advance precision medicine and preventive care by leveraging genetic information. The new clinic will...

Precision Medicine Increases Lifespan of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

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A precision medicine service designed to understand differences in patients’ tumors could help people with pancreatic cancer live longer, according to data from the Pancreatic Cancer Action...

ONC: Data Standards, Security Key to Precision Medicine Success

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ONC is working to advance precision medicine research by supporting projects that improve health data standards, adopting policies that support data security and privacy, and promoting data sharing...

FDA Approvals Advance Precision Medicine, Genomics Treatments

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The FDA approved or cleared 12 personalized medicines and seven diagnostics in 2019, helping providers address the root causes of disease and further integrating precision medicine with clinical...

Targeted Gene Cuts Could Accelerate Cancer Tumor Sequencing

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Combining the gene cutting tool CRISPR with tools that sequence the DNA components of human cancer tissue could lead to fast, relatively cheap tumor sequencing for cancer patients, according to a study...

Genetics, Social Determinants Have Joint Impact on Cognitive Health

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Genetics and community-level social determinants may interact to have a positive or negative impact on individuals’ cognitive health, a team from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) recently...

Machine Learning May Support Personalized Mental Health Therapies

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Researchers from Penn Medicine leveraged machine learning techniques to identify the size and shape of brain networks in children, which could lead to improved understanding and more personalized...

New Gene Therapies Institute Aims to Address Regulatory Barriers

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The Institute for Gene Therapies (IGT), a new advocacy foundation focused on policy issues surrounding gene therapies, recently launched with the goal of modernizing US regulatory and reimbursement...

AHA Awards $2M to Artificial Intelligence, Precision Medicine Studies

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The American Heart Association (AHA) Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine has awarded seven researchers a total of $2 million for three grants focused on advancing artificial intelligence,...

New Precision Medicine Program to Study Role of Genomics in Disease

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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced that it will establish a new precision medicine and genomics program within its Division of Intramural Research. The new program will...

Data Mining Techniques Could Improve Cancer Gene Therapies

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A team of scientists from Purdue University and other research institutions around the world leveraged data mining techniques to better understand trends in the gene therapy field in respect to...

Treatment Could Boost Acute Kidney Injury Risk Prediction, Prevention

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High levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), a protein produced by immune cells in the bone marrow, could inform risk prediction and prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI),...

Genetic Sequencing Study Identifies 102 Genes Associated with Autism

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Researchers conducted a large-scale genetic sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified 102 genes associated with the condition, which could help clinicians better understand ASD...