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...
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),...
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...
Incorporating genetic and cellular analysis of tumors with how they appear in medical images could help improve brain cancer treatment, showing that cells inside and surrounding a tumor play a major...
Shriners Hospitals for Children is collaborating with The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to leverage genomics and develop new treatments for pediatric patients with orthopedic conditions.
Individual...
Seventy-seven percent of Americans indicate positive feelings about human genetic research, with individuals expressing interest in what genetics can tell them about human history and heritage,...
A team from the University of Virginia (UVA), together with researchers from dozens of institutions around the world, will address and reduce care disparities by sequencing the genes of people across...
Advancements in genomics and precision medicine have improved healthcare’s understanding of human disease, but stakeholders will need to address disparities and increase data sharing in order to...
NorthShore University HealthSystem and Color have delivered actionable clinical genomic results to 10,000 patients through their DNA-10K program, which aims to integrate clinical genomics and routine...
Researchers at the University of Houston have improved a microfluidic brain chip that allows multiple-simultaneous drug administration and massive parallel testing of drug response for patients with...
An integrated genomic approach could help providers predict which patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer will respond to therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are...
Patients with heart failure who have higher levels of neuropeptide Y, a molecule released by the nervous system, are ten times more likely to die within one to three years than patients with lower...
Brain imaging of tau-protein “tangles” accurately predicted the location of brain atrophy in patients with Alzheimer’s a year or more in advance, according to a study published in...
Organizations have shown limited establishment of precision medicine programs in the past year, with cost and a lack of expertise as the most commonly cited barriers to these programs, according to a...
CVS Health has launched Transform Oncology Care, a precision medicine program that uses genomics at the point-of-prescribing to help patients start on the best treatment faster.
The program will also...
A software tool that leverages artificial intelligence was able to recognize cancer cells from digital pathology slides, leading to more customized treatment plans, according to a study published in...
In recent years, genomics and genetic data have emerged as an innovative area of research that could potentially transform healthcare. This information could accelerate precision medicine, paving the...
To accelerate the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, health systems will need to secure patient and provider support of the technology, develop strong data governance...
The Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) program for Parkinson’s disease (PD) has launched a data portal to help researchers develop precision medicine therapies for the condition.
The...
In May 2018, Geisinger Health System announced that it would soon include genomic sequencing in routine clinical care to advance precision medicine and improve patient outcomes.
The goal of the...
