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...
Mayo Clinic is sequencing genomic data from 100,000 consented participants to support precision medicine and advance personalized care.
In partnership with Helix, a population genomics company, Mayo...
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...
A review of clinical tests from three major US laboratories showed that whole genome sequencing tests routinely fail to adequately analyze more than a quarter of genes, which may prevent providers from...
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...
Maximum Life Foundation (MaxLife), a non-profit organization focused on aging research, is providing a promising free gene therapy for ten patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
According to the...
An automated algorithm can go through gene expression data and identify unexpected phenomena that might merit further research, which could improve disease monitoring and diagnosis.
A team from...
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...
Seventy-three percent of precision medicine adopters say these initiatives have neared or exceeded their expectations, with organizations using clinical analytics solutions and real-world data to meet...
A genetic variant found in individuals of African American or Latino ancestry was significantly associated with heart failure, indicating under-recognition and under-diagnosis of this condition,...
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...
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah Health, and Intermountain Precision Genomics are launching the Primary Children’s Center for Personalized Medicine to deliver...
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...
Health systems are increasing their investments in technology that will boost big data analytics strategies and precision medicine, but limited resources and lack of reimbursement for these tools are...
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...
Mount Sinai Health System has received a $2 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services to develop a precision medicine and genomics supercomputer.
The second “big omics...
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered that certain genetic variants may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings could hold important implications...
