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Blood Gene Expression Biomarkers Emerge as Important Tools in Mental Health Disorders
Applying precision medicine principles, a four-year study at Indiana University School of Medicine advances diagnostics and therapeutics for depression and bipolar disorder.
Hospitals Unlikely to Cause Adverse Psychological Effects for Parents by Screening Newborns’ Genetics, Researchers Find
Genetic screening for infants is a contentious subject, but a new study allays concerns about stressing out parents.
New Form of Genetic Testing for Infants Earns Medicaid Coverage in Michigan
States are starting to cover rapid whole genome sequencing (rWGS), with Michigan becoming the latest to do so. Lower health spend among results of initiatives.
Newly Planned UC Davis Health Clinic Demonstrates the Growing Value of Theranostics
The field of theranostics is growing as a way to simultaneously diagnose and treat cancer, and plans at UC Davis Health reflect the potential value of this approach.
Hospitals Could Provide Safer, More Effective Cancer Radiation Treatments by Adjusting Them to Patients’ Genetics
A study of 1,600 cancer patients illustrates the potential benefits of using genomic-adjusted radiation dosing, or GARD, which oncologists can tailor to patients’ genetic risk factors.
New Biochip Provides a Variety of Cancer Benefits by Working With a Patient’s Immune System
New personalized biochip technology developed by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute allows oncologists to test hundreds of treatment options at one time.
New Research Reveals Potential Precision Medicine Blood Test for Determining an Individual’s Chronobiome
For this chronobiome study, researchers used a machine learning algorithm to compare metabolites to melatonin levels. They corresponded changes to each person’s unique circadian rhythm.
New Method of Eye Cancer Testing Provides Opportunity for Precision Medicine Breakthrough
One of the key findings of the Stanford Medicine research was that evaluating certain proteins better predicted the risk of metastasis of uveal melanoma when compared to conventional evaluation methods.
Washington University Researchers Explore New Direction in Cardiometabolic Precision Medicine Screening
By detailing molecular biomarkers and traits, such as DNA methylation, gene expression, and metabolites, this study could reveal opportunities for early intervention in the cardiometabolic disease process.
Australia Considers Making Low-Cost DNA Screen for Hereditary Cancers Widely Available
Some say clinical guidelines for detecting risk are too narrow and miss many at-risk individuals. Such testing may start people on the path to managing risk.