NGS Screening Really Is Cheaper
Precision medicine not only promises better treatment, but cost effective healthcare. A new economic model has shown that broad NGS screening not only improves speed to diagnosis; it also lowers [...]
Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care
DNA isolated from a small sample of saliva or blood can yield information, fairly inexpensively, about a person’s relative risk of developing dozens of diseases or medical conditions. If [...]
Fewer Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Chemo, TAILORx Study With Oncotype DX Finds
CHICAGO (GenomeWeb) – Results presented over the weekend at the American Society for Clinical Oncology annual meeting have closed the file on a long unanswered question for Genomic Health’s [...]
Patients given a revolutionary cancer treatment that is ‘personalised’ to their own disease are SIX TIMES more likely to survive for 10 years, concludes major study
A revolutionary treatment ‘personalised’ to patients for their own cancer can increase their chances of survival by six times. Treatment tailored to cancer patients has been described [...]
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The future of personalized health is scientific wellness
A new quantitative era is emerging for digital health, AI, social networks, analytics and precision medicine that will eclipse the disease industry that exists today. The convergence of [...]
How knowing your genetic code could lengthen your life
Fifteen years ago this month, the full human genome sequence was published for the first time, heralding a new era of medicine. Since then technology has markedly speeded up genomic sequencing [...]
Combined genetic disorder risk equal to Down syndrome, research finds
The number of pregnancies affected by cystic fibrosis, fragile-X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy, when grouped together, is comparable to the risk for Down syndrome, Australian research has [...]
Here is all you need to know about genetic disorders before you plan your family
We see a growing number of children being born with genetic disorders these days. According to World Health Organization (WHO), Genetic disorders affect 10 in every 1000 newborn babies. Here we [...]
GENOMICS BOOSTS NEWBORN SCREENING IN THE PHILIPPINES
Newborn screening (NBS) in the Philippines started in June 1996 and was integrated into the public health delivery system with the enactment of the Newborn Screening Act of 2004. Currently, NBS [...]
Pharmacogenetic Testing: Personalizing medicine through genetic testing
Historically, medication has been prescribed with a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Advances in genetic testing now allow medication to be tailored to the individual. In 2003 the Human Genome [...]