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What Role Should Genomic Classifier Testing Play in Prostate Cancer?

Tests do not appear to consistently influence risk classification or treatment decisions

Jan 20, 2025
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Study Questions Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk

Clinical utility of the FDA-approved test isn't clear, researchers say

Jan 09, 2025
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Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers

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Dec 07, 2024
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Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Sequencing May Help Detect Cancer in Mothers

Nearly half of women with unusual or nonreportable cfDNA-sequencing results had cancer

Dec 04, 2024
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Genetic Carrier Screening Changed Couples' Reproductive Decision Making

Australian study explored screening for hundreds of genetic conditions

Nov 20, 2024
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Novel Research Details Incidence of Ploidy Abnormalities

Testing could be useful for older women at higher risk

Oct 25, 2024
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First Cases of New Neurology Syndrome Identified

Long non-coding RNA implicated in human disease

Oct 23, 2024
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Allele May Heighten Risk of Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Finding on HLA-DRB1*01:03 supports need for more and earlier genetic studies

Oct 15, 2024
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Second Drug OK'd for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

FDA approves levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Sep 25, 2024
FDA APPROVED levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) over a computer rendering of mutating DNA.
First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Arimoclomol (Miplyffa) greenlit for ultra-rare genetic disorder

Sep 20, 2024
FDA APPROVED arimoclomol (Miplyffa) over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.
RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Sep 19, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Gene-Expression Profiling Can Help Improve Outcomes in Cancers of Unknown Primary

In randomized study, guided site-specific therapy improved PFS versus empirical chemotherapy

Jul 30, 2024
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Trump's Former Doc Weighs In; 23andMe and Alzheimer's Risk; What's 'Teflon Flu'?

Health news and commentary gathered by app staff

Jul 17, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
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