Marijuana Triggers Changes Genetics of User Sperm
Researchers have announced that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active ingredient in marijuana, affects epigenetics, triggering structural and regulatory changes in the DNA of users’ sperm.
Diagnostics
Diagnostics allow for the identification of cancer types and other crucial biomarkers, and are used right through from discovery to market.
ClinGen Gets FDA Recognition
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced ClinGen as the first FDA-designated public genetic variants repository this week.
A New Approach To Detecting Cancer Earlier From Blood Tests
Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have combined “liquid biopsy,” epigenetic alterations and machine learning to develop a blood test to detect and classify cancer at its earliest stages.
AMP 2018: Interview with David Hillyard, Chair of AMP’s Infectious Diseases Subdivision
We spoke to Dr. David R. Hillyard MD, Chair and Medical Director of Molecular Infectious Diseases at ARUP Laboratories, about his work within the realm of infectious diseases and the increasing role of molecular diagnostics in combating pathogens.
GWAS Coming Of Age
There’s a fantastic editorial over in nature medicine that you should really take a look at, if you’re interested in finding out more about where the future of GWAS might be heading.
Congenica earns major role in supporting world’s first routine national genomic medicine service
Genomics England names Congenica as its Clinical Decision Support Service partner for the delivery of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service.
Rady Children’s Hospital Launches Project Baby Bear
Rady Children’s Hospital has launched a new, California State-funded initiative called Project Baby Bear to cover rWGS for critically ill newborns across the state.
Sequencing Buyers’ Guide
The development of the first automated DNA sequencers completely revolutionized the field of DNA sequencing and, eventually, made it possible to publish the first draft sequences of the human genome. Since then, a whole host of companies have developed their own approaches to DNA sequencing, resulting in a market that is filled with different possibilities […]
Precision Medicine Is Showing Significant Signs of Success Across Tumour Types
Precision medicine is showing significant signs of success across tumour types.
Thalidomide: Mystery Behind a Dark Period in History Solved
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have solved a mystery that has lingered ever since the dangers of the drug first became apparent: how did the drug produce such severe fetal harm?
How Man and Machine Can Work Together to Diagnose Diseases in Medical Scans
With artificial intelligence, machines can now examine thousands of medical images for signs of disease. Will this technology replace doctors – or work side by side with them?
Regenerative Medicine: Researchers Can Predict Cell Conversion Factors
Thanks to a newly developed computational method, researchers can accurately predict how one subpopulation of cells can be converted into another.
A WGS Workflow For the NHS
Researchers, led by scientists at University College London, have developed a novel paediatric whole genome sequencing workflow that could run within the current National Health Service system.
New Arthritis Severity Gene Found
A new gene associated with disease severity in models of rheumatoid arthritis has been identified by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Our Liver’s Might be Contributing to Alzheimer’s Risk
New research presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018, is suggesting that the liver could be contributing to Alzheimer’s risk by failing to supply key lipids to the brain.
