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Personalized Medicine: A New Era in Healthcare
David Orchard-Webb
January 02, 2024
Personalized medicine, also known as precision or individualized medicine, is a rapidly evolving field where medical decisions are tailored to individual patients based on their genetic and genomic data.
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Berry Oncology Completes Series B1 Funding, Attracting Most Venture Capital to Date in Early Cancer Screening Sector
prnasia
August 05, 2021
Berry Oncology Corporation, a member company of China's leading early cancer screening firm Berry Genomics, yesterday on its 4th anniversary, announced the completion of a US$99.15 million Series B1 financing round.
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Active Lifestyle May Slow Familial Frontotemporal Dementia
drugs
January 20, 2020
A physically and mentally active lifestyle may protect against frontotemporal dementia even in people at established genetic risk, according to a study published in the January issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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Heart Risks in Your Genes? Be Sure to Get Your Zzzs
drugs
December 19, 2019
Good sleep patterns can help reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke, even if you're at high genetic risk, new research shows.
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Limelight Bio emerges with $75m to develop next generation gene therapies to overcome limitations of current treatments
pharmaceutical-business-review
December 11, 2019
Limelight Bio, a privately held, multi-platform, multi-disease biopharmaceutical company developing novel gene therapies ...
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Tiny Genetic Tweak May Stop Ebola Virus in Its Tracks
drugs
September 19, 2019
New experiments in monkeys suggest that one slight alteration to the DNA of the Ebola virus might render it harmless to humans.
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There Is No 'Gay Gene,' Major Study Concludes
drugs
August 30, 2019
There's no such thing as a single "gay gene" that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue.
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USPSTF Recommends Genetic Counseling for High BRCA Risk
drugs
August 21, 2019
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that women who are at increased risk for BRCA1/2 mutations should undergo genetic counseling, and if indicated...
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Genetic Liability to Insomnia Linked to Increased Odds of CVDs
drugs
August 20, 2019
Genetic liability to insomnia is associated with increased odds of major cardiovascular diseases, according to a research letter published online in Circulation.
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Healthy Living Can Cut Odds for Alzheimer's in People at Genetic Risk
drugs
July 16, 2019
Even if you are unlucky enough to carry genes that predispose you to Alzheimer's disease, a healthy lifestyle can minimize that risk, new research shows.