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New computer model predicts prostate cancer progression

An international team of cancer researchers from Denmark and Germany have used cancer patient data to develop a computer model that can predict the course of disease for prostate cancer.

11 Dec 2018

Novel 3D printing workflow helps predict leaky heart valves

More than one in eight people aged 75 and older in the United States develop moderate-to-severe blockage of the aortic valve in their hearts, usually caused by calcified deposits that build up on the valve's leaflets and prevent them from fully opening and closing.

11 Dec 2018

Novel personalized medicine tool for assessing inherited colorectal cancer syndrome risk developed

An international team of researchers led by Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah has developed, calibrated, and validated a novel tool for identifying the genetic changes in Lynch syndrome genes that are likely to be responsible for causing symptoms of the disease.

10 Dec 2018

Cancer Research UK and AstraZeneca open new Functional Genomics Centre

Cancer Research UK and AstraZeneca have announced today (Monday) that they are opening a new center in the UK, dedicated to realizing the full potential of functional genomics in the discovery and development of new drugs for patients with cancer.

10 Dec 2018

Advances in gene therapy for inherited blood disorders

Gene therapy holds a lot of promise in medicine. If we could safely alter our own DNA, we might eliminate diseases our ancestors passed down to us.

4 Dec 2018

Sema4, Mount Sinai, Sanofi announce launch of new collaborative asthma study

Sema4, a patient-centered predictive health company, and the Mount Sinai Health System today announced the launch of a five-year collaborative study with Sanofi designed to provide new insights into the biological mechanisms and other factors implicated in asthma.

4 Dec 2018

First-of-its-kind undertaking to study genetic, biological factors that contribute to development of opioid use disorder

The Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Cooper University Health Care and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) are launching the Camden Opioid Research Initiative (CORI), a first-of-its-kind undertaking to investigate the genetic and biological factors that contribute to the development of opioid use disorder (also referred to as opioid dependence or addiction).

29 Nov 2018

Ground-breaking computer models could boost treatment of common cardiac condition

Ground-breaking computer models that simulate the workings of individual patients' hearts could boost treatment of a common cardiac condition that affects a million people in the UK and countless more worldwide.

27 Nov 2018

New method enhances efficiency and accuracy of single cell RNA sequencing

In the era of personalized medicine, scientists are using new genetic and genomic insights to help them determine the best treatment for a given patient. In the case of cancer, the first step toward these treatments is an investigation into how tumor cells behave in an effort to figure out the best drugs to use to attack them.

22 Nov 2018

Researchers to develop computer-based tools for use in cancer research

The doctoral program 'CompCancer - Computational Methods in Oncology: Towards Personalized Medicine in Cancer Therapies' has received approval from the German Research Foundation.

21 Nov 2018

Survey: Pulmonologists want more information on inhalation devices for COPD

In an era of personalized medicine, physicians treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should consider individualized therapy depending on disease severity and the cost and availability of medications.

20 Nov 2018

New research center will pave way to better diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases

The new LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen will pave the way to a better understanding, prevention and treatment of skin diseases that plague a quarter of the world's population.

19 Nov 2018

Molecular DNA analysis could facilitate more accurate prognosis, treatment of aggressive brain tumors

Meningiomas, a type of brain tumor, are usually easy to treat. However, there are a few subtypes that follow a very aggressive course and have high recurrence rates, i.e. there is a high risk of them coming back after treatment.

19 Nov 2018

Two genomic tests help identify most effective treatment for breast cancer patients

New results from a long-running trial to identify which new drugs or combinations of drugs are most effective in which types of breast cancer, show that two genomic tests are bringing the era of truly personalized medicine ever nearer.

14 Nov 2018

The Human Mini Heart-in-a-Jar That Could One Day Replace Animal Testing

An interview with Dr. Kevin Costa, discussing the miniaturized heart-in-a-jar model developed by Novoheart, and its applications in personalized medicine.

12 Nov 2018

NTU Singapore uses 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore.

9 Nov 2018

Precisely targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy possible with nuclear medicine imaging

Current standard imaging techniques for initial staging of prostate cancer often underestimate the extent of disease beyond the prostate.

9 Nov 2018

Purdue researchers invent new smart drainage device to help glaucoma patients

Purdue University researchers have invented a new smart drainage device to help patients with glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in the world, as they try to save their eyesight.

9 Nov 2018

Study elucidates genetic causes of severe cardiomyopathies in children

Cardiac muscle degeneration (cardiomyopathy) is the most common cause of severe cardiac dysfunction and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in children. These severe disorders often lead to consideration of heart transplant. However, their actual cause - the genetic basis - has been poorly characterized.

7 Nov 2018

New nuclear medicine tracer could improve diagnosis, treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Researchers have developed a new nuclear medicine tracer that could improve diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

7 Nov 2018

Precision Medicine News and Research

New computer model predicts prostate cancer progression

Novel 3D printing workflow helps predict leaky heart valves

Novel personalized medicine tool for assessing inherited colorectal cancer syndrome risk developed

Cancer Research UK and AstraZeneca open new Functional Genomics Centre

Advances in gene therapy for inherited blood disorders

Sema4, Mount Sinai, Sanofi announce launch of new collaborative asthma study

First-of-its-kind undertaking to study genetic, biological factors that contribute to development of opioid use disorder

Ground-breaking computer models could boost treatment of common cardiac condition

New method enhances efficiency and accuracy of single cell RNA sequencing

Researchers to develop computer-based tools for use in cancer research

Survey: Pulmonologists want more information on inhalation devices for COPD

New research center will pave way to better diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases

Molecular DNA analysis could facilitate more accurate prognosis, treatment of aggressive brain tumors

Two genomic tests help identify most effective treatment for breast cancer patients

The Human Mini Heart-in-a-Jar That Could One Day Replace Animal Testing

NTU Singapore uses 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education

Precisely targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy possible with nuclear medicine imaging

Purdue researchers invent new smart drainage device to help glaucoma patients

Study elucidates genetic causes of severe cardiomyopathies in children

New nuclear medicine tracer could improve diagnosis, treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

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