Blood Test Shows Promise for Detecting Cancer Far Earlier
Scientists in Ontario used machine learning techniques to find telltale signs of cancer in blood samples that were collected up to seven years prior to conventional diagnosis.
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Scientists ID Genetic Risk Factors For Suicide
While any suicide attempt is triggered by a complex array of factors, new studies indicate that genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk. That could pave the way for new treatments or diagnostic tests.
Genetic Tests Won’t Predict Your COVID-19 Risk
Tests that claim to predict someone’s susceptibility to COVID-19 based on genetic data don’t work, researchers found. That’s partly because there is as yet no scientific consensus on what constitutes genetic risk.
New Report: Genomics Drives Economic Growth
The field of human genomics has risen from inauspicious beginnings to become an economic powerhouse, and continues to increase our understanding of human health and how to cure diseases.
Annual Vaccines May Be Necessary: Lessons from the COVID-19 Genome
The genomic field continues to shed light on COVID-19. The latest: vaccination frequency, new therapy options, and unexpected mutations in the virus.
Why the U.S. Needs More COVID-19 Genome Sequencing
Other countries can spot new variants because they’re actively looking for them. But the U.S. has spent a year with its head in the sand.
Five Things Genomics Has Taught Us About COVID-19
‘Everything is unprecedented about the pandemic, and genomics is no exception,’ says an infectious disease expert. Genome sequencing has enabled scientists to track the virus, study its origins, confirm reinfection, and get to know more...
For All Its Promise, Genomic Testing Is Struggling
For both clinical and consumer markets, genomic testing has a lot to offer — but it isn’t always used where it could be valuable, and people don’t understand it well enough. As a result, demand...
Next Time, Genomics Could Help Develop Vaccines Beforehand
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that early detection and early action are vital, and that vaccines are what we need most. That’s why we should roll out pathogen surveillance programs based...
