Genetic test predicts response to weight-loss drugs
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a genetic test that can help predict how people will respond to weight loss medications such as GLP-1s.
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Genetic Services
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Association between trust of researchers and willingness to participate in Alzheimer's disease biomarker research
A new study has found that trust in researchers is the strongest factor influencing whether older adults are willing to participate in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) biomarker research. In a survey of 399 ...
Sep 15, 2025
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Research reveals rare form of neuroinflammatory disease is more common in Old Order Amish than general population
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Clinic for Special Children found that complement factor I (CFI) deficiency, an ultra-rare genetic disorder that can cause debilitating neuroinflammation, ...
Aug 13, 2025
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The UK's plan to genetically test all newborns sounds smart—until it creates patients who aren't sick
By 2030, every baby born in the UK could have their entire genome sequenced under a new NHS initiative to "predict and prevent illness." This would dramatically expand the current heel-prick test, which checks for nine rare ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Genes can reveal if anxiety medicine will help or not
Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric disorders in the world. Around 300 million people suffer from depression, whereas 301 million have anxiety disorder. That's nearly 8% of the global population. Unfortunately, ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Experts explain how skipping screen time, studying infants' brain growth may improve health, long-term learning
The connections a baby's brain forms during the first two years of life, coupled with a baby's genetic makeup, offer a window into their development. Cedars-Sinai pediatric neurologists, developmental neuroscientists and ...
Jun 20, 2025
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Safeguarding fertility in the battle against gynecologic cancer
For decades, gynecologic cancer treatment has used aggressive surgical intervention and chemotherapy. These methods often harmed fertility. They also caused severe side effects and an uncertain prognosis.
Jun 3, 2025
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Stem cell transplant offers potentially curative therapy in pediatric patients with monogenic inflammatory bowel disease
A collaborative team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a highly effective method for treating patients with monogenic inflammatory ...
May 21, 2025
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Regeneron to buy 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 mn
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday it will buy genetic testing company 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million, a deal that provides the US biotech company with data on millions of clients.
May 19, 2025
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Saliva test plus AI could flag chemotherapy risk, early study results suggest
Early results from a new study suggest that a simple saliva test and powerful artificial intelligence algorithms could help doctors identify cancer patients at high risk for severe side effects from a widely used chemotherapy ...
Apr 21, 2025
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