Expanded genomic sequencing may be an effective adjunct hearing screening to detect hearing loss among patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 12, 2022
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New research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates that early identification and treatment of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)—a genetic disorder characterized by weakness and wasting ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Screening people's genomes as part of routine primary care can spot genetic changes that may have important implications for health, a new study reports.
Jun 3, 2022
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A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored by researchers at UCL ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Presenting individuals with potentially life-altering health information doesn't mean the individuals—or their healthcare providers—will act on it. Follow-up education and conversations about actionable care plans with ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests may yield false results or inappropriate interpretations of results, according to a safety communication issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Apr 25, 2022
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Cancer therapies targeting specific genetic mutations may offer benefits to patients for whom other standard chemotherapy treatments have not effectively treated their tumor. However, genetic screening of tumors is not routinely ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Annual MRI screenings starting at ages 30 to 35 may reduce breast-cancer mortality by more than 50% among women who carry certain genetic changes in three genes, according to a comparative modeling analysis to be published ...
Feb 17, 2022
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By sequencing known genes associated with cardiac arrhythmia risk in more than 20,000 people without an indication for genetic testing, scientists were able to identify pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in nearly ...
Feb 10, 2022
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A newly developed test to screen for three rare genetic disorders simultaneously in newborns was feasible, reliable and scalable, according to a new study.
Jan 24, 2022
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