The international Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) recently published the worldwide largest genetic study of myopia in Nature
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More frequent screening after prostate cancer treatment not linked to improved survival
Prostate cancer patients who were monitored more frequently after treatment did not live significantly longer than patients who were monitored
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Most women with early breast cancer do not benefit from chemotherapy, TAILORx trial finds
New findings from the groundbreaking Trial Assigning Individualized Options for Treatment (Rx), or TAILORx trial, show no benefit from chemotherapy
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New method for finding disease-susceptibility genes
A new study, affiliated with UNIST has recently presented a novel statistical algorithm, capable of identifying potential disease genes in
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Embryonic gene regulation through mechanical forces: 600 million years old molecular principles
During embryonic development genetic cascades control gene activity and cell differentiation. In a new publication of the journal PNAS, the
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Upfront, comprehensive genetic testing in advanced lung cancer is cost-effective
An economic model comparing different types of genetic testing in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) found that using next-generation sequencing
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New computational strategy designed for more personalized cancer treatment
Mathematicians and cancer scientists have found a way to simplify complex biomolecular data about tumors, in principle making it easier
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Osteoporosis drug may benefit heart health
The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a Journal
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Discovery could lead to personalized medical therapies for emerging food allergy disorder
Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have uncovered three distinct subtypes of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an emerging food allergic
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Forty-four genomic variants linked to major depression
A new meta-analysis of more than 135,000 people with major depression and more than 344,000 controls has identified 44 genomic
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