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Prostate Cancer Foundation announces new $2.5million commitment to launch Precision Medicine Initiative
The Center of Excellence will deliver best-in-class precision oncology treatments to Veterans with prostate cancer.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles receives $2million grant to address adverse childhood experiences
$2m grant from the state of California to study a precision medicine approach to screening children for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)…
Genomic Data has potential to advance lung cancer Precision Medicine
The researchers stated that advanced small cell lung cancer progresses quickly and is usually fatal.
Genomic Diagnostics Lab (GDL) launched to advance Precision Medicine Therapies
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and UAB Hospital Laboratories have launched the Genomics Diagnostics Lab to enable UAB to expand upon its offering of genomic diagnostic testing.
Global Experts Reach Agreement on best practice standards in reporting genomics education and evaluation
Australian Genomics convened the group of experts from across the globe to form an agreement on the best practices for genomics education and evaluation.
New Participant Engagement Platform in development for Rare Disease Patients and their caregivers
The platform would enable the patients and their caregivers to add vital information about their health and wellbeing to research databases.
New Translational Research Platform focused on Rare Cancers has been launched
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard recently announced the launch of a new translational research platform to study rare cancers.
Dr. Nicola Byrne is appointed as the new National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care in England
Dr. Nicole Byrne follows in the footsteps of the late Dame Fiona Caldicott, to become England’s new National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.
Universities partner in an initiative to use genetic data to prevent Hereditary Cancer
Brigham Young University (BYU) Center for Family History and the University of Washington have partnered to prevent hereditary cancer using genetic data.
UCLA receives $29million gift to build new centre for Precision Genomic Medicine
The Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Precision Genomic Medicine will enable scientists to leverage big data and genomic technologies…
The European Commission announces its ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
On February 3rd, The European Commission unveiled its ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ that sets out a new EU approach to cancer treatment
Discovery of High Levels of Specific Gene Involved in Breast Cancer Growth Could Lead to New Precision Medicine Therapies
A study done by researchers at UT Southerwestern (UTSW) has found that a significant amount of breast cancer patients have higher levels of the ZMYND8 gene
Genomics to be embedded into patient care pathways by NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliances
Henry Ford Health System in the US has opened the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion
The Henry Ford Cancer Institute opens facility to Advance Cancer Precision Medicine
Henry Ford Health System in the US has opened the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies releases new guidelines to regulate the use of Genomics Data
This year’s guidelines for the regulation of Genomics data have been released by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
$1.3million grant awarded to researchers to study precise treatment for neuroblastoma
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Cancer Research UK Manchester have been awarded a £1million grant from Cancer Research UK.
Cancer Patients may not need a scan due to New Blood Test
The new blood test could mean that doctors will be able to see if a cancer treatment is working without the patient needing to have a scan.
Artificial Intelligence to be used in a study for Alzheimer’s Drug Development
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will use artificial intelligence to find patterns in genetic, imaging, and clinical data from over 60,000 Alzheimer’s patients.
Norwegian Government increases Precision Medicine state funding to NOK 61,3 Million
In the state’s budget released this week, the Norwegian Government raised the funding for personalised medicine by NOK 30 million to a total of NOK 61,3 million.
Outcomes for Cancer Patients improve due to Precision Medicine Treatments
Researchers at UC San Diego Health claimed that while next-generation sequencing can help identify novel cancer targets.
National Institutes of Health funds study to progress Precision Medicine for Diabetes
The study being funded by NIH, in the US, will involve 20 research centres to better understand unusual types of diabetes.
Targeted Drug to treat Lung Cancer approved for NHS use in England
The National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the drug osimertinib (Tagrisso) that can be used to treat some adults with advanced lung cancer.
Cancer Professionals suffering higher levels of Burnout due to Covid-19
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Resilience Task Force suggests cancer professionals are suffering from higher levels of burnout due to Covid-19.
