Have you ever wondered why certain medications don’t seem to work as well for you as they do for others? This variability in drug response is what… Read more
Tag: genetics
New Genetic Traits Influencing Alzheimer’s Risk Uncovered by Pitt Public Health Researchers
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh analyzed thousands of human genomes to find new gene variations responsible for controlling the levels of blood plasma molecules… Read more
Cancer-Infecting Virus ‘Warms Up’ Cold Tumors and Improves Immunotherapy
Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or completely clear aggressive tumors in mice,… Read more
A Complex Test of the Genome, Right Here at Home
The traditional route to test for a possible genetic disease involves a physician determining what they believe their patient might have. Then, the individual genes… Read more
How to use precision medicine to personalize COVID-19 treatment according to the patient’s genes
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were among the earliest celebrities to catch the novel coronavirus. In an interview at the beginning of July,… Read more