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In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth

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A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters.

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AI and genetics could help doctors treat alcohol addiction, research shows

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The provider asks the patient some basic questions, like alcohol cravings and stress levels, and collects a blood sample for genetic testing. Imagine a patient has been diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, and their health care provider is reviewing medication options to help them curb their drinking.

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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) aims to launch a pilot genetic biobank that will gather patient data to associate drug-related adverse events to their genetic makeup. The first patients will have their genetic makeup sequenced in Spring 2024 and this data will be shared in 2025.

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$8 million awarded to landmark genetic research project

Drug Discovery World

Landmark genetic research could allow doctors to accurately predict whether a patient is at risk of developing common diseases, decades before any symptoms would become evident. The post $8 million awarded to landmark genetic research project appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Researchers design genetic therapy to prevent brain deterioration

Drug Discovery World

A research team at the Francis Crick Institute and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)/UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health have identified potential treatments for children with rare genetic conditions. Doctors believed the calcium deposits were non-specific signs of brain damage, but this research challenges this view.

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AI tool may help doctors select best drugs for COVID patients

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It could also be made more powerful by incorporating personal genetic information and gene expression profiles in tissues such as the lungs, they suggest. The post AI tool may help doctors select best drugs for COVID patients appeared first on.

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Genetic biomarkers could personalise therapy for TNBC

Drug Discovery World

A new study has shed light on the genetic messages encoded by genes within ‘triple negative’ breast cancers (TNBC), and shows they could predict response to chemotherapy. Although immune features remained relatively stable, RNA-based features related to DNA damage repair pathways changed significantly.