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New study aims to uncover the genetics of anorexia and other eating disorders

Broad Institute

Researchers at the Broad Institute Ben Neale and Mark Daly are co-leading the study, which allows people across the US to sign up to have their DNA analyzed as part of this effort. The team then sequences the DNA using an approach called the Blended Genome Exome , an efficient and cost-effective alternative to whole-genome sequencing.

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Injectable agents could improve liquid biopsy for cancer detection and monitoring

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McAlpine January 18, 2024 Credit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications One of the new "priming agents" works by preventing immune cells from engulfing tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream. Liquid biopsies promise to transform how cancers are diagnosed, monitored, and treated by detecting DNA that tumors shed into the blood.

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Largest-ever genetic study of epilepsy finds possible therapeutic targets

Broad Institute

In the future, the results could also help doctors tailor treatments to a patient’s genome. Since URVs are so rare, and because the scientists wanted to understand many different types of epilepsy, the researchers analyzed DNA from people across the world with a range of different genetic ancestries to find meaningful signals.

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Genomic score predicts patients' progression to multiple myeloma

Broad Institute

To make the MM-like score more clinically accessible, the team is developing a test based on liquid biopsies instead of bone marrow biopsies to collect DNA. The score, called an MM-like score, assesses the severity of disease and risk of progression to active cancer, with higher scores indicating faster progression.

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To help his daughter living with an ultra-rare disorder, this dad brought together a squad of genetic detectives

Broad Institute

The DNA change underlying Emma’s disorder is now known, thanks to years of work by an international team of scientists and physicians at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Northwestern University, University of Nantes, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the Baylor College of Medicine.

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Pauline’s Superhero Story

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So the pediatrician doctor requested the first cranial tomography, which also gave a normal result. One day later, we arrived at the hospital. A cheek swab DNA test was performed at the hospital, which also resulted as normal. Pauline born weighing 2.645 kg and measuring 45 cm.

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Dr. Lolettima O. Johnson Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Medicine

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Doctor Johnson has had an inspiring career that encompasses several aspects of the pharmacy industry. Doctor Johnson aspires to incorporate the latest technologies available in healthcare to care for her patients. Subsequently, she decided to pursue a higher education in pharmacology following her high school graduation.