The National Institutes of Health has renewed support for Artificial Intelligence for Alzheimer’s Disease, or AI4AD. The new $12.6 million award to advance the project’s next phase, AI4AD2, brings its total investment in AI4AD to $30.7 million. Led by Paul M. Thompson, PhD, associate director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) … Read more
Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study. Experts at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, icddr,b (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), and their collaborators, found that in the Ganges Delta, cholera bacteria rapidly … Read more
Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among the large number of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) detected in comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of cancers. This framework could improve the accuracy of precision oncology by more reliable prioritization of VUS. Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) enables comprehensive detection of … Read more
A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab has integrated whole genome sequencing into routine diagnostic investigations for rare diseases at Karolinska University Hospital. To date, more than 15,000 patients have had their entire genome sequenced, with 23 per cent receiving a genetic diagnosis, according to a study published in Genome Medicine. The … Read more
Bottom Line: A machine learning model that analyzes patient demographics, electronic health record data, and routine blood test results predicted a patient’s risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, with high accuracy. Journal in Which the Study was Published: Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research … Read more
As inflamed regions of the gut form scar tissue, the space within the gut lumen becomes smaller and more restricted, leading to symptoms of gut obstruction. There is currently no drug treatment available for this complication – eventually as fibrosis worsens, surgery becomes the only option. The researchers discovered that the biggest build up of … Read more
An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide association studies, whole-exome sequencing projects, and advanced statistical modeling to illuminate the polygenic architecture that underpins these heterogeneous neurological disorders. The synthesis, led by Dr. Olav B. Smeland of the Centre for … Read more
A comprehensive invited review published today in Brain Medicine confronts one of the most persistent paradoxes in modern medicine: psychiatry remains the only major clinical discipline that diagnoses complex illness primarily through conversation and symptom checklists, while fields such as oncology and cardiology long ago embraced laboratory markers, imaging, and molecular profiling. The review, authored … Read more
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, March 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH) proudly announces that its Genomic Medicine Center of Excellence (GMCoE) has officially joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), the world’s foremost international consortium shaping the future of genomic medicine. Founded in 2013, GA4GH unites over 500 … Read more
Scientists reveal how evolution within our own tissues can drive disease, protect cells, and uncover hidden therapeutic targets for future precision medicine. Somatic genomics uncovers the outcomes of evolutionary competitions within our tissues, which can drive disease, counter monogenic disease, or protect from common diseases In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers reviewed … Read more