Genetic tests to identify the most effective psychiatric drugs are the hot new technology in the race to create personalized treatments based on people’s DNA. Bruce Cohen (McLean Hospital) is quoted.
Thanks to advances in genomic testing and deeper insights into the biology of different kinds of breast cancer, doctors are learning that the one-size-fits-all approach isn’t working. They’re also learning that every woman brings with her a unique profile of biological risk—as well as a unique appetite for risk. Mehra Golshan (Brigham and Women’s) is quoted.
If you have a rare, undiagnosed disease, there hasn’t historically been much medicine could do for you. Isaac Kohane and Rachel Ramoni (HMS) describe a new online portal, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network Gateway.
A new study confirms beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that what individuals find to be attractive is likely incredibly specific to their life experiences. Laura Germine (Massachusetts General Hospital) is quoted.
The dark forecast coming out of research, experts say, is that a very large proportion of the growing number of people with diabetes – into the millions – have no idea they have the disease. David M. Nathan (Massachusetts General Hospital) is quoted.
People talk about an individual’s genome as if it was a single consistent entity—but it isn’t. Christopher Walsh (Boston Children’s) and Michael Lodato (Boston Children’s) are quoted. Peter Park (HMS) is co-lead author on this study.
