Items Tagged ‘genome’
October 8, 2014
Individualizing Medicine 2014: Day Three Recap
By Sam Smith 
The final day of the Individualizing Medicine 2014 Conference kicked off with one of the pioneers of genomics taking the stage. Having founded the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center in 1997, Richard Gibbs led one of the five main groups that completed the Human Genome Project. Gibbs discussed his past, present and […]
Tags: Alexander Parker, Baylor College of Medicine, ceci connolly, Center for Individualized Medicne, Christopher Corless, Conference, DNA, EU-PACT, genome, genomics, Human Genome Sequencing Center, individualized medicine
October 2, 2014
You & Your Genome: How Your DNA Will Improve Your Health Care
By Center for Individualized Medicine
At this year’s Individualizing Medicine Conference we are excited to announce our Moderator for our Twitter Chat “You and Your Genome: How Your DNA Will Improve Your Health Care,” Mary Brophy Marcus, a regular contributing journalist to U.S. News, USA Today, and more. Our Twitter Chat will be held on Tuesday, October 7th, at 12pm […]
Tags: Biobank, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic
September 25, 2014
Clifford Hudis, M.D., to Give Keynote Address at Individualizing Medicine Conference 2014
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Mayo Clinic announced today that Clifford Hudis, M.D., immediate past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), will deliver the keynote address at Individualizing Medicine 2014: From Promise to Practice. Individualizing Medicine 2014 is scheduled for Oct. 6–8, with optional workshops and sessions before and after the conference. Presentations will cover a wide […]
Tags: American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, cancer, center for individualized medicine, Clifford Hudis, Conference, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic
September 23, 2014
Collaboration With Invenshure to Launch Oneome™
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Mayo Clinic and venture catalyst Invenshure have announced the launch of Oneome, a genomics interpretation company that exports Mayo’s extensive pharmacogenomics knowledge in the form of concise, actionable reports to help providers anywhere deliver the right medication at the right time. “Our own genetic makeup can have a significant impact on how our bodies process […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequence, DNA Sequencing, Gene Testing, Genetics, genome, genomics, individualized medicine, Invenshure, John Logan Black, mayo clinic
September 18, 2014
By Center for Individualized Medicine
In a recently published journal article, from researchers at the Center for Individualized Medicine, it was found that the ingestion of a high-fat diet (HFD) and the resulting obese state can exert a multitude of stressors on an individual including anxiety and cognitive dysfunction. Though many studies have shown that exercise can alleviate the […]
Tags: Biobank, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, Diet, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, exercise, exercise and diet
September 11, 2014
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Flatulence is a daily phenomenon. In fact, most human beings pass gas 10-20 times a day (yes, that includes you). Where does your bodily gas come from? Mayo Clinic doctor, Purna Kashyap, MBBS, takes us on a journey into the intestines, shedding light on how gas is made, […]
Tags: Biobank, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, Biorepositories, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic
September 4, 2014
Regaining Perspective on Health, Wealth and Worry
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Article Originally Featured on Huffington Post (Re-Blogged With Author’s Permission) My husband Joe and I recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary with an adventure traversing to historic and national sites in five states. The chartered bus trip began in Denver venturing through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and South Dakota. I never saw the bottom of […]
Tags: Are You Dense, Biobank, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics
September 2, 2014
Mayo Clinic First to Offer Stool-Based DNA Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Exact Sciences Corp. recently announced that Mayo Clinic will be the first health system to offer Cologuard®, the first and only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, noninvasive stool DNA screening test for colorectal cancer. Cologuard will be available to patients through their primary care physicians at Mayo Clinic. Available by prescription only, Cologuard offers […]
Tags: biomarker, biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, ColoGuard, colon cancer, colorectal, colorectal cancer, David Ahlquist, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test
August 28, 2014
Microbiome Medicine is Sometimes a Hard Pill to Swallow
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Article Originally Featured on NationalGeographic.com Written by: Carl Zimmer I can still remember the shock I felt when I heard about fecal microbiota transplants for the first time. It is not the sort of thing you forget. At a microbiology conference, a scientist was giving a lecture about the microbiome–the microbes that live harmlessly inside of us. […]
Tags: cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, fecal transplant, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome, genome science, Genome Sequencing
August 21, 2014
Biomarkers Assist Individualized Cancer Treatment
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Blog post originally featured on the Living with Cancer blog. Patients diagnosed with cancer at Mayo Clinic now have a new program that can help their care team make informed decisions about their treatment. The Mayo Clinic Biomarker Discovery Program includes a team of specialists that analyzes each patient’s tumor for specific biomarkers […]
Tags: cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome, genome science, Genome Sequencing, genomic medicine