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Why high costs are holding back precision medicine trials

Precision medicine offers more targeted treatments, better patient outcomes, and even the potential to transform how we approach disease. But getting there isn’...
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Building better data ecosystems for rare and ultra-rare conditions

In rare and ultra-rare diseases, data availability is one of the most significant constraints in research and drug development. With thousands of rare condition...
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Podcast recap: Leeland Ekstrom on large-scale genomics, real-world data, and the future of precision medicine

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick Short chatted with Leeland Ekstrom, CEO and co-founder of Nashville Biosciences (NashBio), a for-profit s...
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Gene therapy and precision medicine for hearing loss

Hearing loss affects over 1.5 billion people worldwide, with nearly half of all cases linked to genetic factors. Despite this, diagnosis and treatment options h...
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Podcast recap: Dr. John Lepore on the expanded human proteome and the future of drug discovery

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Dr. John Lepore, physician-scientist and CEO of ProFound Therapeutics. ProFound Therapeutics, ...
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Hearing loss treatment: Gene therapy and AI advances

For decades, treatment for congenital and genetic hearing loss has largely relied on devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. While these technologie...
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Advancing the diagnosis of genetic hearing loss

Diagnosing genetic hearing loss hasn’t always been straightforward. With so many different causes and overlapping symptoms, traditional methods have often strug...
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Podcast recap: Jocelynn Pearl on systems biology, decentralized science, and innovation in cancer cell therapy

In last week’s episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Jocelynn Pearl, Director of Cancer Cell Therapy at the TAM Center. With a career spanning gen...
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Building compliance into precision medicine recruitment

In precision medicine trials, recruitment and compliance are interdependent workstreams. Every step that brings a patient closer to enrollment, from digital out...
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