Genetic Counseling Field to Rapidly Expand

8.17.2017

As a college student at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, Megan McMinn studied biology, hoping to one day become a physician's assistant. But a desire to interact even more with patients led her down a different path in genetic counseling.

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Can a DNA Test Really Pinpoint your Perfect Diet and Workout? Here's What Science Says

8.17.2017

It sounds either too good or too futuristic to be true: Just by spitting into a tube, you can find out the answers to questions that plague us all: Why can't I lose weight? Why can't I sleep? What exercises should I do for a perkier butt?

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Hidden Secrets in Tumor Genetic Testing

6.16.2017

Hidden Secrets in Tumor Genetic Testing
LinkedInAndrea FormanJune 7, 2017
At the heart of the precision medicine movement is something that those working in the cancer field have known for some time - cancer is not one single disease, but a disease with a thousand faces; a different collection of ge

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The fight against cancer just got personal. Top docs and thinkers explain how genetic medicine is going to change how we fight the disease.

6.16.2017

The fight against cancer just got personal. Top docs and thinkers explain how genetic medicine is going to change how we fight the disease.
LinkedInBeth KutscherJune 7, 2017
Pharmaceutical company Merck made history last month. The approval of its product Keytruda marked the first time that the Food

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What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About “23andMe” and Other Genetic Testing

6.16.2017

What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About “23andMe” and Other Genetic Testing
Reader’s DigestKimberly HissMay 18, 2017
Alix, a working mother in Seattle, had been troubled by symptoms of chronic fatigue, repeated illness, and "stabbing" pains in her abdomen since childhood (here are some possible med

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5 Things You Need To Know Before Taking an At-Home Genetic Test

6.16.2017

5 Things You Need To Know Before Taking an At-Home Genetic Test
NBC News Parminder Deo and Jacqueline Paulis May 17, 2017
DNA is what makes us who we are. In humans, our genetic makeup is 99.9 percent similar to the person next to us, but that tiny 0.1 percent difference is what makes each of us uni

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Genetic Tests often overused and misinterpreted, sometimes with tragic consequences

6.16.2017

Genetic Tests often overused and misinterpreted, sometimes with tragic consequences
The San Diego Union-Tribune Paul Sisson May 8, 2017
One of every three genetic tests examined by a team of researchers at the San Diego Naval Medical Center shouldn’t have been prescribed, a finding that adds to a gr

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When Is It Worth Worrying About Dementia?

6.16.2017

When Is It Worth Worrying About Dementia?
Wired Nick Stockton May 4, 2017
If you didn’t know better, you’d think Alzheimer’s disease is the plot of a bad horror movie: A creeping silent killer steals your memories, distorts your experiences of the present, and transforms your family’s love into duti

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These DNA Diet Apps Want to Rule Your Health

6.16.2017

These DNA Diet Apps Want to Rule Your Health
BackchannelAlexandra OssolaMay 1, 2017
First, there was the grapefruit diet—promising that the tart monotony of grapefruit after grapefruit would finally reveal your abs. There were more: Atkins, Blood Type, Dukan, Whole30, each with its own claim that a

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How Accurate Are Those Genetic Tests You Can Take at Home?

6.16.2017

How Accurate Are Those Genetic Tests You Can Take at Home?
Healthline Dan Gray April 28, 2017
If you were at high risk for a genetic disease, would you want to know? If so, would you feel comfortable gleaning this information for a medical kit at your home? This may be how more and more people will

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