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Welcome to the Myogenes Blog. Get the latest pharmacogenomics, DNA testing and genetics news.
Mental Health at University is Key
University Mental Health Day (4 March) is shining the spotlight on the worsening mental health crisis in Britain’s universities. A joint initiative between Student Minds and UMHAN (the university mental health advisers network), the national awareness day inspires...
How Race to Track Mystery Gene with Links to Three Cancers Saved Millions
25 years ago, a mutation was discovered that makes some people susceptible to the disease, and now it has transformed treatment. Ten years ago, Tony Herbert developed a lump on the right side of his chest. The clump of tissue grew and became painful and he was tested...
Testing all Women Aged over 30 for ‘Jolie Gene’ Could Prevent 80,000 Breast and Ovarian Cancer Cases
Currently only women with family history of cancer are offered DNA blood tests But if 26m British women over 30 were tested, 64,500 would be spared cancer Another 17,500 would be saved from an ovarian cancer diagnosis, doctors said Testing all women over 30 for...
Angelina Jolie Gene Testing for All?
Testing all women for the "Angelina Jolie gene", even if not considered at risk would prevent cancers save lives and is cost effective say doctors. The Hollywood actress had her breasts, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed due to the high risk of cancer in her case....
Screening for Breast Cancer Genes ‘is Cost-Effective’
“Testing all women for the ‘Angelina Jolie gene’, even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives and is cost-effective, say doctors,” BBC News reports.
Improving the Effectiveness of Bipolar Medication
To mark World Bipolar Day on 30 March, in this blog we are looking at the role of medication in managing bipolar disorder and asking what can be done to improve its effectiveness and reduce the risk of unwanted side-effects. What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder...
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