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05 Dec We need more diversity in our genomic databases

Posted at 15:30h in All of Us, Health Equity

The underrepresentation of nonwhite ethnic groups in scientific research and in clinical trials is a disturbing trend. The implications of this problem in the limited realm of clinical trials have been reported, but the roots of the disparity run much deeper. Human genomic databases—collections of all the genetic information that has been sequenced over the years—are also heavily skewed toward people of European descent. Research programs, such as All of Us, aim to change this....

03 Dec NIH All of Us Research Program to fund genetic counseling resource

Posted at 20:58h in All of Us

The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program has issued a funding opportunity for a genetic counseling resource to support participants who receive genomic testing and receive results....

03 Dec Perry seeks to expand black barbershop health initiative

Posted at 20:58h in Health Equity

Aaron Perry's establishment of a health services center for black men within a barbershop is a premier example of efforts to advance health equity right here in the Madison region. In this Wisconsin Health News interview, Perry discusses the center and his plans for the future....

30 Nov First look: All of Us Research Program, HIV and the LGBT community

Posted at 16:04h in All of Us, Health Equity

The All of Us Research Program invites the LGBT community to join them as partners to help enrich health research....

27 Nov FDA approves ‘precision medicine’ drug for different cancers with same mutation

Posted at 20:32h in Precision Medicine

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug for a wide range of cancers based on a shared mutation, rather than the tumors' locations — an advance for the sometimes controversial field of “precision medicine.”...

26 Nov Why researchers want your genome

Posted at 17:17h in All of Us, Health Equity, Security

In possibly the largest research project in human history, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) “All of Us” program will gather information on one million individuals’ genomes. The University of Washington’s Northwest Genomics Center will become one of three centers for this research....

13 Nov Wisconsin Partnership grant recipient among TIME magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Health Care

Posted at 20:18h in Health Equity

Aaron Perry, a Madison-area community leader and Wisconsin Partnership Program grantee, has been selected as one of TIME magazine's 50 Most Influential People in Health Care for 2018....

12 Nov Research Profile: Dorothy Farrar Edwards and the All of Us Research Program

Posted at 16:05h in All of Us, Health Equity, Precision Health, Precision Medicine, Security

Dorothy Farrar Edwards, PhD and Beth Burnside, MD lead UW-Madison's participation in the All of Us Research Program, an historic, nationwide effort led by the National Institutes of Health, to help speed up health research. ...

07 Nov Racial disparities in multiple myeloma

Posted at 18:04h in All of Us, Health Equity, Precision Health

Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities are all too common in the prevention and treatment of cancer, including myeloma. Enrolling in a biospecimen study, like All of Us, will help ensure that underrepresented groups have more of a voice in health research focused on cancer and other diseases....

05 Nov National ‘All of Us’ campaign aims to enlist a million genomes for precision medicine

Posted at 21:45h in All of Us, Precision Health, Precision Medicine

Eric Dishman is a living, breathing advertisement for the ambitious experiment he’s in charge of, the National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” drive to collect and analyze the genomes of a million Americans....

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