Author: All of Us Badgers

19 Jul

Posted at 18:31h in All of Us

Four Wisconsin medical and scientific organizations – Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin, part of Versiti – were awarded $60 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) June 29 to continue to implement the All of Us Research Program in Wisconsin through 2023, a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of...

10 Jul

Posted at 17:19h in All of Us, Security

When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and how to return individual research results on a study-specific basis through an informed decision-making process, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This approach remains a priority for the NIH and the All of Us program....

06 Jul

Posted at 15:59h in All of Us, Precision Health

Precision medicine, via genetic testing through the UW Carbone Cancer Center, allowed a Wisconsin woman to beat back cancer. Now, more than two years later, Sally Reisem, who spent years volunteering for 4-H in and around Evansville, a town of 5,000 people south of Madison is about to see a dream come true: She will be grand marshal of the Fourth of July parade....

29 Jun

Posted at 17:35h in All of Us, Health Equity, Precision Health

The Asian American population is the largest-growing demographic in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But surprisingly, an Asian American is not typically represented when it comes to participating in health studies and gathering medical information. The All of Us program and precision medicine aim to reduce this disparity....

13 Jun

Posted at 16:56h in All of Us, Security

The National Institutes of Health recently launched the All of Us Research Program to create one of the largest, richest public resources for biomedical research in human history. Its mission is to accelerate medical breakthroughs that personalize prevention, treatment, and care for all Americans. As the director of this unprecedented program — and as a cancer survivor, patient advocate, and participant in more than a dozen research studies — I want to share how we are safeguarding participant confidentiality and...

05 Jun

Posted at 16:36h in All of Us, Precision Health

Just as money in the bank boosts your financial well-being, biobanks have the power to impact your health. Think of biobank samples as assets that researchers can draw upon to improve disease treatments. Mayo Clinic's biobank contributed to a breakthrough in diabetes research and, now, will contribute to health research nationwide as the biobank for the "All of Us" Research Program....