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NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).
… Anti-inflammatory drug halts strokes in children with rare disease …
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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… new smoking-related cancer subtypes and potential new drug targets, and found numerous genomic similarities with … of the National Institutes of Health. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved HPV vaccines should be able to … The investigators also discovered new clues about drug resistance in head and neck cancers. They found that …
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NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… which studies how a patient's genetic make-up affects drug responses. A third grant examines the role of genomic … information into electronic health records can guide drug prescribing and treatment decisions, and ultimately … minority patients. The study will examine specific drug-gene associations in the three cardiovascular drugs and …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for progeria, a rare and fatal pediatric disease, characterized by dramatic, rapid aging beginning in childhood.
… What The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for … of a mouse model, and the demonstration that this drug class could provide benefit. Progeria, also known as … The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… on the world's poorest people and are often overlooked by drug developers or by others instrumental in drug access. … are said to be neglected if they are often overlooked by drug developers or by others instrumental in drug access, such as government officials, public health …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
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Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… medical records, gene-environment interactions, gene-drug interactions …
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Dr. Joshua Denny is the head of the NHGRI Precision Health Informatics Section and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.
… Program, and UK Biobank to better understand disease and drug response. Prior to joining the NIH in 2020, Josh was a … N. B., Dai, Q., … Denny, J. C. (2015). Validating drug repurposing signals using electronic health records: A … big (clinical) data and genomics on precision medicine and drug development. Clin Pharmacol Ther , 103(3):409-418. [ …
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Sangeetha Raghavan is a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager in NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office.
… in wide ranging areas of biologics, diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics, medical devices, plant … Patented Technology, Licensing, biologics, diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics, medical devices, plant …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… you are interested in been approved by  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if it is about your health? How … Limitations To DTC Genomic Testing, Regulations, Food And Drug Administration (FDA) …