FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 12, 2022·9 min readGenetic Testing May Benefit Patients With DepressionResearchers say pharmacogenomics can assist providers in determining the best antidepressant treatments for patients with depression and avoid prescribing medications that could have adverse effects.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 24, 2019·5 min readIf you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?Including genomic sequencing with routine newborn testing could reveal the risk a child has of developing numerous conditions later in life. Researchers weigh up the pros and cons of genetic sequencing in newborns.Read More
AutismFeatured·January 31, 2013·4 min readResearcher Uncovers Potential Cause, Biomarker for Autism and Proposes Study to Investigate TheoryBased on prior findings, researchers propose that depressed levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) in the blood of newborns could potentially serve as a biomarker for the later development of autism.Read More