Empowering Breast Cancer Patients with Genetic Testing Oct. 16, 2018 In 2013, Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie wrote a now famous opinion piece for the New York Times detailing her journey involving genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer. Read more Image
Danger in the Dust: Valley Fever Oct. 2, 2018 Coccidioidomycosis, or “cocci” for short, is the medical term for Valley fever, an infectious disease that affects thousands of people in Arizona every year. Read more Image
Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: A New Genetic Screening Tool for Use by Pregnant Women Sept. 14, 2018 Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), one of the newest additions in genomic testing, is a simple blood test that can tell a lot about a baby’s likelihood of having certain genetic conditions. Read more Image
A Difficult Conundrum: Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease Aug. 13, 2018 Do I really want to know? This is one of the most important questions people ask themselves before genetic testing. And this conundrum is more relevant for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Read more Image
Advances in Asthma Genetics Will Help Patients Breathe Easier July 16, 2018 Most commonly, asthma manifests itself as having difficulty breathing, accompanied by any number of other symptoms, including, chest pain or tightness, anxiety, fast heart rate, cough, throat irritation and/or wheezing. Read more Image
Supercharging the Immune System: The Future of Cancer Care June 19, 2018 Most people familiar with cancer treatment know of three main options: surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But a newer option, called immunotherapy, is creating quite a buzz across the cancer community. Read more Image
The All of Us Research Program – Powering the Future of Precision Medicine May 1, 2018 There is power in numbers. When a researcher is studying the causes of a human disease, the more people involved in the study, the greater the probability that the study will generate useful results. Read more Image
Head and Neck Cancer: An Emerging Men’s Health Epidemic April 4, 2018 Historically, the most important risk factors for head and neck cancer — which can strike anywhere from the lips to the larynx, and up into the sinuses and nasal cavity — consisted of alcohol use, tobacco use (including smokeless tobacco), poor oral hygiene and missing teeth. Read more Image