Last Updated: February 5, 2019 The liver is the largest internal organ and serves many vital functions; it breaks down and stores nutrients, produces clotting factors that prevent excessive bleeding, and filters and breaks down toxins to then be expelled as waste....
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to honor it, we have put together some tips from professionals in-the-know. Before You Have Genetic Testing Meet with a certified genetic counselor. Many health care providers offer ‘genetic...
Most cancer is not hereditary. Approximately 80% of cancer is not inherited and is instead caused by a combination of factors, including aging, obesity, and environmental factors. So, who should be concerned about hereditary cancer? If one or more of the following red...
A major component of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), announced by President Obama in January, is the PMI Cohort Program (PMI-CP) – a new research cohort of a million or more volunteer participants. This research cohort will help to expand our knowledge and...
On Friday, July 10th, 2015 Jo Handelsman, Ph.D., the Associate Director for Science at the White House, presented on the Precision Medicine Initiative at Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT.President Obama launched the initiative, explaining,...
