GeneDx to Launch Genetic Testing Program with Zevra Therapeutics to Support Patients with Suspected Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Announcing GeneDx's new genetic testing program with Zevra Therapeutics to support patients with suspected Niemann–Pick disease type C (NPC).
Medicine Buffalo

UB’s genetic counseling program, the first in SUNY, receives accreditation

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo’s new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), the field’s national ...
Yahoo Finance

Beam Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2025 Financial Results and Announces New Liver-Targeted Genetic Disease Program in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Beam’s newest liver-targeted genetic disease program, BEAM-304, leverages Beam’s proprietary and clinically validated base editing technology and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery capabilities to ...
Yahoo

FSU celebrates rare pediatric disease pilot program signed into law

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FSU President Richard McCullough, left, and Rep. Adam Anderson, right, unveil a check funding the Institute for Pediatric Rare ...
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Genetic counseling is a hot career path. Meet four alums who work in the field at UAB.

At the moment, there are 6,517 certified genetic counselors in the United States, according to 2023 data (link opens PDF in new window) from the National Society of Genetic Counselors. That is an ...
Business Insider

Myriad Genetics Announces Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Program Study Published in Obstetrics & Gynecology

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, announced a study revealing that more patients completed ...
NJBIZ

FellowshipLIFE unveils personalized genetic wellness program

Fellowship Medical Group and FellowshipLIFE launched a new program for older adults to help provide individualized care backed by genetic testing. The Personalized Genetic Wellness program is ...
Science Daily

Scientists discover the genetic switch that keeps your organs healthy

Scientists have uncovered a powerful genetic switch that helps some of the body’s most important immune cells grow up properly and keep our organs healthy. The switch, called MafB, guides immature ...
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MUSC program led to one man's unexpected genetic discovery

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — When thinking about health, it is not everyday that Genetic Testing comes to mind. As is the case with one Lowcountry patient who received life changing results from a ...

This Genetic Switch Helps Immune Cells Protect Your Organs

A single genetic “switch” may be the secret to how the body’s cleanup crew grows up and keeps our organs running smoothly.
Medicine Buffalo

UB’s genetic counseling program receives accreditation

UB’s new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), the field’s national accrediting organization. The two-year Master ...