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A new NHS pilot study into genetic testing for common diseases has been launched. The HEART study (Healthcare Evaluation of Absolute Risk Testing) is a world-first and will be examining the potential prevention of common diseases through the use of genetic assessment techniques. More specifically, it will focus primarily on using genetic information “to augment cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment…

Our Future Health, which aims to eventually recruit up to five million adults to the programme, has launched this week. The programme, chaired by Professor Sir John Bell, aims to utilise volunteers to create a detailed, diverse health picture of the UK population. It is hoped that this will help to develop innovative new ways to diagnose, detect and treat…

University of Sussex researchers have identified distinctive biomarkers within patient blood samples which could indicate Glioblastoma. As the biomarkers were identified in extracellular vesicles, diagnosis through liquid biopsy could prove to be a viable option. This is important as a biopsy would be a faster and less invasive alternative to current diagnostic methods. Glioblastoma is the most common high grade…