Blog articles

The potential of polygenic risk scores for prostate cancer
We look at new research that introduces a genetic risk scoring system for the triage of prostate cancer patients in primary care

The mysterious rise of hepatitis: Could genes be to blame?
An unexpected virus and genomic variant combination has been linked to a rise in hepatitis cases in children

Bowel cancer: What role do our genes play?
We examine two genetically inherited syndromes that increase our risk of colorectal cancer

'Transformational' cardiomyopathy treatment receives funding
We explore a recently funded heart muscle disease project that will use RNA therapy and gene editing in tandem

Under the radar: Exploring clonal haematopoiesis
We investigate genomics’ role in the prevalence of CH and the difference early diagnosis could make

Endometriosis and ovarian cancer: A genetic link
A new study aims to unravel the genomic connection between these two different health conditions

Diabetes, the pancreas and the liver
We know that the liver and pancreas can contribute to diabetes, but how significant is their role and what part does genomics play?

Covid-19 update: ‘problem’ variants found
New research shows that certain gene variants could be drivers for life-threatening Covid-19 illness

Diverse genomic study pinpoints Covid-19 variant
Sometimes data diversity can make the difference. We look at findings from a new Covid-19 study to find out how

The brain, the gut and the genome
We explore the link between our mental and physical health by looking at results from a recent genome-wide association study
News articles

Genomics for allied health professionals: Have your say
Allied health professionals are invited to share their views of genomics and its impact on their roles in a new awareness survey
Events

Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference 2022
The RCGP annual conference is the leading annual event for GPs, practice teams and other primary care professionals.