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Separating the signal from the noise: Q&A with Keegan Korthauer
One of the biggest challenges with research into the genetic causes of illness used to be the time and cost of genomic sequencing. Today, thanks to significant advances in technology, the problem is no longer collecting the data; it’s mining the huge amount of information that can be pulled from a single patient sample to…
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New research shows sepsis to be biggest global killer
New research published in The Lancet shows that twice as many people are dying of sepsis than previously estimated. The study determined that in 2017 there were 48.9 million cases of sepsis worldwide and 11 million died of the condition. This represents one in five deaths worldwide making sepsis a bigger killer than cancer or…
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New research identifies third gene behind rare overgrowth syndrome in children
When Ali’s son Howard* was still not crawling, rolling over or meeting her gaze at 10 months old, the experienced mother-of-two knew something was wrong. Despite assurances from friends and family that everything was fine, Ali brought it up with her family doctor. After rounds of tests and specialist appointments, an MRI scan revealed damaged…