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Genetics and Health

April 12th, 2008

Navigenics - the whole interview

G&H’s INTERVIEW WITH NAVIGENICS
Navigenics approached Genetics and Health for an interview. With so much written about similar genomics companies such as 23andme, Knome, deCODE genetics, I was intrigued to learn more about this company.  In particular, Navigenics appears to be the only company within this industry genre who provides a comprehensive wellness model – a […]

By Elaine -- 3 comments

February 24th, 2008

Computer diagnoses Alzheimer’s more accurately than blood tests

 
A Wellcome Trust study published in the journal Brain reports that a computer algorithm designed to diagnose Alzheimer’s from brain scans proved more accurate than the current standard — blood tests, family interviews, and clinicians looking at the brain scan themselves. The experiments were conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuro-imaging at University College […]

By Elaine -- 2 comments