Genetic variants can drastically change how certain enzymes work. While some people are fast metabolisers — they break down drugs too quickly before the medicine even has time to act — some others are slow metabolisers: their bodies process drugs too slowly, allowing the drugs to build up to toxic levels
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Once seen mainly in old people who are heavy smokers, lung cancer is now increasingly striking young adults aged under 50 years who have never smoked. But outdated medical mindset often fails to suspect lung cancer in young people costing many young lives
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Knowing our genetic risks means rewriting what was once seen as destiny. From uncertainty, we are moving toward awareness and prevention, and turning generations of loss into a future of hope
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A recent study has shown that a simple blood test can detect traces of cancer more than three years before it is clinically diagnosed. This is more than early detection. But screening tests will need to be 50 times more sensitive to reliably detect cancer this early
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20% or more of sudden cardiac deaths in young individuals can be attributed to inherited genetic conditions. These are not the typical cases we associate with heart disease. Instead, the root lies in subtle molecular errors. The science is clear, and the tools are available. What is needed now is awareness and action to sve lives
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Liquid biopsy offers a suite of benefits that are hard to match with tissue sampling, such as minimal invasiveness, repeatability, being more comprehensive, faster turnaround time, and cost-effectiveness
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