Blog articles

Personalised medicine will be at the heart of the future NHS

The future of the NHS will be a personalised medicine service with genomics at its core, according to a new strategy adopted by NHS England

Cardiac genomics: putting research into practice

Scientists working for Genomics England’s cardiac GeCIP domain are tasked with translating data into improved diagnosis of heart conditions 

Circulating cell free DNA in pregnancy and cancer

Improved understanding of plasma DNA is opening up new possibilities for non-invasive testing and diagnosis

The modern face of genomic medicine

Genomics England’s new PanelApp is set to encourage shared knowledge and accelerate progress in whole genome sequencing analysis
Diabetes and obesity

It's complicated: genomics, obesity and diabetes

Obesity and related conditions are a primary concern for the NHS, and genomic discoveries are changing attitudes to prevention and treatment

The growing importance of genomics for rare disease

Genomic technologies are paving the way for new diagnoses, treatments and therapy for patients with rare and ultra-rare disease

The role of genomics in assisted reproduction

As medical understanding of genetic variation increases, genomic technologies are providing hope for assisted reproduction

Using genomics to fight infectious diseases

As genomics becomes increasingly relevant in clinical practice, it could help tackle outbreaks of diseases such as tuberculosis and measles

Genomics and the trouble with 'N of 1' trials

Randomised controlled trials are a rigorous way to identify cause and effect, but when it comes to rare genomic variants, connections can be hard to detect

Destined for fitness? The genetic influences on exercise

Studies have identified genes that can influence a person's exercise performance and response, as well as their propensity for injury

Step closer to mainstream precision medicine

Rare disease diagnoses made for two of the families involved in the 100,000 Genomes Project

News articles

The Genomics Era: new course on the future of genetics in medicine

Starting on 9th November 2015, St George's University is once again running its popular five-week online course in genomics