Foundation Medicine: Personalizing Cancer Drugs
Foundation Medicine is offering a test that helps oncologists choose drugs targeted to the genetic profile of a patient's tumor cells. Has personalized cancer treatment finally arrived?
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The Patient of the Future
Internet pioneer Larry Smarr's quest to quantify everything about his health led him to a startling discovery, an unusual partnership with his doctor, and more control over his life.
The Mystery Behind Anesthesia
Mapping how our neural circuits change under the influence of anesthesia could shed light on one of neuroscience's most perplexing riddles: consciousness.
Growing Heart Cells Just for You
What can heart cells generated from my blood tell me about my risk for disease—and about what drugs I should take if I get sick?
Tools for Quantifying Yourself
New wireless devices and smart phones apps let you track every facet of your physical and mental health.
Stem-Cell Gamble
After years of controversy, a therapy based on human embryonic stem cells is finally being tested in humans. The treatment holds out hope to paralyzed people, but at how great a risk?
The Measured Life
Do you know how much REM sleep you got last night? New types of devices that monitor activity, sleep, diet, and even mood could make us healthier and more productive.
The Genome's Dark Matter
Evidence is growing that your DNA sequence does not determine your entire genetic fate. Joseph Nadeau is trying to find out what accounts for the rest.
Cancer's Genome
For the first time, scientists can track the precise genetic changes behind an individual case of cancer. Such information provides a picture of how tumor cells originate and evolve. And it could change the way we treat the disease.
The Human Genome, a Decade Later
Ten years after scientists finished mapping our DNA, they have many unanswered questions.
