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Category: Genetics

The human genome has been fully mapped -- which means what, exactly?
April 15, 2022
Interview with Upstate neuroscience researcher Stephen Glatt, PhD

New radiation delivery method for brain tumors; assessing one's risk of cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021
November 23, 2021
Interviews with Upstate neurosurgeon Harish Babu, MD, PhD, and Upstate genetic...

Genetics fine-tunes medication process; therapy to relieve dizziness, balance disorders; when a child faces surgery: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021
October 8, 2021
Interviews with neurologist Karen Albright, DO, PhD, and pharmacist Danielle...

Your genes can affect how medications work in your body -- now there's a clinic for that
September 14, 2021
Interview with neurologist and pharmacologist Karen Albright, DO, PhD, left, and...

How genetic counseling can help figure out cancer risk; a smartwatch-equipped study to assess exercise routines during pregnancy: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 9, 2021
May 7, 2021
Interviews with genetic counselor Jason Shandler and doctor of physical therapy...

Genetic counseling can help determine a person's risk for specific cancers
May 7, 2021
Interview with Jason Shandler, a genetic counselor at the Upstate Cancer Center

The emerging world of personalized cancer treatment; adaptive design for people with disabilities: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 1, 2020
February 28, 2020
Interviews with Upstate's Jeffrey Ross, MD; and Upstate assistant professor of...

What's the biology of your cancer? Treatment becomes more personalized
February 27, 2020
Interview with Jeffrey Ross, MD, assistant professor of pathology and urology at...

Learning to live with sickle cell disease; leading the way on a football field or in a hospital; explaining thoracic outlet syndrome: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020
January 24, 2020
Interviews with pediatric hematologist Kathryn Scott, MD, child psychologist...

Explaining genetic abnormalities; coping with a digital world; refugees’ health needs: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
January 17, 2020
Interviews with Upstate geneticist Robert Roger Lebel, MD, Le Moyne College...

Why life expectancy is dwindling; endometrial cancer explained; exercise's value for people with diabetes: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
January 10, 2020
Interviews with public health expert Christopher Morley, PhD, chief of...

When vaginal bleeding is related to endometrial cancer
January 8, 2020
Interview with Mary Cunningham, MD, chief of gynecologic oncology at Upstate

How exercise promotes good health; future doctors focus on food; the origins of cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020
January 6, 2020
Interviews with Upstate doctor of physical therapy Karen Kemmis, Upstate medical...

New cystic fibrosis drug offers hope; how to prepare for flu season: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019
November 30, 2019
Interviews with Christopher Fortner, MD, PhD, and Jarrod Bagatell, MD.

New cystic fibrosis drug regimen considered a breakthrough treatment
November 15, 2019

Changing one's genes; children's bleeding disorders; a specific type of high blood pressure: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019
September 6, 2019

Genetics and prostate cancer; the psychology of better performance; exercise and Parkinson's disease: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019
August 16, 2019

A look at CRISPR and the future of gene editing
August 12, 2019