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By examining key genetic markers and how they interact with lifestyle factors, this report empowers practitioners to develop truly individualized health plans and interventions. Key Genetic Markers Analyzed The report analyzes genes crucial to methylation processes, including MTHFR, PEMT, MTR, CBS, COMT, and AHCY. These markers are linked to various aspects of health and disease [...]

This process plays a vital role in maintaining optimal health and well-being, making it more important than ever to support natural detoxification systems. The myDNA Detoxification Report is a powerful tool that provides valuable insights into an individual’s genetic predispositions related to detoxification to create targeted interventions and support better health outcomes. Understanding Detoxification Detoxification [...]

Practitioners can unlock the secrets hidden within their patients' DNA and guide them towards a healthier, more vibrant future. The quest for a longer, healthier life has captivated humanity for centuries. While we haven't quite found the fountain of youth, advancements in genetic research are providing us with valuable clues hidden within our own DNA. [...]

As the Clinical Director at myDNA and Gene by Gene, his collaborations span across Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the US, where he has played a key role in establishing and supporting numerous global partnerships. Dr. Mostafa leads the myDNA and gene by Gene clinical team that are responsible for the interpretation of [...]

Our Comprehensive Health Report is designed to equip you with exactly that, as it includes many insights relevant to longevity. This powerful report provides the tools to go beyond a standard assessment, unlocking a wealth of genetic information that empowers you to guide your patients toward proactive, personalized health choices that promote healthy aging and [...]

As practitioners, we have a unique opportunity to empower our patients to take control of their brain health. While research is ongoing, the evidence is compelling: positive lifestyle choices can significantly reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Regular physical activity, social engagement, and maintaining heart health are key pillars in this journey. Understanding Genetic Risk [...]

While lifestyle changes like diet and exercise play a crucial role in managing cholesterol levels, advancements in pharmacogenomics are helping health professionals to be more informed in the selection of cholesterol lowering medications (e.g. statins) to reach the desired therapeutic outcome for the patient. Understanding Cholesterol and its Risks Cholesterol, a waxy substance found in [...]

Our report can support healthcare practitioners to arm their patients with the knowledge they need to proactively manage their heart health. Testing for cholesterol genetic predisposition is just part of our cardiovascular insights in our report.   Beyond Traditional Cholesterol Checks: The Power of Genetic Testing While lifestyle factors undoubtedly play a significant role in cholesterol [...]

California residents with Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, can now benefit from personalized medicine thanks to a new law. As of July 1, 2024, pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing is a covered benefit, joining Medicare in offering this valuable tool for optimizing medication treatment. What is PGx testing? PGx testing is a genetic test that analyzes how [...]

We all know that taking regular exercise has many benefits from increasing your energy to lowering blood pressure. However, regular exercise also has psychological benefits too. Getting active can help with all kinds of things from easing symptoms of anxiety and depression to keeping your memory sharp and raising your confidence and self-esteem. So, if [...]

Let’s face it, life can be busy and full of obligations. Sometimes you may feel as though you are putting everyone else’s needs above your own. You find yourself stressing about your job, your family, your friends, your health, your happiness and goodness knows what else. Carry on like this for too long and it [...]

Your brain is an incredible tool for analyzing and understanding the world, but we should always remember that it is just one part of an extremely sophisticated and complex whole. With so much discussion around mental health and wellbeing, particularly because of the pandemic, it’s never been so important to ensure that you take a [...]

Dr. Lior Rauchberger, CEO of leading Australian genomics company, myDNA, announced a merger with the U.S., Houston-based consumer DNA test company, FamilyTreeDNA, and its parent company, Gene by Gene. Dr. Rauchberger will step into the role of CEO of the merged companies, effective immediately. Gene by Gene co-founders Bennett Greenspan and Max Blankfeld will join the Board of Directors. FamilyTreeDNA, [...]

In the past, if a person reported that they had been sticking religiously to a particular health and fitness routine, yet had seen little to no improvement so far, it was generally assumed that they hadn’t been doing it right. The strain of doing constant battle with one’s own body with no results, and to [...]

The vision to offer pharmacogenomic tests to the Australian public came from myDNA founder Associate Professor Les Sheffield. A pioneer in his field, Les became the first Australian to qualify as a clinical geneticist in 1976. At the Royal Women’s and Children’s Hospitals he specialised in genetic tests and oversaw the introduction of Down's syndrome [...]

Some things are better kept secret: your pin number, passwords and most definitely your DNA. After all, what’s more personal than your genetic code? It’s what makes you unique. You might have heard about the American DNA testing company, 23andMe, that has made a USD $300million deal with a pharmaceutical company, giving it exclusive access [...]

Many people struggle with medications that are ineffective or can even cause nasty side effects. If your medications aren't playing nice there's a multitude of reasons and factors which could be at play, but here are some of the more common ones. You eat a lot of green leafy vegetables It is a surprising and [...]

Grief is the most natural human response to loss, and each individual's experience with it is unique. Therefore, it is no surprise the way in which we respond to it is unique also. For many, overcoming loss is a healing process that can be met with time, yet for others it is more complex, has [...]

As more and more Australians are using antidepressants, or medications associated with mental illness, the time is right for a re-think on the approach to treatment of these conditions. Eighty-nine Australians in every 1,000 are now prescribed some form of daily anti-depressant, but 10 years ago the rate was closer to 45 – near enough [...]

A new era of personalized medicine Companies like myDNA are involved in an exciting new area of personalized medicine known as pharmacogenomics. So what is it? Pharmacogenomics is the branch of genetics which looks at the likely response of an individual to therapeutic drugs. Once a person’s likely response to medication is known, a doctor [...]

Precision medicine is a field of medicine that takes into account individual differences in people’s genes, environments, family history, and lifestyles to make diagnostic and therapeutic strategies precisely tailored to individual patients. Today, most medical treatments are designed for the average patient using the “one-size-fits-all” approach. However, in many cases, this approach isn’t effective because [...]

The Challenge myDNA, in collaboration with Melbourne Health, has pioneered a pharmacogenomic decision support tool that links a patient’s DNA results with known drug metabolic profiles using the software system to predict likely individual drug performance, and to provide a treatment decision support tool for doctors. This system is a secure web based system that [...]

Your parents and mental health If someone in your family has a mental illness you might be worried that you are at risk of developing one too. It does seem that mental illness can be passed on in families through genes. However, we do not fully understand how this works. Mental illness may be passed on [...]

Patients' lives and half a billion dollars a year could be saved across Australia's mental health hospital services if a new regime of tailoring prescriptions to individuals' genes was widely used, a Melbourne trial has found. So-called "personalized prescribing" is based on patients undertaking a simple blood test or cheek swab to gain genetic profile [...]

A Melbourne geneticist has developed a test that can show if a patient is metabolizing prescription drugs too slowly or too quickly. He says it could help reduce overdose deaths. Associate Professor Les Sheffield said variations in particular genes were vital in determining how well a person processed medications but little testing was being done [...]