Alan Aherne
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Can I order tests directly for my patients? Do I need special credentials or agreements?
Licensed healthcare providers can order tests directly through Molecular You. In some jurisdictions, basic credential verification or agreements may be required to comply with state or provincial r...
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How can overdiagnosis or overtreatment be avoided?
We emphasize contextual interpretation by qualified healthcare providers and discourage making clinical decisions based on single abnormal findings. Our reports are designed for holistic, evidence-...
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How much of the variation is due to environmental vs. genetic vs. lifestyle factors?
Biomarker levels often reflect a complex interplay between genetics, environment, and lifestyle. Our assessments emphasize modifiable risk factors such as diet, pollution exposure, and physical act...
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What are the false positives / negatives? Which exposures cannot be measured reliably or at all?
While LC-MS greatly minimizes error rates, no test is completely free of false positives or negatives. We clearly indicate uncertainty ranges in our reports and focus only on biomarkers with valida...
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How can results be integrated into patient care / preventive medicine? What actionable interventions exist?
Results are designed for clinical actionability, helping providers guide lifestyle interventions, follow-up diagnostics, or preventive care strategies tailored to individual risk profiles.
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Which exposures / biomarkers correlate with disease risk or existing literature? How strong are these associations?
Each biomarker in our panels is selected based on strong scientific evidence linking it to health risks and biological pathways. We include references and risk interpretations in our clinician repo...
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Will Molecular You support doctors with an interpretation of a patient’s report?
Yes, Molecular You is here to help. We can direct you to our customer support team or Longevity Health Specialist to help you with your patient’s report interpretation. Please reach out to your acc...
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How should clinicians interpret results in context? What are normal vs. optimal ranges?
Our reports clearly define reference ranges based on scientific literature and population health data. We differentiate between normal and optimal ranges to help clinicians identify early risk fact...
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How are health recommendations made?
Many of the biomarkers and health areas in a Molecular You report are associated with lifestyle changes. Scientists around the world conduct extensive research and experiments to determine the infl...
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How are health scores calculated?
Health scores are calculated by comparing individual biomarkers with reference values. Together, the lower and upper reference values are called the “reference range”. Depending on where a biomarke...