The discovery of eight new genes associated with a disease known as ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is a key step toward the development of effective treatments for this currently incurable ...
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By genetically testing nearly 1,000 embryos, scientists have provided the most detailed analysis of embryo fate following human in vitro fertilization.
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Developing new drugs is paramount in discovering innovative treatments and preventing diseases. This is vital not only for advancing medicine but also for the overall health and well-being of humanity. Yet, even when drugs ...
Sep 8, 2023
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A large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., working with pair of colleagues from the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, has sequenced the genomes of several hundred samples of ...
Over the past decade, researchers have been developing polygenic scores—calculations of a person's likelihood of getting a disease based on the millions of small genetic differences across their genome. The accuracy of ...
Jul 7, 2023
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New research is bolstering scientific understanding behind why some people are more prone to allergies than others. Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania identified how genetic differences ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Studying stem cell samples from hundreds of individuals in the same culture dish, using a method developed at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, could have transformative potential for personalized treatments and the ...
Jun 9, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative illness with genetic and environmental origins. Females experience faster cognitive decline and cerebral atrophy than males, while males have greater mortality rates. ...
May 20, 2023
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Phenotypic sex differences are common in many aspects of health and disease. Despite the success of genome-wide association studies in improving the understanding of how genetic variation contributes to the manifestation ...
May 12, 2023
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A new population-based study of 22 million people shows that autoimmune disorders now affect about 1 in 10 individuals. The work, published in The Lancet, also highlights important socioeconomic, seasonal, and regional differences ...
May 8, 2023
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