Genetics
New study identifies the genes most likely to lead to heart attacks
The most critical genes that cause coronary heart disease and trigger heart attacks have been identified in a major new study.
Feb 15, 2022
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News tagged with genetic testing
Cardiology
Up to 80% of athletes who die suddenly had no symptoms or family history of heart disease
Recommendations on how to use gene testing to prevent sudden cardiac death in athletes and enable safe exercise are published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Genetics
Rare VEXAS disease affecting only men is found to be more common than first thought
A rare disease first identified in 2020 is much more common than first thought, say researchers at the University of Leeds investigating its origins.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swine flu vaccine linked to narcolepsy: Finnish study
Researchers in Finland said Thursday they had confirmed a link between the swine flu vaccine and the onset of the sleep disorder narcolepsy in children.
Sep 1, 2011
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Medical research
Brain exosomes from blood samples allow earlier diagnosis of ALS
Exosomes, microscopic packets containing genetic material, are shed by tissues into the blood. By sequencing microRNA within exosomes originating in the brain, it is now possible to definitively distinguish blood samples ...
Jun 23, 2020
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Genetics
Putting COVID-19 diagnostic tests to the 'test'—how do they hold up?
As SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy of current diagnostic tests, say York University researchers, who found seven out of 27 methods had potential sequence mismatch issues that ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Health
New prenatal screening test is easier but raises ethical issues
(Medical Xpress) -- New technology and innovations in genetic sequencing are dramatically changing the field of prenatal diagnosis and testing. Peter Benn, professor and director of the Diagnostic Human Genetics Laboratories ...
Nov 8, 2011
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Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is being misdiagnosed in African-Americans, genetic study suggests
One of the tests used to diagnose type 2 diabetes and monitor blood sugar control is influenced by 60 genetic variants, an international team of scientists, including those from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, has found. ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Health
Artificial intelligence in medicine raises legal and ethical concerns
The use of artificial intelligence in medicine is generating great excitement and hope for treatment advances.
Sep 4, 2019
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Genetics
Study identifies genetic change in autism-related gene
A new study from Bradley Hospital has identified a genetic change in a recently identified autism-associated gene, which may provide further insight into the causes of autism. The study, now published online in the Journal ...
Aug 28, 2014
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