A paper published in the American Journal of Human Genetics proposes ATRIP gene variants as a breast cancer susceptibility gene candidate based on a study of women without any of the known breast cancer-associated gene variants.
Researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital and Aarhus University, Denmark, have looked into the potential association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), commonly used antacid medications to suppress stomach acid production, ...
A new Parkinson's disease clinical trial with patients wearing laser light helmets has shown "promising results," as the therapy helped "improve motor function" for those facing the progressive neurological condition.
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Research led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive food-as-medicine program showed no improvement in glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes ...
What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited propensity to accumulate excess weight.
Jul 19, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Toronto and University of Padova have found that the association between heavy coffee consumption and kidney dysfunction hinges on a common genetic variation.
Feb 2, 2023
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Most of us don't worry about getting vitamin D when the weather's warm and the sun is shining. But as winter approaches, accompanied by overcast days and long nights, you may be wondering if it could be useful to take a vitamin ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Ongoing work by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers into how aspartame affects the brain has linked the artificial sweetener with learning and memory deficits in mice.
Sep 18, 2023
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US biotech company Moderna on Tuesday announced positive interim trial results for its vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults over the age of 60.
Jan 17, 2023
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Requirements to wear surgical masks in a large London hospital during the first 10 months of omicron activity (December 2021 to September 2022) made no discernible difference to reducing hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections, ...
Apr 7, 2023
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