Medical research
Drew Weissman, Nobel-winning mRNA pioneer
Drew Weissman's decades of research into mRNA technology paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines, finally earning a Nobel prize for the physician-scientist.
Oct 2, 2023
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News tagged with medical genetics
Medications
Developing the first drug for a deadly bone disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved palovarotene (Sohonos) as the first treatment for fibrodysplasia ossifcans progressiva (FOP), a severely disabling condition that causes abnormal bone formation ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Medications
Antibiotic shows effectiveness against deadly staph infections
An antibiotic that has shown effectiveness for bacterial pneumonia also appears successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph infections, reports a team led by Duke Health.
Sep 28, 2023
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Genetics
Scientists develop a new model for understanding sudden death in epilepsy
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding—and eventually targeting—the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Skipping counseling doesn't raise cancer gene test distress, study finds
Skipping genetic counseling before or after taking a remote screening of inherited risk for ovarian or breast cancer does not increase distress, anxiety or depression, according to a study published Sept. 14 in JAMA Oncology.
Sep 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Treatment and recovery from stroke worse for women and 'racial minorities,' shows study
A major study on people with diabetes has found that following a stroke, patients from racial minorities, experienced greater stroke severity, prolonged hospitalization and received less specialized treatment than their white ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacteria at day care might raise kids' odds for asthma
Certain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children's day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs.
Sep 12, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers identify new gene mutation that alters Alzheimer's disease risk
A study led by experts from Indiana University School of Medicine has shed new light on the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease. The team's research, rooted in human genetics studies, has unearthed a critical mutation ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Genetics
New study finds genetic factor fends off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
About one in every five people carries a version of a gene that—although largely unsung—appears to confer protection against both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, Stanford Medicine investigators and their ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Genetics
Protein score, from a single plasma sample, predicts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
In a large retrospective analysis using measurements of thousands of plasma proteins in primary and secondary event populations, scientists from deCODE genetics and collaborators from U.S., Denmark and Iceland, reported today ...
Aug 22, 2023
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