Health
Skin issues can be first sign of rheumatological illnesses
Skin conditions may be the first sign that a person has a rheumatic disease that will also affect the joints, muscles or ligaments.
Apr 25, 2023
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News tagged with rare disease
Genetics
A genetic mutation found to cause chronic lung disease in indigenous children
Overcrowded housing, high rates of tobacco exposure, poor vaccination uptake and damage after severe respiratory infection in infancy: these are some of the reasons that are sometimes suggested to explain why indigenous children ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NMOSD patients: Less cognitive impairment than previously assumed
In a large study led by the MHH neurology department, researchers investigated the cognition of patients with the rare disease NMOSD. It was found that about 20 percent of those affected have limited cognitive abilities.
Apr 21, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Distinguishing real from fake in the age of synthetic images
Amid headlines about artificial intelligence's implications for everything from education to the future of work itself, Abhinav Jha, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Ophthalmology
No link found between mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and retinal vascular occlusion
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, have investigated the potential link between new-onset retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination ...
Medical research
Researchers find new pathway to prevent kidney failure for thousands
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough that could prevent certain kidney patients from progressing toward renal failure.
Apr 13, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers report on rozanolixizumab, zilucoplan phase 3 myasthenia gravis study
The Lancet Neurology has published data from the phase 3 MycarinG study evaluating the efficacy and safety of rozanolixizumab in adult patients with acetylcholine receptor autoantibody-positive (AChR-Ab+) or muscle-specific ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Genetics
Study sheds light on causes of rare genetic diseases in 5,500 people
Around 5,500 people with severe developmental disorders now know the genetic cause of their condition, thanks to a major nationwide study in the U.K. that will help improve diagnosis across the world.
Apr 12, 2023
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Genetics
New technique opens the door to safer gene editing by reducing the mutation problem in gene therapy
CRISPR-Cas9 is widely used to edit the genome by studying genes of interest and modifying disease-associated genes. However, this process is associated with side effects including unwanted mutations and toxicity. Therefore, ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Medical economics
Early in mpox outbreak, access to vaccines was unequal across racial groups
In August 2022, U.S. health officials declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a public health emergency. At that time, however, the national supply of the approved preventative treatment—the smallpox/mpox vaccine Jynneos—was ...
Apr 10, 2023
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