Archive: 23/04/2015
Genome editing in mitochondria prevents inheritance of diseases
Mitochondrial diseases are maternally inherited genetic disorders that cause a wide spectrum of debilitating conditions and which currently have no cure. In a study published April 23 in the journal Cell, Salk Institute researchers ...
Apr 23, 2015
Fragile X syndrome: Building a case for an alternative treatment strategy
New research strengthens a potential strategy for treating fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability.
Apr 23, 2015
Reporting Agatston scores with chest CT leads to cardiovascular risk reclassification
The assessed risk of more than 65% of patients without established cardiovascular disease who were evaluated for coronary artery calcification via ungated chest CT was reclassified after undergoing Agatston-scored ungated ...
Apr 23, 2015
Eligible for breast conserving therapy, many still choose mastectomy
No approved targeted therapies exist to treat triple-negative breast cancer, but new chemotherapeutic treatment strategies are helping shrink tumors so that less breast tissue needs to be removed during surgery. New research ...
Apr 23, 2015