Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or dissolution is effective only within a narrow time frame after the stroke. After that, many patients are ...
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Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinics—often at rates half or less than those of white patients or individuals from wealthier ...
Dec 22, 2025
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A long-studied metabolic hormone, FGF21, also acts as a stress hormone—a discovery that helps explain how psychological stress causes metabolic dysregulation and drives physical disease, according to a new study from researchers ...
Oct 14, 2025
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A key switch for cellular energy balance has been discovered in cells, and it could potentially become the target of new therapies for diseases ranging from Parkinson's to rare disorders caused by defects in mitochondria.
Oct 3, 2025
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A novel treatment for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a rare genetic disease that can lead to sudden loss of vision, has been approved for NHS patients following a successful clinical trial co-led by UCL and Moorfields ...
Sep 15, 2025
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Last week, scientists announced the birth of eight healthy babies in the United Kingdom conceived with DNA from three people. Some headlines have called it "three-person IVF."
Jul 22, 2025
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Ten years after the UK became the first country to legalize mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies—designed to prevent passing on genetic disorders—have ...
Jul 19, 2025
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The UK's pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, research shows.
Jul 16, 2025
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A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, according to research presented to the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics.
May 25, 2025
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Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) have developed a blood test capable of rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in babies and children, eliminating the need for ...
May 23, 2025
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