Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants associated with asthma, but it's still not clear which variants have an actual causal link to the ...
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About one in five American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No treatment, however, exists to target the causes of the disease or to ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle cell disease, an inherited ...
Mar 24, 2025
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A large genome-wide association study meta-analysis analyzed data on 42 female reproductive health diagnoses from the Estonian Biobank and FinnGen.
Mar 11, 2025
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Advances in generative artificial intelligence and machine learning, trained on large-scale datasets across multiple institutions, have the potential to revolutionize medicine. However, data is hard to gather. It is siloed ...
Mar 3, 2025
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An international team of researchers has explored how multi-omics—the integration of molecular data across different biological layers—can enhance our understanding of the way genetic and environmental factors interact to ...
Feb 24, 2025
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The University of Barcelona has participated in an international study that has found new evidence linking traumatic experiences and stressful events with endometriosis, a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized ...
Feb 5, 2025
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Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by fluctuations between episodes of (hypo)mania and depression. It is estimated to affect around 40 to 50 million people worldwide. The disorder has been linked ...
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A research team from University of Tsukuba performed a large-scale genome analysis of Japanese and European populations and discovered gene regions (genetic polymorphisms) related to allergic sensitization.
Jan 17, 2025
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An international team of scientists has uncovered new insights into how the previously understudied duplicate X chromosome in women may contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk, according to a multicenter study published in ...
Jan 7, 2025
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