US backs at-home HPV testing to boost cervical cancer screening
Women may soon have an easier, lower-cost way to get screened for cervical cancer.
Jan 6, 2026
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Genetic Techniques
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One-button foodborne illness testing: Researchers develop fully automated integrated diagnostic system
Korea's first fully automated diagnostic system capable of simultaneously detecting 16 major foodborne pathogens within one hour has been successfully developed. Compared to conventional testing methods, the detection time ...
Dec 23, 2025
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Community and health-care-associated transmission of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Europe
Mpox is a viral disease usually transmitted from animals to humans and symptoms include fever and skin rashes. In 2023, a new variant of monkeypox virus (MPXV), called clade Ib, emerged in Kamituga in the Democratic Republic ...
Dec 22, 2025
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Improving diagnosis of aortic stenosis with genetics and AI
Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve, which connects the heart to the rest of the body. It affects millions of people and can be fatal if left untreated. At present, there are no effective medical therapies ...
Dec 20, 2025
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Researchers find increasing a type of protein helps slow down heart failure
More than 64 million people worldwide live with heart failure, including 6.7 million Americans. Current treatment primarily consists of managing symptoms rather than addressing the underlying causes of heart failure progression.
Dec 18, 2025
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Observing synapses in action: Images capture real-time neurotransmitter release
It takes just a few milliseconds: A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the synaptic cleft—making ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Gene therapy advances as scientists guide jumping DNA to target faulty genes
JABSOM Cell and Molecular Biology researcher Dr. Jesse Owens has spent the better part of two decades chasing a vision that began with the revolutionary idea that DNA can move itself. Now, his team's latest breakthrough is ...
Dec 17, 2025
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New evidence about dopamine delivery explains why current Parkinson's treatments succeed—and their limitations
A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how scientists think about Parkinson's disease treatments.
Dec 17, 2025
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Rapid test developed for diagnosing hepatitis C virus
A rapid, highly accurate test has been developed for diagnosing hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Dec 16, 2025
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Gene therapy for hereditary spastic paraplegia hits proof-of-principle milestone
There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University's College of Medicine and the UMass Chan Medical School have achieved proof-of-principle success with "silence ...
Dec 15, 2025
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