In a new analysis of genetic susceptibility to kidney cancer, an international team of researchers has identified 50 new areas across the genome that are associated with the risk of developing kidney cancer. These insights ...
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In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for Timothy syndrome, an often life-threatening and rare genetic disorder that affects a wide range of bodily systems, leading ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Researchers have shown that dangerous cysts, which form over time in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), can be prevented by a single normal copy of a defective gene. This means the potential exists that scientists could one ...
Apr 4, 2024
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A drug used to treat certain bone diseases shows promise for slowing the progression of a rare, painful genetic condition that causes excessive calcium buildup in the arteries, known as arterial calcification due to deficiency ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Irregular sleep and late bedtimes are linked to worse grades and more school-related behavioral problems among teens, suggests a recent study. The authors stated that interventions to promote regular sleep schedules may boost ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Researchers were able to predict depression severity for white people, but not for Black people, using standard language-based computer models to analyze Facebook posts. Words and phrases associated with depression, such ...
Mar 26, 2024
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An investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease that begins in early childhood, known as giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), was well tolerated and showed signs of therapeutic benefit in a clinical trial led ...
Mar 21, 2024
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The drug minocycline, an antibiotic that also decreases inflammation, failed to slow vision loss or expansion of geographic atrophy in people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a phase II clinical ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Using advanced imaging techniques and in-depth clinical assessments, a research team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found no significant evidence of MRI-detectable brain injury, nor differences in most clinical ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Fenoprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), successfully alleviated pain and inflammation in a rodent model of endometriosis, according to researchers. They chose the drug after using a computer algorithm to ...
Mar 18, 2024
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