Genetics
Study reveals the effect of genetic 'knockouts' on human health
The study, published in Science, found that individuals with certain inactive genes, or 'knockouts', did not have any related adverse health effects.
Mar 8, 2016
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News tagged with adverse effects
Psychology & Psychiatry
New genetic variants associated with coffee drinking
A new, large-scale study has identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking. The genome-wide meta-analysis, led by Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Health
Physical fitness associated with less pronounced effect of sedentary behavior
Physical fitness may buffer some of the adverse health effects of too much sitting, according to a new study by researchers from the American Cancer Society, The Cooper Institute, and the University of Texas. The study appears ...
Jul 14, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C treatment's side effects can now be studied in the lab
(Medical Xpress)—The adverse side effects of certain hepatitis C medications can now be replicated and observed in Petri dishes and test tubes, thanks to a research team led by Craig Cameron, the Paul Berg Professor of ...
Nov 16, 2012
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Genetics
Major genetic discovery explains 10 percent of aortic valve disease
Researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and University of Montreal have identified genetic origins in 10% of an important form of congenital heart diseases by studying the genetic variability within families.
Sep 28, 2012
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Medical research
When you eat matters: Study offers drug-free intervention to prevent obesity, diabetes
It turns out that when we eat may be as important as what we eat. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse ...
May 17, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Implantable device delivers HIV antiviral with more potency than oral drugs
A team from Houston Methodist Research Institute recently showed that a nanofluidic implant delivered an HIV drug that achieved more potency than other forms of drug administration (oral) and other HIV drugs.
Mar 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic test identifies patients with triple negative breast cancer who are unlikely to respond to immunotherapies
Researchers have developed a genetic test that can identify how patients with triple negative early-stage breast cancer will respond to immunotherapy drugs. This means that patients who are unlikely to respond to these drugs ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Health
New study quantifies health impacts from oil and gas flaring in US
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, Boston University School of Public Health and the Environmental Defense Fund finds that pollution from oil and ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Communities of color across the US suffer a growing burden from polluted air, study suggests
Despite progress toward cleaner air in the US, a new study suggests that communities of color across the nation are shouldering a growing burden of diseases linked to air pollution. A paper published today by researchers ...
Mar 6, 2024
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