Can colorectal cancer be prevented?
Regular screening is one of the most important ways to prevent colorectal cancer (colon and rectal).
Dec 8, 2022
0
10
Regular screening is one of the most important ways to prevent colorectal cancer (colon and rectal).
Dec 8, 2022
0
10
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an important and under-recognized genetic cause of liver disease. The most common mutation associated with liver disease results from a single change within the DNA sequence known ...
Dec 6, 2022
0
141
Two men buried long ago in a medieval graveyard in Co. Donegal had a genetic condition called multiple osteochondromas, which causes benign bone tumors. One of the disease mutations is a new discovery, so this is the first ...
Dec 5, 2022
0
47
A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson's disease offers protection against another fatal neurodegenerative disorder—multiple system ...
Dec 1, 2022
0
33
Two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland show that educational background and previous traumatic brain injury may potentially affect the risk of frontotemporal dementia.
Nov 25, 2022
0
106
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget entitled, "Mutation analysis performed on tumor biopsies from patients with newly-diagnosed germinal center aggressive B cell lymphomas."
Nov 17, 2022
0
2
Context is known to influence many spheres. And now, researchers from Japan have found that a patients' health context—that is, the other conditions a patient has—can determine whether a specific gene mutation is helpful ...
Nov 17, 2022
0
37
Parkinson's disease affects 3% of population over 65 years old, and the average age of onset is 60. In juvenile Parkinson's, which accounts for 5–10% of Parkinson's cases, the disease begins before 40 years old.
Nov 8, 2022
0
3
The omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants. So we've had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including BA.1 and the more recent BA.5.
Nov 3, 2022
0
27
In most people, norovirus causes a few days of misery spent in the bathroom and then is quickly forgotten. Epstein-Barr virus can pass without any indication at all. And many people shrug off COVID-19.
Oct 31, 2022
0
1