Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why we all need to be proactive about our bowels
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a mounting burden on health-care systems globally.
Jun 12, 2018
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News tagged with disease susceptibility
Diabetes
Researchers discover link between gut and type 1 diabetes
Scientists have found that targeting micro-organisms in the gut, known as microbiota, could have the potential to help prevent type 1 diabetes.
Feb 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fast break for antibiotic resistance testing
A team of scientists from The University of Western Australia has developed a screening test that quickly confirms antibiotic efficacy. Their method is able to ensure the most effective antibiotics are prescribed sooner.
May 16, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists discover shared genetic origin for ALS/MND and schizophrenia
Researchers have shown for the first time that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and schizophrenia have a shared genetic origin, indicating that the causes of these diverse conditions ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
People with Parkinson's show altered iron levels in their brains
Iron occurs naturally in the human body. However, in people with Parkinson's disease it distributes in an unusual way over the brain. This is the result of a study by the DZNE that has been published in the journal Brain. ...
Nov 28, 2016
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Genetics
Testing non-breast cancer genes in high-risk women leaves more questions than answers
Running large, multi-gene sequencing panels to assess cancer risk is a growing trend in medicine as the price of the technology declines and more precise approaches to cancer care gain steam. The tests are particularly common ...
May 5, 2016
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Immunology
Immune cell genome differences underlie individual predisposition to several diseases
A new study has found a link between genomic variation and disease susceptibility. An A*STAR-led-team identified certain genomic variations associated with autoimmune, inflammatory and dermatological diseases in a type of ...
Apr 20, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Occupational textile dust exposure linked to rheumatoid arthritis
Occupational exposure to textile dust is associated with a more than doubling in the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Jan 15, 2016
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Genetics
Genetic markers linking risk for type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's identified
Certain patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may have specific genetic risk factors that put them at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...
Jul 16, 2015
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Addiction
Paternal alcohol problems, death from liver disease, signal offspring risk for cirrhosis
While the risk of alcohol-related liver cirrhosis is known to increase with heavy drinking, a number of people who drink large quantities of alcohol seem to escape developing the disease. This variation in susceptibility ...
Apr 14, 2015
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