Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New COVID-19 variant growing rapidly in England
The new SARS-CoV-2 variant is growing rapidly, is more transmissible than other variants, and affecting a greater proportion of under 20s.
Jan 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it's unclear if that's the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Genetics
Glyphosate can create biomarkers predicting disease in future generations
Exposure to the widely used weed-killer glyphosate makes genetic changes to rats that can be linked to increased disease in their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a new study has found.
Dec 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study of 'exceptional responders' yields clues to cancer and potential treatments
In a comprehensive analysis of patients with cancer who had exceptional responses to therapy, researchers have identified molecular changes in the patients' tumors that may explain some of the exceptional responses. The results ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Greater prostate cancer incidence; mortality among Black men linked to genetic alterations
Prostate cancer tumors from African American men had higher frequencies of certain genetic alterations that may be associated with aggressive disease, compared with prostate cancer tumors from white men, according to results ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Genetics
New approach to diagnosing genetic diseases using RNA sequencing increases yield
In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been demonstrated to help researchers narrow down disease ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Diabetes
Risk of death may increase for successive generations of immigrants with type 2 diabetes
A 10-year nationwide study investigating survival rates in all people with type 2 diabetes in Sweden, to be published in Diabetologia, finds that non-Western immigrants experienced a higher risk of death with each generation ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Genetics
Epigenetic changes precede onset of diabetes
Epigenetic changes in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas can be detected in patients several years before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). These changes are responsible for the altered methylation activity of ...
Sep 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fat-based molecules are key to Zika virus infection
Certain fat-based molecules required for Zika virus infection in human cells could provide clues to why the virus primarily infects brain tissue, particularly in a developing fetus or newborn.
Jul 31, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene-controlling mechanisms play key role in cancer progression
As cancer cells evolve, many of their genes become overactive while others are turned down. These genetic changes can help tumors grow out of control and become more aggressive, adapt to changing conditions, and eventually ...
Jul 23, 2020
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