Genetics
How genetics influence immunity in patients with type 1 diabetes
New insights into how genetic factors affect the body's immune response in type 1 diabetes have been published in eLife.
Jun 7, 2022
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Genetics
Diversity in genetic research is vital to enhance treatment of chronic diseases in Africa
Including African Americans in genomic studies can result in five times more accurate prediction of disease risk in the African population, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis and access to treatment
Jun 3, 2022
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Genetics
IVF: How genetics may be affecting its success
It has been almost 44 years years since the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure was successfully performed in 1978 in Lancashire, England. Since then, more than 8 million babies have been born worldwide to assisted ...
May 31, 2022
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Immunology
Scientists solve long-standing mystery: Why do some asthma patients respond poorly to treatment?
When taking medicine during an asthma attack, patients with the most severe form of asthma produce in their airways special substances that block the treatment from working, according to a study where Rutgers scientists collaborated ...
May 30, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Visual system brain development implicated in infants who develop autism
For the first time, scientists have found that brain differences in the visual brain systems of infants who later are diagnosed with autism are associated with inherited genetic factors.
May 26, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Seven healthy habits linked to lower risk of dementia in those with genetic risk
Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the May 25, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical ...
May 25, 2022
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Genetics
Whether you followed lockdown rules may have been influenced by your genetics, according to new research
All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being. However, the impact was not the same for everyone. We know physical health and mental health are affected partly by environmental ...
May 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Health screening, genetic tests might identify people at risk of premature heart disease
Health screening and genetic tests might identify more than 1 million U.S. adults who carry a gene for familial hypercholesterolemia, a common genetic disorder that causes elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, ...
May 18, 2022
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Immunology
Next-gen vaccines set to maintain immunity as the years advance
Vaccine potency drops in the elderly and little is known about why this happens. Now, European scientists are on a mission to understand waning immunity and to develop strategies that make vaccines work effectively in all ...
May 17, 2022
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Genetics
Rare genetic variants not the major contributing factors to common diseases
Although some rare genetic variants can increase the risk of disease markedly for a few individuals, the genetic contribution to common diseases is mostly due to a combination of many common genetic variants with small effects. ...
May 16, 2022
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