Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fatigue? Unexplained weight gain and dry skin? Could it be Hashimoto's disease?
Maybe you feel worn out. Perhaps you're also having trouble losing weight. Generally, you just don't feel 100%.
Dec 21, 2023
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Genetics
Molecular patterns of complex diseases
The Helmholtz Zentrum München has published results of the largest genome-wide association study on proteomics to date. An international team of scientists reports 539 associations between protein levels and genetic variants ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Genetics
Study reveals genetic basis of sepsis response variability
Sepsis patients could be treated based on their immune system's response to infection, not their symptoms.
Jun 18, 2024
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Medical research
Different genes behind same adaptation to thin air
Highlanders in Tibet and Ethiopia share a biological adaptation that enables them to thrive in the low oxygen of high altitudes, but the ability to pass on the trait appears to be linked to different genes in the two groups, ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Health informatics
How does a person's ethnicity impact their risk of death?
In the U.K., disparities in mortality risk factors exist between ethnic groups, with differences in overall mortality, top causes of mortality and individual mortality risk factors, according to a new study published this ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Accelerated biological aging, seen in women with Alzheimer's risk factor, blocked by hormone therapy
Healthy menopausal women carrying a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease showed measurable signs of accelerated biological aging, a new study has found.
Feb 13, 2013
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Other
Machine similar to dialysis removes cholesterol from blood
Some patients are genetically prone to such dangerously high levels of cholesterol that no amount of diet, exercise and medications can reduce their cholesterol to safe levels.
Mar 1, 2013
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Health
Higher iron levels may boost heart health—but also increase risk of stroke
Scientists have helped unravel the protective—and potentially harmful—effect of iron in the body.
Jul 17, 2019
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Genetics
Scientists develop a new model for understanding sudden death in epilepsy
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding—and eventually targeting—the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Medical research
How the brain controls appetite
Prof. Eun-Kyoung Kim's research team in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences has uncovered the mechanisms behind the enzyme that controls our appetite in response to low glucose availability in the brain.
Sep 20, 2016
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