An innovative method that uses human embryonic stem cells to model type 2 diabetes caused by genetic mutations may enable researchers to identify drugs that could treat the disease. The research by Weill Cornell Medicine ...
Sep 21, 2016
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President Obama has promised to support a bold future for medicine where diagnostic testing and treatments aren't just what's best for most people – they're what's best for you.
Sep 8, 2016
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Recruiting minorities and poor people to participate in medical research always has been challenging, and that may not change as researchers turn to the internet to find study participants and engage with them online, new ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Canadian lawmakers were a legislative step closer Tuesday to banning genetic discrimination including in the workplace or by health insurers.
May 3, 2016
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A multicenter research team led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) has discovered a new neurodevelopmental syndrome and the genetic mutations that cause it. The discovery is an important step toward creating targeted ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions have uncovered a site of genetic variation that identified which patients with Parkinson's disease are more likely to ...
Apr 14, 2016
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On February 25, the White House hosted a forum on the National Institute of Health's Precision Medicine Initiative. This is an ambitious research study that aims to develop targeted drugs and treatments that would vary from ...
Mar 28, 2016
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Another clue to the workings of trachoma - the world's leading infectious cause of blindness - has been revealed in a new study published in BMC Infectious Diseases. Researchers identified markers of genetic regulation present ...
Feb 16, 2016
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A new technique that has the potential to treat inherited diseases by removing genetic defects has been shown for the first time to hinder retinal degeneration in rats with a type of inherited blindness, according to a Cedars-Sinai ...
Jan 8, 2016
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You have a headache. Do you reach for Tylenol or Advil? Most people have a preference because they have learned over time that one works better than the other at relieving their pain. This type of variability from person ...
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