Diabetes and obesity can cause liver failure—but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.
Jul 22, 2024
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Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.
Jul 22, 2024
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered molecular mechanisms underlying lymphatic valve development, a discovery which could prove useful in treating lymphedema, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical ...
Jul 19, 2024
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Current screening protocols fail to catch a notable number of people carrying genetic mutations associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome, which increase the risk of developing certain ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Florey researchers have discovered how a rare genetic mutation breaks a molecular "gate," causing the severely disabling developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) in infants.
Jul 17, 2024
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An international study has discovered that people living with the neurodegenerative condition spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are at higher risk of developing fatty liver disease, suggesting that SMA patients may face additional ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.
Jul 17, 2024
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"Who will watch the watchers?" asked Roman poet Juvenal way back in the first century C.E. Nature has been addressing that very question for much, much longer. The human body contains proteins that are designed to protect ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Researchers from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have gleaned new insights into how thyroid cancer could be more effectively treated.
Jul 5, 2024
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Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that's been observed for the first time by researchers at UCL and University Medical ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Scientists have added to the list of inherited genetic mutations known to increase the risk of more aggressive prostate cancer. This information could help with identifying prostate cancer patients who are more likely to ...
Jul 1, 2024
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