A research team from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), provides genetic evidence that metformin might promote healthy aging using a cohort study of more than 300,000 ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Using data from diverse populations around the world, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed an algorithm to help predict the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease based on genetic information ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are vastly underrepresented in genetic research on dementia. Of the 45,000 participants in U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers, for example, just 17 are from this cohort.
Jul 18, 2023
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Why do some people take part in genetic studies while others do not? The answer may lie within our genetic makeup. According to a study by Oxford's Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science and Big Data Institute, people ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Advanced estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer can be especially difficult to treat. A new study by researchers at Dartmouth Cancer Center led by Todd W. Miller, Ph.D., shows promise in using a combination of estrogen ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Scientists have discovered a genetic variant linked with multiple sclerosis becoming more debilitating over time, in research hailed as a first step towards a new drug.
Jul 1, 2023
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A study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys has found that in young women, certain genetic mutations are associated with treatment-resistant breast cancer. These mutations are not linked to treatment-resistant breast ...
Jun 30, 2023
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A Mayo Clinic study published in Journal of Translational Medicine has evaluated the use of genomic testing broadly for rare diseases. With the increased use of genomic testing such as multi-gene panels, exome sequencing ...
Jun 26, 2023
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A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was responsible for nearly 1.3 million deaths in 2019.
Jun 23, 2023
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The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released its highly anticipated 2023 update to the recommended minimum gene list for the reporting of secondary findings (SF): "ACMG SF v3.2 List for Reporting ...
Jun 22, 2023
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