Researchers demonstrated that a causal artificial intelligence (AI) system can accurately quantify how much a person must reduce their blood pressure or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to overcome their inherited ...
Mar 6, 2023
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A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk—but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, according to new research that highlights inequities related to wealth and health.
Feb 6, 2023
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Reaching out to support a person when they're under stress is always a good idea. But a new study suggests that support could be especially important for someone whose genetic makeup makes them more likely to develop depression.
Jan 13, 2023
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment reserved for the most severe cases of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Positive results are not guaranteed.
Oct 31, 2022
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While not all impulsive behavior speaks of mental illness, a wide range of mental health disorders which often emerge in adolescence, including depression and substance abuse, have been linked to impulsivity. So, finding ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Genetic predisposition is increased across patients with pre-rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Aug. 12 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Aug 16, 2022
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Genes and lifestyle factors together play a role in stroke risk. However, even for people at high risk for stroke, adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle may significantly lower the risk of stroke in their lifetime, ...
Jul 20, 2022
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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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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is referred to as a "spectrum" because clinical features of ASD range from mild social impairments in some people to severe intellectual disability or epilepsy in others. Genetic studies have ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Combining a genetic risk score with a clinical risk score improved the prediction of type 2 diabetes in British Pakistani and British Bangladeshi individuals, especially in the young, according to a new study publishing May ...
May 19, 2022
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