Cardiology
High blood pressure diagnosis leads to discovery of complex heart issues
Childhood friends Glenda Jennings and Connie Hoffroggy were catching up. They lived in different cities and hadn't seen each other in a while.
Mar 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why your kid's strep throat keeps coming back
Each year, some 600 million people around the world come down with strep throat. But for some children (and their parents) it's more than an occasional misery. It's a recurring nightmare. Yet, it was unclear why some kids ...
Feb 6, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study reveals non-invasive prenatal genetic test is accurate five weeks into pregnancy
The latest developments in prenatal technology conceived by scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine that make it possible to test for genetic disorders a little more than one month into pregnancy were ...
Nov 3, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Risk of cancer remains high for women over 50 with genetic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
Although genetic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 are associated with a younger onset of breast and ovarian cancer, women with these genetic mutations continue to face a high risk of cancer incidence after age 50, even if they ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Medical research
Cardiology trial shows potential benefit of genetic testing when selecting blood thinners
An international, first-of-its-kind cardiology trial used personalized genetic testing to reduce by 34 percent the number of serious adverse events following balloon angioplasty, a treatment for the most common form of heart ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds 1 in 8 patients with cancer harbor inherited genetic mutations
Genetic testing can uncover inherited genetic mutations, and could individualize cancer therapies, improve survival, manage cancer in loved ones and push the boundaries of precision medicine.
Nov 2, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: Ovarian cancer symptoms and treatment options
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A woman I work with was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago at 60. She reportedly was having a lot of abdominal bloating and pain on one side after meals. I heard she had a recurrence recently, and ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Genetics
Progress in genetic testing of embryos stokes fears of designer babies
Recent announcements by two biotechnology companies have stoked fears that designer babies could soon be an option for those who can afford to pick and choose which features they want for their offspring. The companies, MyOme ...
Genetics
Beyond finding a gene: Same repeated stretch of DNA found in three neurodegenerative diseases
Families living with four extremely rare neurodegenerative diseases have finally learned the cause of their illnesses, thanks to a researcher's hunch and decades of improvements in DNA sequencing technology.
Jul 22, 2019
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Genetics
Researchers find more genes associated with intelligence and neuroticism
A single team of researchers from around the globe conducting two different studies has found more genes related to human intelligence and more that are associated with neuroticism. They have published separate papers outlining ...
