Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Dual mutant' seasonal flu virus could make some treatments ineffective
Two human cases of "dual mutant" strains of H1N1 flu have been reported by U.S. health officials.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Challenges and hopes in treating interstitial lung disease in children
Imagine a world where breathing is a luxury and a cough marks the sound of an inner battle. Interstitial lung disease (ILD), a condition characterized by inflammation and fibrosis, is a major cause of severe respiratory illness ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Genetics
Shedding light on the state of genetic counseling for hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis
Early detection and treatment of hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis via genetic counseling are crucial. Yet, not all at-risk individuals seek genetic counseling, and management for presymptomatic carriers remains ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Risk of secondary cancers after CAR-T cell therapy low, according to large study
A large study by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risk of secondary blood cancers after CAR-T cell therapy—a cell-based cancer treatment that exploded on the scene in 2017 as a treatment for intractable ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Medications
Study reveals unexpected mechanism of drug resistance in kidney cancer
For nearly two decades, how kidney cancer becomes resistant to rapalog drugs has baffled the scientific community. Now a study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Kidney Cancer Program sheds light. Published ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unraveling the mystery of atherosclerosis in patients with Werner syndrome
Approximately one in every 20,000 to 40,000 children born in Japan and about one in every 100,000 throughout the world bear a mutation in the WRN gene. This gene is responsible for producing the Werner protein, which belongs ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests hypoxia overexpression causes pericytes to contribute to pulmonary hypertension
Pericytes, the multifunctional cells that work within the walls of capillaries, have been a subject of focus in the study of vascular development, cerebral blood flow, cancer, and neurodevelopment diseases.
Jun 12, 2024
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Genetics
Inherited genetic factors may predict the pattern of X chromosome loss in older women
Researchers have identified inherited genetic variants that may predict the loss of one copy of a woman's two X chromosomes as she ages, a phenomenon known as mosaic loss of chromosome X, or mLOX. These genetic variants may ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Genetics
Towards molecular and phenotypic characterization of VEXAS syndrome
VEXAS syndrome is a rare, adult-onset, life-threatening autoinflammatory disease caused by a genetic mutation. The pathophysiology is still unknown, but new work presented at the 2024 congress of EULAR—The European Alliance ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Neuroscience
Exploring our sense of touch from every angle
Even before we are born and begin experiencing the sensations of daily life—a soft shirt on our arms, for example, or a hard tabletop under our fingertips—humans begin to form the senses needed to survive.
Jun 12, 2024
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