Immunology
Virtual immune system roadmap unveiled
An article published May 20 in npj Digital Medicine provides a step-by-step plan for an international effort to create a digital twin of the human immune system.
May 20, 2022
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Medications
Drugs showing promise in cancer trials reduce scarring for scleroderma, study shows
Epigenetic drugs that have shown promise in cancer trials significantly reduce scarring in the cells of patients with scleroderma, an incurable and life-threatening autoimmune disease, a new study shows.
May 09, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder
An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies' eyes.
Apr 06, 2022
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Genetics
First complete human genome poised to strengthen genetic analysis, study shows
Alongside the newly updated human genome, which fills in long-standing gaps to fully spell out the more than 3 billion letters that compose our genetic code, a separate companion study has shown it can serve as an accurate ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
Mar 10, 2022
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Neuroscience
World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder
Pediatric neurologists and allied health clinicians have developed world-first clinical practice guidelines for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), the most common childhood inherited nerve disorder.
Mar 02, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biomarker discovery makes early detection of high-risk COVID-19 patients possible
Researchers have discovered a biomarker that could assist in the early identification of people at high risk of developing severe COVID-19.
Dec 07, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Refinement of genetic signals for psoriasis by combining European-origin and South Asian populations
A Michigan Medicine study found that combining genetic samples from patients of different ethnic backgrounds created a clearer picture for analyzing genetic variants in psoriasis patients and led to the discovery of new genetic ...
Dec 02, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Closing in on a new test for schistosomiasis
Researchers have made important progress towards a new diagnostic test for schistosomiasis, which could help the World Health Organisation (WHO) achieve its goal of interrupting transmission of the disease, and eventually ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Genetics
Connecting the dots for health data
Precision medicine requires big data. In order to improve the treatment of individuals with cancer, or to understand rare diseases, scientists and clinicians, as well as AI technologies require access to larger sets of health ...
Nov 18, 2021
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