Adults suffering from liver disease of unknown cause represent an understudied and underserved patient population. A new study reported in the Journal of Hepatology, supports the incorporation of whole-exome sequencing (WES) ...
Apr 15, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a novel molecular pathway for an enzyme inhibitor in humans that plays a direct role in the development of high cholesterol and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which they then were able to reverse ...
Mar 25, 2019
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An investigational drug that blocks intestinal phosphate absorption may help reduce the dangerously high blood levels of phosphate commonly seen in patients with kidney failure. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of ...
Mar 7, 2019
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First-time women principal investigator scientists received considerably less funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) compared to first-time male principal investigators, even at top research institutions, reports ...
Mar 5, 2019
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As the biomedical field races to develop therapies based on an individual's genetic makeup, a City of Hope scientist and his colleagues found that some commercial cell lines used for countless laboratory studies have mislabeled ...
Feb 25, 2019
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It is a common health problem that causes uncommon personal discomfort.
Jan 29, 2019
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The second woman carrying a gene-edited foetus in China could now be 12 to 14 weeks into her pregnancy, according to a US physician in close contact with the researcher who claimed to have created the world's first genetically-modified ...
Jan 22, 2019
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A woman said to have been in a vegetative state for at least a decade at a private health care facility in Phoenix reportedly gave birth recently, triggering a police investigation and reviews by state agencies in a situation ...
Jan 5, 2019
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Cannabis resin and herbal cannabis have significantly increased in potency and in price, according to the first study to investigate changes in cannabis across Europe.
Jan 1, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating condition with no known cure. Existing drugs only alleviate symptoms. Given repeated and costly drug failures, CUNY SPH Professor Mary Schooling and colleagues assessed systematically ...
Oct 23, 2018
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